KUWAIT BANS IMPORTATION OF USED TIRES KUWAIT, JAN 2 (KUNA) -- THE STATE OF KUWAIT BANNED ON TUESDAY IMPORTATION OF USED OR STOCK TIRES OF ALL SIZES AND TYPES AND WARNED THAT VIOLATORS WOULD BE PENALIZED.
THE MINISTER OF COMMERCE, INDUSTRY AND MINISTER OF SOCIAL AND LABOUR AFFAIRS ABDUL WAHAB ALWAZZAN ISSUED TWO DECISIONS ON TUESDAY CONCERNING STANDARDS AND SPECIFICATIONS JEWELLERY AND TIRES OF VEHICLES.
ALWAZZAN, IN ONE OF THE TWO DECISIONS, DECLARD A BAN ON IMPORTATION, DISPLAY OR SALE OF ALL SIZES AND TYPES OF THE USED OR STOCK TIRES, NOTING THAT LEGAL MEASURES WOULD BE TAKEN AGAINST THOSE WHO MAY BREACH THE DECISION AS OF THE DATE OF PUBLISHING THE DECISION IN THE OFFICIAL GAZETTE.
THE SECOND DECISION STIPULATED THAT NEW TIRES SHOULD BE ATTACHED WITH SPECIFICATIONS IN ARABIC, INCLUDING DETAILED INFORMATION SUCH AS THE MANUFCATURING COUNTRY, DATE OF PRODUCTION, TYPE, WEIGHT AND SIZE AS TO JEWELLERY, ALWAZZAN'S DECISION STIPULATED THAT A GOLD PIECE MUST BEAR INSCRIBED INFORMATION INCLUDING NUMBER OF KARATS. (END) SH.RK KUNA 021550 Jan 01NNNN