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Constitution of Kuwait
Date of text: 11 November 1962

Políticas

Kuwait National Action Plan on Antimicrobial Resistance 2022.
Date of text: 2022
Nationally Determined Contributions (updating the first NDC).
Date of text: 01 October 2021
Kuwait National Implementation Plan to the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants
Date of text: 01 June 2021
Kuwait Integrity and Anti-Corruption Strategy (KIACS) 2019 - 2024.
Date of text: 2019
National Adaptation Plan (NAP) 2019 - 2030.
Date of text: 2019

Legislación

Desarrollo agrícola y rural

Ministerial Resolution No. 31 of 2025 regarding supporting the promotion of local agricultural products in cooperative societies.
Date of text: 10 February 2025
Law No.24 of 2015 adding articles 5 bis, 5 bis a, 5 bis b, and 5 bis c to the Law No.94 of 1983 concerning the establishment of the Public Authority of Agriculture Affairs and Fish Resources.
Date of text: 13 May 2015
Decree No. 66 of 2014 to transfer the supervision of the Public Authority for Agriculture Affairs and Fish Resources to the Minister of Petroleum.
Date of text: 11 March 2014
Law No. 94 of 1983 concerning the establishment of the Public Authority of Agriculture Affairs and Fish Resources (PAAFR).
Date of text: 15 June 1983
Ministerial Resolution No.1734 of 2010 on the prohibition of acts harmful to hygiene and cultivation in agricultural holdings
Date of text: 26 December 2010

Cultivos

Law No.3 of 2013 promulgating the Seeds and Seedlings Act of 2009 of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf.
Date of text: 14 February 2013
Law No.20 of 2009 approving the Act on fertilizers, nutrients and soil amendments of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf.
Date of text: 2009
Law No.19 of 2009 promoting the Agricultural Quarantine Act of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf.
Date of text: 12 July 2009
Law No. 21 of 2009 approving the Pesticides Act in the countries of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf.
Date of text: 28 June 2009
Resolution No. 515 of 2015 regarding the executive regulations of the Law of Seeds, Potato Seeds and Seedlings for the States of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf, approved by Law No. 3 of 2013 of the State of Kuwait.
Date of text: 26 April 2016

Medio ambiente

Environmental Protection Law No. 42 of 2014.
Date of text: 13 July 2014
Decision No. 210/2001 pertaining to the Executive By-Law of the Law of Environment Public Authority.
Date of text: 22 September 2001
Resolution No.16 of 2017 on the Accreditation System for Environmental Laboratories in the State of Kuwait.
Date of text: 21 December 2017
Law No.14 of 2015 on the issuance of the Unified Law (Regulation) of the Gulf Cooperation Council for the Arab States on the Control of Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer.
Date of text: 11 March 2015
Law No. 21 of 1995 concerning the establishment of Environment Public Authority (EPA) as amended by Law No.16 of 1996.
Date of text: 02 July 1995

Pesca y Acuicultura

Law No. 46 of 1980 on the conservation of fish resources.
Date of text: 30 June 1980
Decree No. 66 of 2014 to transfer the supervision of the Public Authority for Agriculture Affairs and Fish Resources to the Minister of Petroleum.
Date of text: 11 March 2014
Resolution No.338 of 2007 banning the collection of pearl oysters in Kuwaiti territorial waters.
Date of text: 01 May 2007
Law No. 94 of 1983 concerning the establishment of the Public Authority of Agriculture Affairs and Fish Resources (PAAFR).
Date of text: 15 June 1983
Decree No. 26 of 19 October 1985 concerning suspension of the issuing of new licences to fishing vessels.
Date of text: 19 October 1985

Alimentación y nutrición

Law No.39 of 2014 on Consumer Protection.
Date of text: 25 May 2014
Law No.112 of 2013 establishing the Public Authority for Food and Nutrition.
Date of text: 22 May 2013
Decision of the Minister of Commerce and Industry No.27 of 2015 to issue the Executive Regulation of Law No.39/2014 on Consumer Protection.
Date of text: 13 January 2015
Ministerial Resolution No. 6 of 2023 regarding the Regulations of imported foods.
Date of text: 30 April 2023
Ministerial Resolution No. 5 of 2021 on the Regulation of Health Requirements for School Canteens.
Date of text: 01 November 2021

Tierra y suelos

Decree issuing the Regulation of the Land Valuation Committee of expropriated lands for public utilities and purposes provided for in Law No. 33 of 1964.
Date of text: 09 October 1976
Law No. 33 of 194 on the expropriation of lands for public utilities.
Date of text: 09 June 1964
Resolution No. 9 of 1990 of the Environmental Protection Council concerning the setting up of studies on environmental yield and impact of industrial and construction projects.
Date of text: 1990
Resolution of the Council of Ministers issuing the Regulation of the Objection Committee for the expropriation of lands for public utilities and purposes provided for in Law No. 33 of 1964.
Date of text: 1964

Ganado

Law No.112 of 2015 approving the Animal Welfare Act for the countries of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf.
Date of text: 31 December 2015
Law No.2 of 2013 issuing Veterinary Quarantine Act of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf.
Date of text: 14 February 2013
Decree Law No. 41 of 1988 concerning the regulation of livestock grazing.
Date of text: 18 July 1988
Resolution No.1002 of 2017 regarding the Executive Regulations of Law No.112 of 2015 approving the Animal Welfare Act for the countries of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf.
Date of text: 2017
Decree No. 151 of 2015 in the Implementing Regulations of the Veterinary Quarantine Law of the GCC States promulgated by Law No (2) for the year 2013
Date of text: 26 May 2015

Recursos minerales y energía

Cabinet Law No. 20 of 2016 regarding determining the tariffs of electricity and water units.
Date of text: 16 May 2016
Ministerial Resolution No. 2 of 2017 regarding the executive regulations of Law No. 20 of 2016 regarding determining the tariffs of electricity and water units.
Date of text: 10 January 2017

Mar

Resolution No.338 of 2007 banning the collection of pearl oysters in Kuwaiti territorial waters.
Date of text: 01 May 2007
Law No. 28 of 1980 on Maritime Trade.
Date of text: 15 June 1980
Law No. 12 of 1964 on on preventing pollution by oil in navigation water.
Date of text: 26 February 1964
Ministerial Resolution No.203 of 2019 issuing the Executive Regulations to protect the marine environment from pollution.
Date of text: 19 August 2019
Decree No.12 of 2017 issuing the Executive Regulations for the Protection of the Aquatic and Coastal Environment from Pollution.
Date of text: 21 August 2017

Agua

Cabinet Law No. 20 of 2016 regarding determining the tariffs of electricity and water units.
Date of text: 16 May 2016
Ministerial Resolution No. 2 of 2017 regarding the executive regulations of Law No. 20 of 2016 regarding determining the tariffs of electricity and water units.
Date of text: 10 January 2017
Resolution No. 1 of 2023: A Reso on the Constitution and Regulation of the Permanent Technical Advisory Committee to the Water Resources Council.
Date of text: 20 April 2023
Decree No.5 of 2012 issuing the Regulation on Industrial Waste Water Transportation.
Date of text: 29 April 2012
Ministerial Resolution No.1734 of 2010 on the prohibition of acts harmful to hygiene and cultivation in agricultural holdings
Date of text: 26 December 2010

Especies silvestres y ecosistemas

Decree No.3 of 2017 on the Executive Regulations on Biodiversity.
Date of text: 11 April 2017
Resolution No.93 of 2003 regulating Sale and Trade in Endangered Wildlife Species.
Date of text: 28 May 2003
Resolution No. 6 of 2021 regarding the registration of falcons in the State of Kuwait.
Date of text: 22 April 2021
Supreme Council for the Environment Resolution No. (7) of 2016 defining nature reserves and enclosures and the entities owning and supervising them.
Date of text: 18 September 2016
Resolution No.1 of 2017 ruling on Resolution No.7 of 2016 to issue the Executive Regulations for the Protection of the Wild and Agricultural Environment.
Date of text: 12 January 2017

Miscelanea

Law 49 of 2016 on Public Procurement.
Date of text: 20 June 2016
Law No.2 of 2016 on establishing Kuwait Anti-Corruption Authority and the Provisions on Disclosure of Assets and Liabilities.
Date of text: 24 January 2016
Law No.116 of 2013 regarding the Promotion of Direct Investment in the State of Kuwait.
Date of text: 01 June 2013
Law No.116 of 2014 regarding Public Private Partnerships.
Date of text: 23 July 2014
Import Law No.43 of 1964.
Date of text: 26 November 1964

Acuerdos Internacionales

Decree No. 173 of 2024 approving the Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of the State of Kuwait and the Government of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for cooperation in the field of environmental protection, rehabilitation and preservation.
Date of text: 03 June 2024
Government Resolution No. 29/2023 approving the Agreement on the Establishment of the Joint Committee for Cooperation between the Government of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste and the Government of the State of Kuwait.
Date of text: 07 June 2023
Memorandum of Understanding between the Republic of Türkiye and the State of Kuwait on cooperation in the field of environment.
Date of text: 08 April 2021

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