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Notifying Member: THE STATE OF KUWAIT

If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):

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Agency responsible:

Public Authority for Industry (PAI)

Kuwait Standard & Metrology Department (KUWSMD)

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 (PAI)

P.O.Box:4690 Safat

Code: 13047 Kuwait

Tel.:(+965) 25302680

E-mail: Enquiry_point@pai.gov.kw

Website: http://www.pai.gov.kw

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Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [ ], 5.6.2 [ ], 5.7.1 [ ], 3.2 [ ], 7.2 [ ], other:

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Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable): KWS GSO ASTM C150/C150M Standard Specification for Portland Cement (ICS 91.100.10)

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Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: Standard Specification for Portland Cement; (9 page(s), in English)

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Description of content: This Kuwaiti mandatory covers eight types of Portland cement: type I, type IA, type II, type IIA, type III, type IIIA, type IV, and type V. The cement covered by this specification shall only contain the following ingredients: Portland cement clinker; water or calcium sulfate, or both; limestone; processing additions; and air-entraining addition for air-entraining Portland cement. Portland cement of each of the eight types must have the following chemical compositions: aluminum oxide, ferric oxide, magnesium oxide, sulfur trioxide, tricalcium silicate, dicalcium silicate, tricalcium aluminate, and tetracalcium aluminoferrite.

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Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable: Protection of human health or safety

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Relevant documents:

KWS GSO ASTM C150/C150M

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Proposed date of adoption: To be determined

Proposed date of entry into force: 30 days from adoption

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Final date for comments: 60 days from notification

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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

Code: 13047 Kuwait

Tel.:(+965) 25302680

E-mail: Enquiry_point@pai.gov.kw

Website: http://www.pai.gov.kw