G/TBT/N/KWT/545  
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 [X], 2.10.1 [   ], 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 "Electronic nicotine delivery system and its equivalent" (ICS 
65.160); Tobacco, tobacco products and related equipment (ICS 65.160)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  "Electronic 
nicotine delivery system and its equivalent" (13 page(s), in Arabic)  
6. Description of content:  This Kuwait Technical Regulation is concerned with mand atory 
requirements to be met in nicotine Electronic products design in the form of traditional 
counterpart tobacco products such as (cigarettes, cigars, Pipe, cigarillo or hookah / 
shisha), where the following products include:  
* Electronic steam products (which do not contain tobacco) and may or may not contain 
Nicotine, and supply packs for refilling such as (e -liquid) packages.  
* Electronically heated tobacco products containing tobacco (processed or unprocessed) 
which It is heated using an electronic device (without burning).  
It also specifies requirements for import, manufacture, packaging, presentation, handling, 
weights and data The explanatory note on its statement card, and does not include the 
products that are consumed by burning it a nd smoking it by burning or any other products 
containing nicotine such as Oral nicotine patches and tobacco products . G/TBT/N/KWT/545  
 
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  7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Prevention of deceptive practices and consumer pro tection; Protection of 
human health or safety  
8. Relevant documents:   
Available in Arabic language only. Can be provided by Enquiry Point  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  11 December 2020  
Proposed date of entry into force:  11 June 2021 ; (180 days after adoption)  
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from notification  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
Public Authority for Industry (PAI)  
P.O.Box:4690 Safat  
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