G/TBT/N/ARE/407, G/TBT/N/BHR/518  
G/TBT/N/KWT/400, G/TBT/N/OMN/350  
G/TBT/N/QAT/517, G/TBT/N/SAU/1048  
G/TBT/N/ YEM/120  
 
28 March 2018  
(18-1933) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original: English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6  
 
1. Notifying Member: UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, KINGDOM OF BAHRAIN, STATE OF KUWAIT, 
OMAN, QATAR,  KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA, YEMEN  
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible: Kuwait Standards & Metrology Department (KOWSMD)  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:   
Public Authority for Industry (PAI)  
P.O. BOX: 4690, Safat  
13047 Kuwait  
Tel.: (+965) 253 02 222  
Fax: (+96 5) 253 02 625  
E-mail: Enquiry_point@pai.aov.kw   
Website: http://www.pai.gov.kw  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [  ], 5.6.2 [X], 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): Restriction 
of the use of certain Hazardous Substances in electrical and electronic equipment  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: Draft of GCC 
Technical Regulations for the Restriction of the use of certain Hazardous Substances in 
electrical and electronic equipment (45 page(s), in Arabic)   
6. Description of content: This GCC Technical Regulation shall apply to electrical and 
electronic equipment as defined in Article (2) of this Regulation. This Technical Regulation 
sets out requirements on the restriction of the use of Hazardous Substances in electrical 
and electronic  equipment with a view to contributing to the protection of human health and 
the environment, including the environmentally sound recovery and disposal of waste. 
These requirements shall be respected by the electrical and electronic equipment included 
in the scope of this GCC Technical Regulation before they are put or made available in the 
GCC market.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable: Protection of human health or safety; Protection of the environment; 
Environment and consumer protection  
8. Relevant documents:  -  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  NA 
Proposed date of entry into force:  180 days from Publication day in official gazette  G/TBT/N/ARE/407 • G/TBT/N/BHR/518 • G/TBT/N/KWT/400 • G/TBT/N/OMN/350 • 
G/TBT/N/QAT/517 • G/TBT/N/SAU/1048  • G/TBT/N/YEM/120  
 
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  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  
Tel.: (+965) 253 02 222  
Fax: (+965) 25 3 02 625  
E-mail: Enquiry_point@pai.aov.kw   
Website: http://www.pai.gov.kw  
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