   
  
G/TBT/N/ARE/569, G/TBT/N/BHR/659  
G/TBT/N/KWT/629, G/TBT/N/OMN/491  
G/TBT/N/QAT/642, G/TBT/N/SAU/1281  
G/TBT/N/YEM/249  
 
12 January 2023  
(23-0330) 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:  UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, KINGDOM OF BAHRAIN, THE STATE OF 
KUWAIT, OMAN, QATAR, KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA, YEMEN  
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:   
Public Authority for Food and Nutrition P.A.F.N, Kuwait  
Name and address (including telephone 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:   
Public Authority for Industry  
Kuwait Standard & Metrology Department (KOWSMD)  
P.O.Box 4 690, 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):  67.120.30  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Canned 
Sardines; (15 page(s), in English), (14 page(s), in Arabic)  
6. Description of content:  This standard applies to canned sardines and sardine -type 
products, it dose not apply to specialty products where fish cont ent constitutes less than 
50% m/m of the net contents of the can.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Prevention of deceptive practices and consumer protection; Protection of 
human health or safety  
8. Relevant documents:   
In the 32nd Gulf Technical Committee for Food and Agriculture Standard, it has been 
decided to update the technical regulation standards.  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  30 days from final date for comments  
Proposed date of entry into force:  6 months from adoption  G/TBT/N/ARE/569 • G/TBT/N/BHR/659 • G/TBT/N/KWT/629 • G/TBT/N/OMN/491 • 
G/TBT/N/QAT/642 • G/TBT/N/SAU/1281  • G/TBT/N/YEM/249  
 
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  10. Final date for comments:  60 days from notification  
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  
Kuwait Standard & Metrology Department (KOWSMD)  
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/2023/TBT/KWT/23_0406_00_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/TBT/KWT/23_0406_00_x.pdf  
 