. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/KWT/48 
19 October 2010 
 (10-5417) 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
The following notification is being circ ulated in accordance with Article 10.6 
 
1. Member to Agreement notifying:  KUWAIT
 
If applicable, name of local governme nt involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):  
2. Agency responsible:  Standards and Metrology  Department (KOWSMD) 
Name and address (including telephone  and fax numbers, e-mail 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 
P.O. Box:  4690, Safat 13047 Kuwait 
Tel.:  (+965) 25302630 
Fax:  (+965) 25302625 E-mail:  mailto: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):  Foodstuffs, ICS:  67.040 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Gulf Draft Technical 
Regulation:  general requirements for genetica lly modified unprocessed agricultural products 
(8 pages in English, 11 pages in Arabic). 
6. Description of content:  This Draft Technical Regulati on is concerned with general 
requirements for unprocessed agricultural produc ts obtained through certain techniques of 
genetic modification and unproce ssed agricultural products that contain or produced from 
genetically modified organism (GMO) if  the GMO present is higher than 1%.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable:  
Food safety  G/TBT/N/KWT/48 
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  8. Relevant documents:  
– Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 of the Europe an Parliament and of the Council of 
September 2003 on genetically modified food and feed 
– Regulation (EC) No 1830/2003 of the Europe an Parliament and of the Council of 
September 2003 concerning the traceability and labelling of genetically modified 
organisms and the traceability of food and feed products produced from genetically 
modified organisms and am ending Directive 2001/18/EC 
– GM foods:  safety assessment of genetic ally modified foos.2005-Food standards 
Australia New Zealand 
– Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety to the Convention on Biological Diversity 
– Regulate the entry of genetically modifi ed organisms, 2005 - National Committee on 
Biosafety - King Abdulaziz City for Sc ience and Technology (KACST) - Saudi 
Arabia 
9. Proposed date of adoption: 
Proposed date of entry into force:  }To be determined 
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from the date of circulation 
11. Text available from:  National enquiry point [X], or address, telephone and fax 
numbers, e-mail and website addresse s, if available of the other body:  
Public Authority for Industry 
P.O. Box:  4690, Safat 13047 Kuwait Tel.:  (+965) 25302630 Fax:  (+965) 25302625 
E-mail:  mailto:Enquiry_point@pai.gov.kw
 
Website:  http://www.pai.gov.kw  
And can be downloaded at: http://members.wto.org/crna ttachments/2010/tbt/KWT/10_3894_00_x.pdf
 
http://members.wto.org/crnatt achments/2010/tbt/KWT/10_3894_00_e.pdf