GCC: Manual for the Control of Imported Food and its application mechanisms Market(s): Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates

On October 26, 2022, WTO published a notification about Manual issued by the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) memebers on food import. This guide, in the first part of it, explains the conditions and requirements required to export food to the GCC countries. It also clarifies in the second part of it the control and inspection procedures adopted by the GCC countries in food control. The third part of the manual includes the mechanisms for its application by the inspectors in the event that shipments/consignments arrive at a port The country of import and in a manner that ensures a smooth release of consignments of food products imported to any of the GCC countries. Public comments on this notification can be submitted by December 25, 2022.