G/TBT/N/KWT/535  
14 April 2020  
(20-2880) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6  
 
1. Notifying Member:  THE STATE OF KUWAIT   
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:   
Public Authority for Industry (PAI)  
Kuwait Standard & Metrology Department (KUWSMD)  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers , email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notific ation shall be indicated if different from above:   
Public Authority for Industry (PAI)  
P.O.Box:4690 Safat  
13047 Kuwait  
Code: 65451 Kuwait  
Tel.:(+965) 25302630  
Fax
 +965) 25302625  
E-mail: Enquiry_point@pai.gov. kw  
Website: http://www.pai.gov.kw  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [   ], 2.10.1 [X], 5.6.2 [   ], 5.7.1 [   ], other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  All 
products fall under scope of BS EN 1499:2013 "Chemical disinfectants and antiseptics — 
Hygienic handwash — Test method and requirements (phase 2/step 2) ) ICS 11.080.20; 
71.100.35); Chemicals for industrial and domestic disinfection purposes (ICS 71.100.35)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Chemical 
disinfectants and antiseptics — Hygienic handwash — Test method and requirements 
(phase 2/step 2) (32 page(s), in En glish)  
6. Description of content:  This Standard specifies specifies a test method simulating 
practical conditions for establishing whether a product for hygienic handwash reduces the 
release of transient microbial flora on hands when used to wash the arti ficially 
contaminated hands of volunteers.  
NOTE 1 Attention is drawn to the fact that tests on human volunteers are the subject of 
legal provisions in certain European countries/regions. This European Standard applies to 
products for hygienic handwash for use in areas and situations where disinfection is 
medically indicated. Such indications occur in patient care, for example: in hospitals, in 
community medical facilities and in dental institutions; in clinics of schools, of 
kindergartens and of nursing hom es; and may occur in the workplace and in the home. 
It may also include services such as laundries and kitchens supplying products directly 
for the patient.  G/TBT/N/KWT/535  
 
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  EN 14885 specifies in detail the relationship of the various tests to one another and to 
"use recommendations".  
NOTE 2 This method corresponds to a phase 2, step 2 test  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Environment and consumer protection; Consumer information, labelling; 
Protection of human heal th or safety; Protection of the environment  
8. Relevant documents:   
NA. This documents was adopted by permission of BSI Standards.  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  60 days from date of publication but it will be implemented 
in one day after approved by Kuwait ministry of commerce and industry due to corona 
virus (COVID -19) situation.  
Proposed date of entry into force:  180 days but due to urgent situation of corona virus 
(COVID -19) it will be implemented in 7 days from date of publication of approved vers ion 
by Kuwait ministry of commerce and industry, in line with health precautions related to 
dealing and limiting the spread of corona virus (COVID -19). 
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from notification  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
BSI. This document was adopted by State of Kuwait under license from British 
standards institution.  
 
Public Authority for Industry (PAI)  
P.O.Box:4690 Safat  
13047 Kuwait  
Code: 65451 Kuwait  
Tel.:(+965) 25302630  
Fax
 +965) 25302625  
E-mail:mailto: Enquiry_point@pai.gov.kw   
Website: http://www.pai.gov.kw