. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/KWT/2 
31 July 2009  
 (09-3738) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION OF EMERGENCY MEASURES  
 
1. Notifying Member:  KUWAIT
 
If applicable, name of local government involved:    
2. Agency responsible:  Public Authority of Agriculture & Fish Resources 
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):  Live birds, their products (including poultry meat, day-old chicks, eggs) and 
by-products 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[   ] All trading partners, or 
[ X ] Specific regions or countries:  United States, State of Kentucky  
5. Title of the notified document:  Public Authority of Agricu lture & Fish Resources, 
Decision Number (544/2009)  Language:  Arabic  Number of pages:  2 
6. Description of content:  Kuwait is instituting this emergency measure to prevent the entry 
of low pathogenic avian influenza virus. 
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:  Import restriction is 
imposed due to the reported detection of low pathogenic avian influenza (LPAI) virus 
serotype H7N9 in the State of Kentucky (United States). 
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)    
[   ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM N°)     
[   ] None   G/SPS/N/KWT/2 
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   Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard? 
 [   ] Yes   [   ] No 
 If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:    
10. Other relevant documents and langua ge(s) in which these are available:    
− Public Authority of Agriculture & Fish Resources, Decision Number (544/2009) 
(available in Arabic) 
− OIE follow-up report (available in English) 
11. Date of entry into force (dd/mm/yy)/period of application (as applicable):  
22 April 2009 
[   ] Trading Facility measure  
12. Agency or authority designated to handl e comments: [ X ] National Notification 
Authority, [   ] National Enquiry Point.  Address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:   
Public Authority of Agriculture & Fish Resources (PAAF)  
General Deputy Director for Animal Resources 
Kuwait, Safat P.O. Box 21422 Postal Code 13075 Tel:  +(965) 2225 2855 Fax:  +(965) 2225 2803 
Web page:  http://www.paaf.gov.kw
 
13. Texts available from: [   ] National Notification Authority, [ X ] National Enquiry 
Point.  Address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:   
Emergency Room Concerning Highly Pat hogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) Virus  
Kuwait, Safat P.O. Box 21422 
Postal Code 13075 
Tel:  +(965) 2225 2855 Fax:  +(965) 2225 2803 E-mail:  yaseen65@yahoo.com