G/SPS/N/ARE/179, G/SPS/N/BHR/202  
G/SPS/N/KWT/53, G/SPS/N/OMN/99  
G/SPS/N/QAT/103, G/SPS/N/SAU/400  
G/SPS/N/YEM/44  
 
4 July 2019 
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Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
1. Notifying Member:  UNITED ARAB EMIRATES , KINGDOM OF BAHRAIN , THE STATE OF 
KUWAIT, OMAN, QATAR,  KINGDOM OF SAUDI AR ABIA, YEMEN  
If applicable, name of local government involved:   
2. Agency responsible:  Public Authority for Food and Nutr ition 
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, 
where applicable):  Poultry of all types (fresh, chilled, frozen, processed)  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[ ] All trading partners   
[X] Specific regions or countries:  Mexico  
5. Title of the notified document:  Administrative decision number 539 for 2019 . 
Language(s):  Arabic . Number of pages:  3 (page 3) 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2019/SPS/KWT/19_3576_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content:  Decision to ban poultry of all types from Mexico due to outbreak 
of avian influenza.  
7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food safety, [X]  animal health, [  ] plant protection, 
[X] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease , [ ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.   
8. Is there a relevant international standard? If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) :  
[X] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) : Chapter 10.4., Infection with Avian 
Influenza Viruses  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
[ ] None  
Does this propose d regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[X] Yes   [  ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:   
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:    G/SPS/N/ARE/179  • G/SPS/N/BHR/202 • G/SPS/N/KWT/53  • G/SPS/N/OMN/99 • 
G/SPS/N/QAT/103  • G/SPS/N/SAU/400 • G/SPS/N/YEM/44  
 
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  10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 16 May 2019  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 16 May 2019  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [X]  Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) :  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [X]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 2 September  2019 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [  ] National Notification 
Authority, [X]  National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address 
(if available) of other body:   
Public Authority for Food and Nutr ition 
207, Sabah Al Salem, Kuwait  
Website: http://svc.kmun.gov.kw/  
13. Text(s) available from: [  ] National Notification Authority, [X]  National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other body:   
Public Authority for Food and Nutrition  
207, Sabah Al Salem, Kuwait  
Website: http://svc.kmun.gov.kw/