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G/TBT/N/BHR/611  
G/TBT/N/KWT/579  
G/TBT/N/OMN/446  
G/TBT/N/QAT/600  
G/TBT/N/SAU/1216  
G/TBT/N/YEM/207  
6 October 2021  
(21-7497) 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  
Kuwait Standard & 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 notification shall be indicated if different from above:   
Tel.: +965 255 30 601  
E-mail: info@pafn .gov.kw   
Website: http://www.pafn.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):  
Vegetables, uncooked or cooked by steaming or boiling in water, frozen (HS 0710); FOOD 
TECHNOLOGY (ICS 67)  
5. Title, number of pages and lang uage(s) of the notified document:  Frozen carrot - 
GSO 1383/2002 (15 page(s), in Arabic; 13 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  In the 29th Gulf Technical Committee for Food & Agriculture 
conference, it has been decided to update the technical regulation standard according to 
the updated original reference.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Quality requirements; Harmonization  
8. Relevant documents:   
In the 29th Gulf Technical Committee for Food & Agriculture conference, it has been 
decided to update the technical regulation standard according to the updated original 
reference.  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force:  180 days from the p roposed date of adoption  G/TBT/N/ARE/510  • G/TBT/N/BHR/611  • G/TBT/N/KWT/579  • G/TBT/N/OMN/446  • 
G/TBT/N/QAT/600  • G/TBT/N/SAU/1216  • G/TBT/N/YEM/207  
 
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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 (PAI)  
P.O. Box: 4690, Safat  
13047 Kuwait  
Tel.: +965 253 02 622  
Fax: +965 253 02 625  
E-mail: mailto: Enquiry_point@pai.gov.kw   
Website: http://www.p ai.gov.kw  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/TBT/KWT/21_6369_00_x.pdf  
https:/ /members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/TBT/KWT/21_6369_00_e.pdf  
 