G/SPS/N/KWT/53/Rev.1  
 
27 November 2019  
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Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
Revision  
1. Notifying Member:  THE STATE OF KUWAIT1 
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_6422_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 proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[X] Yes   [  ] No 
                                               
1 Please note that the notifying Member has been changed from UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, KINGDOM OF 
BAHRAIN, THE STATE OF KUWAIT, OMAN, QATAR, KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA, YEMEN  to THE STATE OF 
KUWAIT  only. G/SPS/N/KWT/53/Rev.1  
 
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  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:    
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: [  ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : Not applicable  
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/