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Notifying Member: Qatar
If applicable, name of local government involved:
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Agency responsible: Standards and metrology department
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Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national schedules deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where applicable): Infant formula (ICS Code: 67.230)
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Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:
[X] All trading partners
[ ] Specific regions or countries:
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Title of the notified document: Infant Formula Language(s): Arabic Number of pages: 24
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Description of content: This draft technical regulation applies to infant formula as a powder or liquid in order to use in the special nutritional medical purposes for infants after birth to 12 months.
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Objective and rationale: [X] food safety, [ ] animal health, [ ] plant protection, [ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [ ] protect territory from other damage from pests.
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Is there a relevant international standard? If so, identify the standard:
[X] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g. title or serial number of Codex standard or related text) CODEX STANDARD (72/2011) for infant formula and formulas for special medical purposes intended for infants
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic Animal Health Code, chapter number)
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number)
[ ] None
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?
[X] Yes [ ] No
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the international standard:
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Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:
- Commission Directive 2006/141/European Commission of 22 December 2006 on infant formulae and follow-on formulae and amending Directive 1999/21/European Commission
- Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code – Standard 2.9.1 – Infant Formula Products (21.2.2014)
- Infant formula and follow on (England regulation 2007)
- Global Standard for the Composition of Infant Formula: Recommendations of an ESPGHAN Coordinated International Expert Group 2005
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Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy): To be determined.
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy): To be determined.
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Proposed date of entry into force: [X] Six months from date of publication, and/or (dd/mm/yy):
[ ] Trade facilitating measure
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Final date for comments: [X] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the notification and/or (dd/mm/yy): 7 September 2015
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [ ] National Notification Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e?mail address (if available) of other body:
Ministry of Environment
Standard department
P.O Box 23277
State of Qatar
E-mail: standard@qatar.net.qa
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Text(s) available from: [ ] National Notification Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e?mail address (if available) of other body:
Ministry of Environment
Standard department
P.O Box 23277
State of Qatar
E-mail: standard@qatar.net.qa
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