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1 December 2022  
(22-8935) 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:   
Public Authority for Industry  
Standard and 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 noti fication shall be indicated if different from above:   
Public Authority for Industry  
P.O.Box 4690, Safat  
13047 Kuwait  
Tel: (+965) 25302680  
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 [  ], 3.2 [  ], 7.2 [  ], 
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 "Rotating electrical machines - Efficiency classes of AC 
operated motors" (ICS 29.160) Rotating Machinery  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  "Rotating 
electrical machines - Efficiency classes of AC operated motors"; (24 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  This Kuwait Technical Regulation is concerned with efficiency 
classes for single -speed electric motors that a re rated according to IEC 60034 -1 and rated 
for operation on a sinusoidal voltage supply.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Energy saving.  
8. Relevant documents:  Kuwait Final Draft Technical Regulation (Rotating electrical 
machines - Efficiency classes of AC operated motors)  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  60 days  
Proposed date of entry into force:  6 months from adoption  
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from notification  G/TBT/N/KWT/610  
 
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  11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
Public Authority for Industry  
P.O.Box 4690, Safat  
13047 Kuwait  
Tel: (+965) 25302680  
E-mail: Enquiry_point@pai.gov.kw  
Website: http://www.pai.gov.kw/  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/TBT/KWT/22_8137_00_e.pdf  
 