WTO notification · TBT
KuwaitProposed measure, open for comments
Official title
Controlgear for electric light sources – Safety – Part 1: General requirements
Kuwait notified this proposed TBT measure to the WTO on 7 October 2026. Comments are open until 6 December 2026.
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Comments on a notification go from government to government. If this measure affects your exports, send your comments to your country's WTO TBT enquiry point before 6 December 2026, quoting the document symbol G/TBT/N/KWT/781 and how the measure affects your products. Your enquiry point forwards them to Kuwait.
Find your country's enquiry point on WTO ePing (opens in a new tab)This part of IEC 61347 specifies general safety requirements for controlgear for electric light sources for use on DC supplies up to 1 500 V or AC supplies up to 1 000 V at 50 Hz or 60 Hz. NOTE 1 In the remainder of this document 'light source' is used instead of 'electric light source'. This document is only applicable in conjunction with the relevant part(s) of the IEC 61347-2 series. NOTE 2 As far as covered in the scope of the relevant part of the IEC 61347-2 series, this document is also applicable to controlgear used for electric sources producing optical radiation with the same technology used for purposes different than illumination and producing radiation other than visible spectrum.
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