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Notifying
Member: THE STATE OF KUWAIT
If applicable, name of local government involved:
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Agency
responsible: Ministry of Commerce
and Industry, Public Authority for Food and Nutrition
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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): Meat and edible offal
of the poultry of heading 01.05, fresh, chilled or frozen (HS code(s): 0207);
Meat, meat products and other animal produce (ICS code(s): 67.120)
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Regions
or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:
[ ] All trading partners
[X] Specific regions or
countries: Mexico
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Title of
the notified document: Ministerial
Decision number 2166 for 2025 (Mexico).
Language(s): Arabic. Number of pages:
14
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2025/SPS/KWT/25_09232_00_x.pdf
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Description
of content: Decision to ban poultry
meat (fresh, chilled, frozen and processed) of all types from Mexico due to
an outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza.
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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.
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Nature
of the urgent problem(s) and reason for urgent action: To prevent highly pathogenic avian influenza from entering the
State of Kuwait.
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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 High Pathogenicity 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 the
international standard:
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Other
relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:
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Date of
entry into force (dd/mm/yy)/period
of application (as applicable): 24 December
2025
[ ] Trade facilitating
measure
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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 Nutrition
207, Sabah Al
Salem, Kuwait
Website:
http://www.pafn.gov.kw
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Text(s) available
from: [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 Nutrition
207, Sabah Al Salem, Kuwait
Website: http://www.pafn.gov.kw
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