G/TBT/N/KWT/255
11 December 2014 
(14-7200)  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: THE STATE OF KUWAIT  
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):    
2. Agency responsible: Kuwait Standards & Metrology Department (KUWSMD) 
Name and address (including telephon e 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 : 
P.O. BOX:  4690, Safat 
13047 Kuwait 
Tel.:  +965 253 02 630 Fax:  +965 253 02 625 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 applic able, otherwise national tariff heading. 
ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable): Maximum Residues 
Limits (MRLs) of Veterinary Dr ugs In Food (ICS: 67.040.00) 
5. Title, number of pages and langua ge(s) of the notified document: The state of 
Kuwait/The Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf - Draft Technical Regulation 
for "Maximum Residues Limits (Mrls) of Veterinary Drugs in Food" (159 pages, in English; 163 pages, in Arabic) 
6. Description of content: This draft technical regulation applies to maximum residues 
limits for the veterinary drugs in food and food  products of animal origin. Furthermore, the 
present GSO technical standard has an appendix referring to the withdrawal periods from 
animal's body as well as residue markers and methods of detection.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable: 
Food safety 
8. Relevant documents:   
• Codex Alimentarius Commission (CAC), Maximum Residue Limits (MRLs) of 
Veterinary Drugs in Food. 35th Session of the Codex Alimentarius Commission (July 2012); 
• Codex Alimentarius Commission (CAC), Maximum Residue Limits (MRLs) of 
Veterinary Drugs in Food 2011; 
• Acceptable Daily Intakes (ADI) for Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals. 
Australian Government, Department of Health and Aging Office of Chemical Safety. 
31 December 2012; 
• Australian Standard (2012), Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines 
Authority, The MRL Standard, Maximum Residue Limits in Food and Animal 
Feedstuff July 2012; G/TBT/N/KWT/255 
 
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  • Canadian Standards, Maximum Residue Limits (MRLs) of Veterinary Drugs in Food, 
2011; 
• Commission Regulation (EU) No 37/2010; 
• Council Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90; 
• http://www.fve.org/veterinary/pdf /medicines/regulation_2377_90_en.pdf ; 
• EMEA/MRL/865/03- Final, June 2004: The European Agency for the Evaluation of 
Medicinal Products. Veterinary Medicines and Information Technology Unit; 
• EMEA/MRL/CVMP/151/99- Final, March 1999. The European Agency for the 
Evaluation of Medicinal products. Veterinary Medicines and Information Technology 
Unit. Committee for Veterinary Medical Products; 
• EMEA/MRL/889/03- Final. June 2004. The European Agency for the Evaluation of 
Medicinal Products. Veterinary Medicines and Information Technology Unit. Committee for Veterinary Medical Products; 
• EMEA/MRL/342/00- Final. January 2001. The European Agency for the Evaluation 
of Medicinal products. Veterinary Medicines and Information Technology Unit. Committee for Veterinary Medical Products; 
• EMEA/MRL/342/98-Final. February 1998. The European Agency for the Evaluation 
of Medicinal products. Veterinary Medicines and Information Technology Unit. Committee for Veterinary Medical Products. 
• European Community Comments on Code x Circular Letter CL 2005-10 RVDF. 
• EMEA/MRL/079/96-Final, March 1996. The European Agency for the Evaluation of 
Medicinal products. Veterinary Medicines and Information Technology Unit; 
• JECFA (2011) Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives Seventy-fifth 
meeting (Residues of Veterinary Drugs) Rome, 8–17 November 2011; 
• JECFA (2012) Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives. Summary 
report of the seventy-fifth meeting of JECFA (January, 2012); 
• The Japan Food Chemical Research Foundation, 2012;  
• US Maximum Residue Levels  in Food Commodities; 
• USDA Foreign Agricultural Service. Gain Report Number: JA7053,2007. 
9. Proposed date of adoption:   To be determined 
Proposed date of entry into force:   Six months after publication in official Gazette   
10. Final date for comments: 60 days from the da te of circulation 
11. Texts available from: Nati onal enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available, of other body:   
https://member s.wto.org/crnattachments/2014/TBT/KWT/14_5412_00_e.pdf   
https://member s.wto.org/crnattachments/2014/TBT/KWT/14_5412_00_x.pdf