Distribution date: 12 March 2025 | Final date for Comment: 11 May 2025

This document specifies the classification，technical requirements, test methods, marking, and information to be provided by the manufacturer, and general requirements for packaging, transportation, and storage of safety nets. This document applies to safety nets used in industries such as construction, water conservancy, highway, electric power, shipbuilding, chemical industry, mining, ports,  amusement venues, and others, to prevent the  falling of people or objects or to restrict the movement of people  during construction,and equipment operation.

Products Covered: safety nets(HS code(s): 847989); (ICS code(s): 13.340.99)

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 12 March 2025 | Final date for Comment: 19 April 2025

(GSO 2229:2021) For Standard for Fat Spreads And Blended Spreads will be amended as following: - Title: Fat Spreads and blended Spreads. - Item No. 1: This GCC standard is concerned with fatty products that contain at least 10 percent and not more than 90 percent of fat, intended primarily for use as spreadable products. It does not apply to: - Fatty spreads derived exclusively from milk and/or milk products to which other substances necessary for processing have been added. - Products in which the fat content is less than 2/3 of the dry matter (excluding salt). -Butter and dairy spreads. - Item No. 2: Adding Technical Regulation GSO 2483:2022 on trans fats" in Complementary References. - Item No. 8/4: Fats of animal origin must be produced from animals in good health at the time of slaughter and fit for human consumption and slaughtered in accordance with the requirements of the Gulf Standard in clause 2/3, (and fats and oils that have undergone modified physical or chemical processes including fractionation, internal esterification or total hydrogenation). - Item No. 4: Add a clause in General Requirements and Quality Requirements 4/12 (Products must be completely free of partially hydrogenated oils.

Products Covered: Edible oils and fats. Oilseeds

Regulation Type: Addendum to Regular Notification

Distribution date: 12 March 2025 | Final date for Comment: 19 April 2025

(GSO 2229:2021) For Standard for Fat Spreads And Blended Spreads will be amended as following: - Title: Fat Spreads and blended Spreads. - Item No. 1: This GCC standard is concerned with fatty products that contain at least 10 percent and not more than 90 percent of fat, intended primarily for use as spreadable products. It does not apply to: - Fatty spreads derived exclusively from milk and/or milk products to which other substances necessary for processing have been added. - Products in which the fat content is less than 2/3 of the dry matter (excluding salt). -Butter and dairy spreads. - Item No. 2: Adding Technical Regulation GSO 2483:2022 on trans fats" in Complementary References. - Item No. 8/4: Fats of animal origin must be produced from animals in good health at the time of slaughter and fit for human consumption and slaughtered in accordance with the requirements of the Gulf Standard in clause 2/3, (and fats and oils that have undergone modified physical or chemical processes including fractionation, internal esterification or total hydrogenation). - Item No. 4: Add a clause in General Requirements and Quality Requirements 4/12 (Products must be completely free of partially hydrogenated oils.

Products Covered: Edible oils and fats. Oilseeds

Regulation Type: Addendum to Regular Notification

Distribution date: 12 March 2025 | Final date for Comment: 19 April 2025

(GSO 2229:2021) For Standard for Fat Spreads And Blended Spreads will be amended as following: - Title: Fat Spreads and blended Spreads. - Item No. 1: This GCC standard is concerned with fatty products that contain at least 10 percent and not more than 90 percent of fat, intended primarily for use as spreadable products. It does not apply to: - Fatty spreads derived exclusively from milk and/or milk products to which other substances necessary for processing have been added. - Products in which the fat content is less than 2/3 of the dry matter (excluding salt). -Butter and dairy spreads. - Item No. 2: Adding Technical Regulation GSO 2483:2022 on trans fats" in Complementary References. - Item No. 8/4: Fats of animal origin must be produced from animals in good health at the time of slaughter and fit for human consumption and slaughtered in accordance with the requirements of the Gulf Standard in clause 2/3, (and fats and oils that have undergone modified physical or chemical processes including fractionation, internal esterification or total hydrogenation). - Item No. 4: Add a clause in General Requirements and Quality Requirements 4/12 (Products must be completely free of partially hydrogenated oils.

Products Covered: Edible oils and fats. Oilseeds

Regulation Type: Addendum to Regular Notification

Distribution date: 12 March 2025 | Final date for Comment: 19 April 2025

(GSO 2229:2021) For Standard for Fat Spreads And Blended Spreads will be amended as following: - Title: Fat Spreads and blended Spreads. - Item No. 1: This GCC standard is concerned with fatty products that contain at least 10 percent and not more than 90 percent of fat, intended primarily for use as spreadable products. It does not apply to: - Fatty spreads derived exclusively from milk and/or milk products to which other substances necessary for processing have been added. - Products in which the fat content is less than 2/3 of the dry matter (excluding salt). -Butter and dairy spreads. - Item No. 2: Adding Technical Regulation GSO 2483:2022 on trans fats" in Complementary References. - Item No. 8/4: Fats of animal origin must be produced from animals in good health at the time of slaughter and fit for human consumption and slaughtered in accordance with the requirements of the Gulf Standard in clause 2/3, (and fats and oils that have undergone modified physical or chemical processes including fractionation, internal esterification or total hydrogenation). - Item No. 4: Add a clause in General Requirements and Quality Requirements 4/12 (Products must be completely free of partially hydrogenated oils.

Products Covered: Edible oils and fats. Oilseeds

Regulation Type: Addendum to Regular Notification

Distribution date: 12 March 2025 | Final date for Comment: 19 April 2025

(GSO 2229:2021) For Standard for Fat Spreads And Blended Spreads will be amended as following: - Title: Fat Spreads and blended Spreads. - Item No. 1: This GCC standard is concerned with fatty products that contain at least 10 percent and not more than 90 percent of fat, intended primarily for use as spreadable products. It does not apply to: - Fatty spreads derived exclusively from milk and/or milk products to which other substances necessary for processing have been added. - Products in which the fat content is less than 2/3 of the dry matter (excluding salt). -Butter and dairy spreads. - Item No. 2: Adding Technical Regulation GSO 2483:2022 on trans fats" in Complementary References. - Item No. 8/4: Fats of animal origin must be produced from animals in good health at the time of slaughter and fit for human consumption and slaughtered in accordance with the requirements of the Gulf Standard in clause 2/3, (and fats and oils that have undergone modified physical or chemical processes including fractionation, internal esterification or total hydrogenation). - Item No. 4: Add a clause in General Requirements and Quality Requirements 4/12 (Products must be completely free of partially hydrogenated oils.

Products Covered: Edible oils and fats. Oilseeds

Regulation Type: Addendum to Regular Notification

Distribution date: 12 March 2025 | Final date for Comment: 19 April 2025

(GSO 2229:2021) For Standard for Fat Spreads And Blended Spreads will be amended as following: - Title: Fat Spreads and blended Spreads. - Item No. 1: This GCC standard is concerned with fatty products that contain at least 10 percent and not more than 90 percent of fat, intended primarily for use as spreadable products. It does not apply to: - Fatty spreads derived exclusively from milk and/or milk products to which other substances necessary for processing have been added. - Products in which the fat content is less than 2/3 of the dry matter (excluding salt). -Butter and dairy spreads. - Item No. 2: Adding Technical Regulation GSO 2483:2022 on trans fats" in Complementary References. - Item No. 8/4: Fats of animal origin must be produced from animals in good health at the time of slaughter and fit for human consumption and slaughtered in accordance with the requirements of the Gulf Standard in clause 2/3, (and fats and oils that have undergone modified physical or chemical processes including fractionation, internal esterification or total hydrogenation). - Item No. 4: Add a clause in General Requirements and Quality Requirements 4/12 (Products must be completely free of partially hydrogenated oils.

Products Covered: Edible oils and fats. Oilseeds

Regulation Type: Addendum to Regular Notification

Distribution date: 12 March 2025 | Final date for Comment: 19 April 2025

(GSO 2229:2021) For Standard for Fat Spreads And Blended Spreads will be amended as following: - Title: Fat Spreads and blended Spreads. - Item No. 1: This GCC standard is concerned with fatty products that contain at least 10 percent and not more than 90 percent of fat, intended primarily for use as spreadable products. It does not apply to: - Fatty spreads derived exclusively from milk and/or milk products to which other substances necessary for processing have been added. - Products in which the fat content is less than 2/3 of the dry matter (excluding salt). -Butter and dairy spreads. - Item No. 2: Adding Technical Regulation GSO 2483:2022 on trans fats" in Complementary References. - Item No. 8/4: Fats of animal origin must be produced from animals in good health at the time of slaughter and fit for human consumption and slaughtered in accordance with the requirements of the Gulf Standard in clause 2/3, (and fats and oils that have undergone modified physical or chemical processes including fractionation, internal esterification or total hydrogenation). - Item No. 4: Add a clause in General Requirements and Quality Requirements 4/12 (Products must be completely free of partially hydrogenated oils.

Products Covered: Edible oils and fats. Oilseeds

Regulation Type: Addendum to Regular Notification

Distribution date: 12 March 2025 | Final date for Comment: 11 May 2025

This Draft East African Standard specifies requirements, sampling and test methods for spatial application mosquito repellents formulated and prepared as candles.

Products Covered: Insecticides, put up in forms or packings for retail sale or as preparations or articles (excl. goods of subheadings 3808.52 to 3808.69) (HS code(s): 380891); Insecticides (ICS code(s): 65.100.10)

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 12 March 2025 | Final date for Comment: 11 May 2025

This Draft East African Standard specifies requirements, sampling and test methods for spatial application mosquito repellents formulated and prepared in the form of coils.

Products Covered: Insecticides, put up in forms or packings for retail sale or as preparations or articles (excl. goods of subheadings 3808.52 to 3808.69) (HS code(s): 380891); Insecticides (ICS code(s): 65.100.10); Mosquito repellent

Regulation Type: Regular notification