G/TBT/N/KWT/539  
15 April 2020  
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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 149:2001+A1:2009 "Respiratory protective devices - 
Filtering half masks to protect against particles - Requirements, testing, marking" (ICS 
13.340.30); Respirato ry protective devices (ICS 13.340.30)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Respiratory 
protective devices - Filtering half masks to protect against particles - Requirements, 
testing, marking (44 page(s), in English)  
6. Desc ription of content:  This Standard specifies minimum requirements for filtering half 
masks as respiratory protective devices to protect against particles except for escape 
purposes. Laboratory and practical performance tests are included for the assessment of 
compliance with the requirements  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Environment and consumer protection; Consumer information, labelling; 
Protection of human health or safety; Protection of the environ ment  
8. Relevant documents:   
NA. This documents was adopted by permission of BS standards.  G/TBT/N/KWT/539  
 
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  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 version 
by Kuwait ministry of commerc e 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 Safa t 
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