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KuwaitProposed measure, may since have been adopted

Meat and edible meat offal – Kuwait

Official title

Ministerial decision 2165 regarding the draft measure permitting importation of bovine-derived food products from BSE-free countries/zones in accordance with WOAH Terrestrial Code (Chapter 11.4, Article 11.4.2)

Kuwait notified this proposed SPS measure to the WTO on 8 April 2026. The comment period closed on 7 June 2026.

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At a glance

Products

Meat of bovine animals, fresh or chilled; Meat of bovine animals, frozen; Meat, meat products and other animal produce

HS codes
  • 02 · Meat and edible meat offal
    • 0201 Meat of bovine animals, fresh or chilled
    • 0202 Meat of bovine animals, frozen
Notifying member
Kuwait(Kuwait, the State of)
Status
Proposed measure, may since have been adoptedNotified as a draft on 8 April 2026. Check WTO ePing or Kuwait for its current status.
Objectives
  • Food safety
  • Animal health
  • Protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease
Area
SPS: Food safety, animal and plant healthSanitary and phytosanitary measures
Notification type
Regular notification
Document symbol
G/SPS/N/KWT/203
Keywords
Animal diseases, Animal health, Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE), Food safety, Human health

Key dates

Distributed by the WTO
Comment deadline
Closed on 7 June 2026
Proposed adoption
Proposed entry into force

How to comment

The comment period closed on 7 June 2026. You can still raise concerns about the measure with your country's WTO SPS enquiry point, quoting the document symbol G/SPS/N/KWT/203; it can take them up with Kuwait.

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What the notification says

Draft measure permitting importation of bovine-derived food products from BSE-free countries/zones from European countries, in accordance with WOAH Terrestrial Code (Chapter 11.4, Article 11.4.2).

Sources

Expodite writes its summary from the official record. The notification and the documents it notifies are on the WTO's own websites.

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