OMN/396
WTO/TBT
OM Oman
  • 67 - Technologie alimentaire
  • 08 - Fruits comestibles; écorces d'agrumes ou de melons
  • 22 - Boissons, liquides alcooliques et vinaigres
2019-07-14
2019-05-16

Waters, including mineral waters and aerated waters, containing added sugar or other sweetening matter or flavoured, and other non-alcoholic beverages, not including fruit or vegetable juices of heading 20.09 (HS 2202); - Coconuts: (HS 08011); Beverages (ICS 67.160)

Title: Aqueous Coconut Products: Coconut Milk and Coconut Cream (GSO1930/2009) (8 page(s), in Arabic)

The following discussion was held during the 26th  Gulf Technical Committee for food and agriculture standards relating to the case of replacing the term "Milk" to "beverage".

The committee agreed to replace the term "Milk" to "Beverage" wherever the word is mentioned in the GSO standard according to (General Guidelines for using milk product term GSO CODEX STAN 206:2013) AND according to EU legislation which confirmed that the term "Milk" is confined to mammary secretions that result from the milking process without any additives or removing any of its contents. EU regulation 1234/2007.

It is also decided to delete the term "Milk" in the title of the Gulf Technical Standard GSO 1930/2009 , and replace it with " Beverage" . Apply this condition in all the pages of this standard.