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21 February 2020  
(20-1347) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION OF EMERGENCY MEASURES  
1. Notifying Member:  THE STATE OF KUWAIT  
If applicable, name of local government involved:   
2. Agency responsible:  Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Public Authority for Food and 
Nutrition  
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):  Poultry of all types and eggs/egg products (Fresh, Chilled, Frozen, 
Processed) except those thermally treated at 70 degrees C.  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[ ] All trading partners   
[X] Specific regions or countries:  Buhakiv, Kemyriv, Vinnitsia  
5. Title of the notified document:  Ministerial Decision number  327 for 2020 . 
Language(s): Arabic . Number of pages: 1 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/SPS/KWT/20_1416_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content:  Decision to ban poultry of all types from (Buhakiv, Kemyriv, 
and Vinnitsia) in Ukraine  due to outbreak of avian influenza except those thermally treated 
at 70 degrees C.  
7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food safety, [X]  animal health, [  ] plant protection, 
[X] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [  ] prote ct territory from 
other damage from pests.  
8. Nature of the urgent problem(s) and reason for urgent action:  To prevent highly 
pathogenic avian influenza from entering  Kuwait.  
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) : 
Chapter 10.4 Infection with Avian Influenza Viruses  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
[ ] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[X] Yes   [  ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from th e 
international standard:   G/SPS/N/KWT/73  
 
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  10. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:   
11. Date of entry into force ( dd/mm/yy )/period of application (as applicable):  
18 February 2020  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [X]  National Notification 
Authority, [X]  National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address 
(if available) of other body:   
Public Authority for Food and Nutrtion  
207, Sabah Al Salem, Kuwait  
http://svc.kmun.gov.kw/  
13. Text(s) available from: [X]  National Notification Authority, [X]  National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other body:   
 