G/SPS/N/KWT/137  
23 January 2024  
(24-0500) Page: 1/2 
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 (South Dakota: Lake, 
Hamlin, Bon Homme; California: San Joaquin, Marin; Kansas: Rice, McPherson; 
Minnesota: Todd, Douglas; New York: Dutchess; Ohio: Hardin, Latah; Pennsylvania: 
Northumberland; Missouri: Audrain; Michigan: Montgome ry, Muskegon, King, 
Washburn)  
5. Title of the notified document:  Ministerial Decision number 74 of 18 January 2024 
(United States of America) . Language(s):  Arabic . Number of pages:  3 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2024/SPS/KWT/24_00707_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content:  Decision to ban poultry meat (fresh,  chilled, frozen and 
processed) of all types from United states of America due to an outbreak 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) :  
[ ] None  G/SPS/N/KWT/137  
 
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  Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant internati onal 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 are available:    
11. Date of entry into force ( dd/mm/yy )/period of application (as applicable):  
23 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 Sa lem, Kuwait  
Website: http://www.pafn.gov.kw