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10 July 2023  
(23-4659) 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:  THE STATE OF KUWAIT  
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:   
Public Authority for Industry  
Standards and 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 not ification shall be indicated if different from above:   
Public Authority for Industry  
P.O.Box 4690, 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):  All 
products fall under scope of " ENERGY EFFICIENCY, FUNCTIONALITY AND LABELLING 
REQUIREMENTS FOR LIGHTING PRODUCTS - PART 2 " (ICS 91.160.01 ) Lighting in 
general.  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  "ENERGY 
EFFICIENCY, FUNCTIONALITY AND LABELLING REQUIREMENTS FOR LIGHTING 
PRODUCTS - PART 2"; (61 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  This Kuwait Technical Regulation specifies the requirements of 
Energy Efficiency, Functionality, Marking information, Energy efficiency labelling and 
Hazardous substances.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Consumer safety and energy saving  
8. Relevant documents:   
SASO  2902:2018 (ENERGY EFFICIENCY, FUNCTIONALITY AND LABELLING 
REQUIREMENTS FOR LIGHTING PRODUCTS - PART 2)  
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/KWT/637  
 
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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  
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_10906_00_e.pdf  
 