G/SPS/N/KWT/136  
23 January 2024  
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Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  NOTIFICATION OF EMERGENCY MEASURES  
1. Notifying Member:  THE STATE OF KUWAIT  
If applicable, name of local government involved:   
2. Agency responsible:  Ministry of Commerce and Industry, 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 offal of the poultry of heading 01.05, fresh, chilled or 
frozen (HS co de(s): 0207); Meat, meat products and other animal produce (ICS code(s): 
67.120)  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[ ] All trading partners   
[X] Specific regions or countries:  United States of America  (Alabama : Chilton , 
Marshall ; Arkansas : Madison ; California : Merced ; Iowa: Buena Vista , Pocahontas N , 
Clay, Hamilton , Kossuth , Taylor ; Minnesota : Becker , Blue Earth , Kandiyohi , 
Redwood , Stearns , Wright , Steele ; Missouri : Benton , Jasper ; Oregon : Union ; 
South  Dakota : Beadle , Clark, Faulk , Hanson , McPherson , Spink , Roberts , Charles 
Mix; Washington : Kittitas ; Montana : Wheatland ) 
5. Title of the notified document:  Decision number 2490 of 28 November 2023 
(United  States of America) . Language(s):  Arabic . Number of pages:  2 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2024/SPS/KWT/24_00672_00_x.pdf  
6. Descriptio n of content:  Decision to ban poultry meat (fresh, chilled, frozen and 
processed) of all types from certain counties in the United states of America , due to 
outbreaks of highly pathogenic 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. Nature of the urgent problem(s) and reason for urgent action:  To prevent highly 
pathogenic avian  influenza from entering the State of Kuwait.  
9. 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 High 
Pathogenicity Avian Influenza viruses  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  G/SPS/N/KWT/136  
 
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  [ ] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[X] Yes   [  ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:   
10. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these a re available:    
11. Date of entry into force ( dd/mm/yy )/period of application (as applicable):  
21 January 2024  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. 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  
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  
207, Sabah Al Salem, Kuwait  
Website: http://www.pafn.gov.kw