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Exporting fermented sausages to the GCC: revised GSO 1921 open for comment
Action needed by: 1 Jan 2027
GCC members notified the WTO on 2 November 2026 of a draft revision of Gulf technical regulation GSO 1921.
- Affected products
- Ready-to-eat fermented meat products: fermented sausages, salami, dried sausages and fermented jerky
- Required action
- Comments on the draft are due by 1 Jan 2027; check recipes and labels against the proposed limits and labelling rules. No start date yet.
- Published
- 2026-11-02
- Source
- WTO G/TBT/N/SAU/1459 and parallel ARE/726, BHR/798, KWT/791, OMN/620, QAT/771, YEM/368, circulated 2 November 2026; draft GSO 1921 text attached to the notification (EN and AR).
- Last verified
- 5 Nov 2026
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