Food Products.

Decision No. 1 of the year 2023 of the General Organization for Veterinary Services on the Regulating Procedures for Registration of companies granting international conformity certificates for Halal food; (15 page(s), in Arabic)

The General Organization for Veterinary services (GOVS) at the Ministry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation (MoALR) issued its decision No.1 of 2023 on the Regulating Procedures for Registration of companies granting international conformity certificates for Halal food(Halal certification bodies).

The main elements of the decision include:

·        The procedures for registering companies that issue Halal conformity certificates for food products at GOVS.

·        The obligations of the companies that issue the Halal conformity certificates.

·        The role of the General Organization for Veterinary Services (GOVS) in examining whether the companies meet the registration requirements or not.

·        The financial obligations.

·        The registration period.