The GSO's role in Standardizing the issues related to Halal in the region AHMED AL-BASHAH Halal Congress Middle East- 2013 - Dec. 16-18, 2013 Expo Center Sharjah Sharjah, United Arab Emirates - - - 1
Contents Introduction & Background Brief for GSO Membership Organizational Structure. Activities Procedures and stages of the preparation of standards. Gulf Technical Committees GSO's Role in Standardizing the Issues Related to Halal. standards and technical regulations Gulf for additives Halal Foods. Halal Concept, legislation system, mutual recognition of Halal certificates Conclusion Introduction Attention standardization began in the countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) in the mid-seventies in the last century, starting with Kuwait and Saudi Arabia, and began to coordinate activity of standardization in the Gulf in the early eighties when the establishment of standards and metrology of the Organization for Cooperation Council (GCC) on May 17, 1984, where was to take care of issuing standards on the level of the Council and in accordance with the possibilities available and the need for that stage of coordination and cooperation GSO Standards 2
GSO GSO in brief A regional organization established under the umbrella of the Gulf Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf (GCC) ; Based on Decision of the GCC Supreme Council, Muscat, December, 2001). Superseded the Gulf Standards and Metrology Organization GSMO (1984-2003) Began operation in May 2004 Administrative and financial autonomy Headquarter: Riyadh, KSA - Members: United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Qatar, Kuwait and Yemen A member of AIDMO An observer member of ISO, CODEX, SPS, Members GSMO GSO KOWSMD BSMD SASO QGOSM ESMA DGSM YSMO Codex ISO WTO AIDMO 3
Members The Standardization Bodies in the following Countries: NSBs United Arab Emirates Kingdom of Bahrain Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Sultanate of Oman State of Qatar State of Kuwait Republic of Yemen Membership & Relations of cooperation GSO Members are members of AIDMO ISO CODEX Alimentarius Commission (CAC) other. OIML IEC All GSO Members are signatory to Annex III of the TBT Agreement; Code of Good Practice for preparation, adoption and application of standards 4
GSO: Organizational Structure The Council: GCC Ministers in charge of Standardization Technical Board: Directorsgeneral of GCC National Standards Bodies. GSO General Secretary GSO Main Functions Standards Conformity Assessment Issues GSO Metrology Systems, regulations, instructions and guides for CA procedures and approval systems 5
objectives & targets of the development of standards and technical regulations Gulf Protection of the consumer, health, Safety & environment. Facilitation of the intra GCC trade as well as international trade through elimination of technical barriers to trade Serving the needs and requirements of the GCC Customs Union and single entry point. Assisting GCC Industry through harmonization of standardization activities. Formulation, preparation and publication of Gulf Standards and Technical Regulations ; Formulation of Gulf Conformity Assessment Procedures, legal and industrial Metrology, Quality and other related standardization activities on the GCC level. Standardization awareness and capacity building self Preparation Gulf standard WTO Conformance to WTO Meet the requirements of Based on the needs of TBT SPS Industry Import Export Health Safety Performance Public Procurement Environment Trade Consumer 6
Basics when preparing Gulf Standards This standard covers the technical regulations, most of the major economic sectors. Does not develop a standard and if there is a national draft Gulf Standard work in progress. Should not cause Gulf Standards any technical barriers. Prepared the technical committees of the Gulf through the principle of the General Agreement between the partners. Adopt technical regulations by the Board of Directors and adopt standards by the Technical Council and is published every state legal instrument for adoption at the national level. Often, the Gulf standard be adopted national standards, regional or international. Member States after the adoption of standards and technical regulations Gulf adopting nationally. Stakeholders involvement in GSO activates Stakeholders Allow the participation of the parties concerned and interested standards both the public and private sectors (Stakeholders) and through the national standardization bodies of Member States, to contribute to the following: Participate in the work of the technical committees or sub Gulf or task forces. Participation in the activities of the National Technical Committees Member States and the corresponding technical committees Gulf. Propose draft standards and technical regulations Gulf that have a high priority and urgent need. Contributing study projects standards and technical regulations Gulf Technical and comments during the specified period. 7
Stakeholders involvement in GSO activates Propose new TC or WG Propose New Standards Comment on Draft of Standards Others GSO Action, voting GSO TCs Action GSO TCs Action GSO Action - Stakeholders Stages of GSO Draft Standard Fast Track adoption of international standards in their original language in order to increase the number of Gulf Standards l 8
Stages of GSO Draft Standards- in brief Proposals for new Standards Committee Draft "CD1,CD2 Draft of Standard "DS1,DS2,." Final Draft of Standard "FDS" Approval Stage Stakeholders involvement Within the TC Stakeholders involvement (through NSBs) Stakeholders involvement (submit comments) For voluntary standard, approval by majority of NSBs For mandatory standards, approval by all NSBs Technical council & Board of Directors GSO Technical Committees for Standards TC6 TC5 TC4 TC3 TC2 TC1 TC12 TC11 TC10 TC9 TC8 TC7 GCC-WG-HF GCC /WG SR SCS GSO Steering Committee for Standards Technical Council Board of Directors 9
GSO Structures for Standards Development GSO Steering Committee for Standards SCS TC 1 Chemi cal and Textile Produ cts, Secret ariat held by: UAE TC1/SC 1 TC 2 Mecha nical Produ cts, Secret ariat held by: Bahrai n TC2/S C1- Road vehicl es and Tires TC 3 Electric al and Electro nic Product s, Secretar iat held by: KSA TC5/SC1 Food Labels Oman TC 4 Metrol ogy, Secret ariat held by: Oman TC 5 Food and Agricultur al Products, Secretaria t held by: Qatar TC5/SC2 Additives and Food Contaminants Saudi TC5/SC3 Organic, Functional and Geneticallymodified Food UA TC 6 Construc tion and Building Materials, Secretari at held by: Kuwait TC6/S C1 TC7/S C1 TC 7 Oil and Gas, Secretar iat held by: Qatar TC 8 Informat ion and Informat ion Technol ogy, Secretar iat held by: KSA TC7/S C2 TC 9 Electric Power Generatio n, Transmis sion and Distributi on Equipme nt, Secretari at held by: KSA TC 10 Water Product ion, Transp ort and Distribu tion Equipm ent, Secreta riat held by: KSA TC 11 Medical Devices, Secreta riat held by: KSA TC 12 Cosm etics Secre tariat held by: UAE Standardization Activities in the GCC 10266 1166 Standards 86 14 Technical Regulation References OIC SMIIC CODEX ISO IEC 10
Development activity Gulf Standards The Main Accomplishments 11
GSO contribution for food, The existence of Gulf Technical Committees for Food Standards, including a technical committee &GSO Technical Subcommittee> Membership in the GCC Committee for Food Safety. Participate in the development of food law Unified GCC. Participate in a working group to develop a rapid GCC warning system for food. Participate in a working group to develop mechanisms application procedures manual controls on imported food. Introductory seminars and training courses of various areas related to health, food, food safety and halal.etc. 12
GCC- WG-HF.1.2.3 SMIIC.4.5.1.2.1.2.3.4 13
GSO 993:1998 ANIMAL SLAUGHTERING REQUIREMENTS ACCORDING TO ISLAMIC LAW HALAL FOOD Part (1): General Requirement GSO 2055-1 :2009 - GSO2055-2:2010 - HALAL FOOD - Part (2) : Guidelines for HALAL Food Certification Bodies and their Accreditation Requirements GSO2055-3:2013 - HALAL Food part 3 Requirements for halal accreditation bodies accrediting halal certification bodies OIC/SMIIC 1:2011 (General Guidelines on Halal Food). OIC/SMIIC 2:2011 (Guidelines for Bodies Providing Halal Certification). OIC/SMIIC 3:2011 (Guidelines for the Halal Accreditation Body Accrediting Halal Certification Bodies). 14
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Regional and international Organizations GSO 05/CDS/2055-3:2013 Accreditation Bodies ISO/IEC 17011 GSO 05/CDS/2055-2:2013 Conformity Assessment Bodies ISO/IEC 17025, ISO 15189, ISO/IEC 17065, ISO/IEC 17021, ISO/IEC 17020, ISO/IEC 17043 GSO 05/CDS/2055-1:2013 Producers and Manufacturers 18
Conclusion & Concluding Remarks GSO: Building for Integration Thank you AHMED AL-BASHAH aalbashah@gso.org.sa www.gso.org.sa GSO: Building for Integration 19