G/SPS/N/KWT/120  
 
17 June 2022  
(22-4720) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  NOTIFICATION  
1. Notifying Member:  THE STATE OF KUWAIT  
If applicable, name of local government involved:   
2. Agency responsible:  Public Authority for Food and Nutrition  
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):  Meat and edible meat offal (HS code(s): 02); Fish and crustaceans, 
molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates (HS code(s): 03); Dairy produ ce; birds' eggs; 
natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 
(HS code(s): 04); Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 
(HS code(s): 05); Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers (HS code (s): 07); Edible 
fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons (HS code(s): 08); Coffee, tea, mate and spices 
(HS code(s): 09); Cereals (HS code(s): 10); Products of the milling industry; malt; 
starches; inulin; wheat gluten (HS code(s): 11); Oil seeds an d oleaginous fruits; 
miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruit; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 
(HS code(s): 12); Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts (HS code(s): 
13); Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage pr oducts; prepared edible fats; 
animal or vegetable waxes (HS code(s): 15); Preparations of meat, of fish or of 
crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates (HS code(s): 16); Sugars and sugar 
confectionery (HS code(s): 17); Cocoa and cocoa preparatio ns (HS code(s): 18); 
Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; pastrycooks' products (HS code(s): 19); 
Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants (HS code(s): 20); 
Miscellaneous edible preparations (HS code(s): 21); Beverages, s pirits and vinegar 
(HS code(s): 22); Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes (HS code(s): 24); 
Food technology (ICS code(s): 67)  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[X] All trading partners   
[ ] Specific regions or countries:   
5. Title of the notified document:  A list of the 153 Gulf technical regulations approved as 
Kuwaiti technical regulations - Specifications for food and agricultural products . 
Language(s):  Arabic . Number of pages:  15 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/SPS/KWT/22_4068_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content:  153 Technical specifications for food and agricultural products in 
the State of Kuwait.  
This cancels all previous decisions regarding the adoption of technical regulations and 
Kuwaiti standards specifications that conflict with this decision.  
7. Objective  and rationale: [X]  food safety, [  ] animal health, [  ] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [  ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.   G/SPS/N/KWT/120  
 
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  8. Is there a relevant international standard? If so, identify the standar d: 
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) :  
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) :  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
[X] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[ ] Yes   [  ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international stand ard:  
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:    
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 21 April 2022  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 21 April 2022  
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: [  ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : Not applicable  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [X]  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  
82, 207, Sabah Al Salem, Kuwait  
Website: http://www.pafn.gov.kw  
13. Text(s) available from: [X]  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  
82, 207, Sabah Al Salem, Kuwait  
Website: http://www.pafn.gov.kw