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Administrative Resolution No. 1/2015 regarding the issuance of the settlement Regulations for Environmental Violations
Regulation · Made 2015-11-09
Cabinet Law No. 20 of 2016 regarding determining the tariffs of electricity and water units
Act · Made 2016-05-16
Constitution of Kuwait
Constitution · Made 1962-11-11
Customs Instructions No. 81/2008 concerning custom release of animal shipment only after the Veterinary release by PAAF
Other · Made 2008-11-25
Decision No. 210/2001 pertaining to the Executive By-Law of the Law of Environment Public Authority
Regulation · Made 2001-09-22
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
Regulation · Made 2015-01-13
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
Act · Made 1976-10-09
Decree Law No. 41 of 1988 concerning the regulation of livestock grazing
Regulation · Made 1988-07-18
Decree No. 11 of 1983 prohibiting fishing within 3 miles from the coasts of Kuwait
Regulation · Made 1983
Decree No.12 of 2017 issuing the Executive Regulations for the Protection of the Aquatic and Coastal Environment from Pollution
Regulation · Made 2017-08-21
Decree No. 13 of 1983 prohibiting fishing in certain areas of the territorial waters of Kuwait
Regulation · Made 1983
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
Regulation · Made 2015-05-26
Decree No. 19 of 1980 on foreign fishing vessels
Regulation · Made 1980
Decree No. 20 of 1980 on licences for fish barriers
Regulation · Made 1980
Decree No. 21 of 1980 on new fishing techniques, fish farming and living aquatic organisms
Regulation · Made 1980
Decree No. 22 of 1980 on the prohibition of specific materials in Kuwaiti Territorial Waters
Regulation · Made 1980
Decree No. 23 of 19 September 1985 on the conditions for retirement and replacement of unserviceable fishing vessels
Regulation · Made 1985-09-23
Decree No. 23 of 1980 on minimum measurements for shrimp net mesh size
Regulation · Made 1980
Decree No. 24 of 1980 authorizing certain Officials of the Ministry of Public Works to enforce Law No. 46 of 1980
Regulation · Made 1980
Decree No.242 of 1989 concerning the conditions and procedures for the grant and duration of the grazing license
Regulation · Made 1989-04-15
Decree No. 26 of 19 October 1985 concerning suspension of the issuing of new licences to fishing vessels
Regulation · Made 1985-10-19
Decree No. 28 of 1986 concerning assistance to fishermen
Regulation · Made 1986
Decree No.3 of 2017 on the Executive Regulations on Biodiversity
Regulation · Made 2017-04-11
Decree No. 34 of 22 December 1985 establishing specifications for the marking and identification numbers of fishing vessels
Regulation · Made 1985-12-22
Repealed
Decree No.39 of 2016 amending the Implementing Regulations of Law No. 116 of 2014 concerning Public-Private Partnership issued by Decree No. 78 of 2015
Regulation · Made 2016-02-17
Decree No.5 of 2012 issuing the Regulation on Industrial Waste Water Transportation
Regulation · Made 2012-04-29
Decree No.5 of 2016 on the ُExecutive Regulations on Chemicals Management
Regulation · Made 2016-07-19
Decree No.582 of 2002 concerning the Regulation of Importation and Circulation of the Use of Seeds, Seeds and Seedlings in the State of Kuwait
Regulation · Made 2001-09-28
Decree No. 66 of 2014 to transfer the supervision of the Public Authority for Agriculture Affairs and Fish Resources to the Minister of Petroleum
Act · Made 2014-03-11
Decree No. 7 of 1983 on the minimum mesh sizes for fishing by fishing vessels in the territorial waters of Kuwait
Regulation · Made 1983
Decree No.7 of 2016 on the Regulations for the Protection of the Land and Agricultural Environment
Regulation · Made 2016-07-19
Decree No.78 of 2015 issuing the Executive Regulations of Law No.116 of 2014 regarding Public Private Partnerships
Regulation · Made 2015-03-18
Decree No. 8 of 1983 on the prohibition of fishing with fish traps
Regulation · Made 1983
Decree No.87 of 2010 on the Executive Regulations of the Pesticides Act in the State of Kuwait
Regulation · Made 2010-01-28
Decree No. 9 of 1983 on minimum fish sizes for catch in the territorial waters of Kuwait and destined for the domestic market
Regulation · Made 1983
Decree No. 951 of 2015 on the conditions for allowing the import of fresh and refrigerated shrimps
Regulation · Made 2015
Decree of 17 December 1967 on the delimitation of the breadth of the Territorial Sea of the State of Kuwait
Regulation · Made 1967-12-17
Enactment No. 62 of 1980 on the environmental protection
Act · Made 1980-08-23
Environmental and Social Impact Assessment System in the State of Kuwait, issued by Resolution No.2 of 2015
Other · Made 2015-11-23
Environmental Protection Law No. 42 of 2014
Act · Made 2014-07-13
Implementing Regulation of Pesticides Act in Kuwait issued by Law No.21 of 2009
Regulation · Made 0000
Import Law No.43 of 1964
Act · Made 1964-11-26
Intended Nationally Determined Contributions of 2015
policy · Made 2015-11
Kuwait Integrity and Anti-Corruption Strategy (KIACS) 2019 - 2024
policy · Made 2019
Kuwait mid-range Development Plan 2015/2016 – 2019/2020
policy · Made 2015-05
Kuwait National Action Plan on Antimicrobial Resistance 2022
policy · Made 2022
Kuwait National Implementation Plan to the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants
policy · Made 2021-06
Law 49 of 2016 on Public Procurement
Act · Made 2016-06-20
Law No. 1 of 2024 amending Article (24) of the Decree-Law No. 68 of 1980 issuing the Commercial Law, and Article (31) of Law No. 49 of 2016 concerning Public Tenders
Act · Made 2024-01-14
Law No.11 of 2014 amending Annex 3 of the Law No.12 of 1964 on preventing pollution by oil in navigation water
Act · Made 2014-07-23
Law No.112 of 2013 establishing the Public Authority for Food and Nutrition
Act · Made 2013-05-22
Law No.112 of 2015 approving the Animal Welfare Act for the countries of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf
Act · Made 2015-12-31
Law No.116 of 2013 regarding the Promotion of Direct Investment in the State of Kuwait
Act · Made 2013-06
Law No.116 of 2014 regarding Public Private Partnerships
Act · Made 2014-07-23
Law No. 12 of 1964 on on preventing pollution by oil in navigation water
Act · Made 1964-02-26
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
Act · Made 2015-03-11
Law No. 16 of 2019 amending some provisions of Law No. 112 of 2013 establishing the Public Authority for Food and Nutrition
Act · Made 2019-04-02
Law No.19 of 2009 promoting the Agricultural Quarantine Act of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf
Act · Made 2009-07-12
Law No.2 of 2013 issuing Veterinary Quarantine Act of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf
Act · Made 2013-02-14
Law No.2 of 2016 on establishing Kuwait Anti-Corruption Authority and the Provisions on Disclosure of Assets and Liabilities
Act · Made 2016-01-24
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
Act · Made 2009
Law No. 21 of 1995 concerning the establishment of Environment Public Authority (EPA) as amended by Law No.16 of 1996
Act · Made 1995-07-02
Law No. 21 of 2009 approving the Pesticides Act in the countries of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf
Act · Made 2009-06-28
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
Act · Made 2015-05-13
Law No. 28 of 1980 on Maritime Trade
Act · Made 1980-06-15
Law No.3 of 2013 promulgating the Seeds and Seedlings Act of 2009 of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf
Act · Made 2013-02-14
Law No. 33 of 194 on the expropriation of lands for public utilities
Act · Made 1964-06-09
Law No.39 of 2014 on Consumer Protection
Act · Made 2014-05-25
Law No. 46 of 1980 on the conservation of fish resources
Act · Made 1980-06-30
Law No. 94 of 1983 concerning the establishment of the Public Authority of Agriculture Affairs and Fish Resources (PAAFR)
Act · Made 1983-06-15
Law No. 99 of 2015 amending some provisions of the Environmental Protection Law No.42 of 2014
Act · Made 2015-08-24
Licences for Kuwaiti Fishing Vessels' Crew (Decree No. 18 of 1980)
Regulation · Made 1980
Ministerial Decision No.111 of 2006 on Slaughter Regulation
Regulation · Made 2006-07-16
Ministerial Decision No.131/2012 on Food Regulation
Regulation · Made 2012-04-25
Ministerial Decree No.190 of 2008 on the Regulation of Hygiene and Transport of Waste
Regulation · Made 2008-03-24
Ministerial Decree No.226 of 2009 amending certain provisions of Ministerial Decree No.190 of 2008 on the Regulation of Hygiene and Transport of Waste
Regulation · Made 2009-05-18
Ministerial Decree No. 26 of 1995 on preventing the importation of asbestos materials
Regulation · Made 1995-02-15
Ministerial Resolution 20 of 2017 regarding food control regulations
Regulation · Made 2017
Ministerial Resolution 4 of 2016 regarding work regulations for slaughterhouses
Regulation · Made 2016-05-08
Ministerial Resolution No.1734 of 2010 on the prohibition of acts harmful to hygiene and cultivation in agricultural holdings
Regulation · Made 2010-12-26
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
Regulation · Made 2017-01-10
Ministerial Resolution No.203 of 2019 issuing the Executive Regulations to protect the marine environment from pollution
Regulation · Made 2019-08-19
Ministerial Resolution No. 256 of 2000 regarding the rationing of the importation of the materials depleting the Ozone layer and prohibition of the importation of the products, devices and equipments which contain the said materials
Regulation · Made 2000-11-14
Ministerial Resolution No.28 of 2012 on the supply and sale of vegetables and fruits in the markets of the State of Kuwait
Regulation · Made 2012-01-09
Ministerial Resolution No. 31 of 2025 regarding supporting the promotion of local agricultural products in cooperative societies
Act · Made 2025-02-10
Ministerial Resolution No. 5 of 2021 on the Regulation of Health Requirements for School Canteens
Regulation · Made 2021-11-01
Ministerial Resolution No. 6 of 2023 regarding the Regulations of imported foods
Regulation · Made 2023-04-30
Ministerial Resolution No.95 of 1995
Regulation · Made 1995
Ministerial Resolution No.95 of 1995 banning circulation of hazardous pesticides
Regulation · Made 1995
National Adaptation Plan (NAP) 2019 - 2030
policy · Made 2019
National Biodiversity Strategy for the State of Kuwait 1998
policy · Made 1998
National Strategy for Biodiversity of the State of Kuwait 2011-2020
policy · Made 2011
National Strategy for the prevention and response to chronic noncommunicable diseases in the State of Kuwait
policy · Made 2017
Nationally Determined Contributions (updating the first NDC)
policy · Made 2021-10
PAAF Resolution No.521/2008 regarding prevent hunting of turtles, sea mammals, sharks and some rare fishes
Regulation · Made 2008-06-16
Proclamation by the Governor of Kuwait of 12 June 1949
Other · Made 1949-06-12
Public Authority for Agriculture Affairs and Fish Resources Resolution No.1094 of 2024 regarding the departure of Kuwaiti fishing vessels to catch shrimp
Regulation · Made 2024-07-30
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
Regulation · Made 2017-01-12
Resolution No. 1 of 2023: A Reso on the Constitution and Regulation of the Permanent Technical Advisory Committee to the Water Resources Council
Regulation · Made 2023-04-20
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
Regulation · Made 2017
Resolution No.1057 of 2004 regulating the activity and methods of fishing and the cultivation of fish and marine life in the territorial waters
Regulation · Made 2004
Resolution No. 110 of 1999 on conditions and procedures for granting grazing permits in accordance with the provisions of Decree Law No. 41 of 1988 and actions to be taken in violation of its provisions
Regulation · Made 2011-05-03
Resolution No.1299 of 2013 regarding technical conditions and specifications for fish farming vouchers (food security projects)
Regulation · Made 2013
Resolution No.134 of 2008 on the marketing of fishery resources
Regulation · Made 2008-02-19
Resolution No. 150 of 2002 amending Resolution No. 210/2001 regarding the executive regulations of the law establishing the Public Environment Authority
Regulation · Made 2002-07-01
Resolution No.16 of 2017 on the Accreditation System for Environmental Laboratories in the State of Kuwait
Act · Made 2017-12-21
Resolution No. 2 of 2017 on the Executive Regulations regarding Engineering and Environmental Requirements for Facilities in the State of Kuwait
Regulation · Made 2017-03-14
Resolution No. 21 of 2025 amending Resolution No. 110 of 1999 regarding the conditions and procedures for granting grazing licenses in accordance with the provisions of Decree-Law No. 41 of 1988
Regulation · Made 2025-01-16
Resolution No.3 of 2019 amending Resolution No.3 of 2017 on the Executive Regulations on Biodiversity
Regulation · Made 2019-04-10
Resolution No.338 of 2007 banning the collection of pearl oysters in Kuwaiti territorial waters
Act · Made 2007-05-01
Resolution No. 4 of 2012 amending some provisions of Resolution No. 210 of 2001 regarding the Executive Regulations of the Law establishing the Public Environment Authority
Regulation · Made 2012-03-20
Resolution No. 4 of 2017 - Correction regarding Resolution No. 2 of 2017 issuing the executive regulations for engineering and environmental requirements for facilities
Regulation · Made 2017-05-16
Resolution No. 5 of 2018 regarding the settlement Regulations for environmental waste for establishments/individuals and compensation in the event that the settlement is accepted
Regulation · Made 2018-06-11
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
Regulation · Made 2016-04-26
Resolution No. 534 of 2011 amending Resolution No. 110 of 1999 on conditions and procedures for granting grazing permits
Regulation · Made 2011-05-03
Resolution No.6 of 2017 regarding the Executive Regulations for the Management of Hazardous, Medical, Municipal Solid Waste and Sludge
Regulation · Made 2017-05-29
Resolution No. 6 of 2020 amending Resolution No. 5 of 2018 regarding the settlement regulations for environmental waste for establishments/individuals and compensation in the event of settlement acceptance
Regulation · Made 2020-07-12
Resolution No. 6 of 2021 regarding the registration of falcons in the State of Kuwait
Regulation · Made 2021-04-22
Resolution No.654 of 2013 on obtaining the exit permit for fishing in Kuwaiti territorial waters
Regulation · Made 2013-05-01
Resolution No.671 of 1989 regarding the withdrawal of licenses for ships that engage in fishing in a manner contrary to the license granted to them
Regulation · Made 1989
Resolution No.681 of 2010 issuing the Executive Regulations of Act on fertilizers, nutrients and soil amendments in the State of Kuwait
Regulation · Made 2010-05-23
Resolution No.7 of 2017 to issue the Executive Regulations in the matter of Environmental Management (the executive rules for the provisions of Chapter Six of the Environmental Protection Law No.42 of 2014 and its amendments)
Regulation · Made 2017-06-04
Resolution No.782 of 2012 regarding the suspension of fishing licenses for violating fishing boats and vessels
Regulation · Made 2012
Resolution No. 8 of 2017 issuing the Executive Regulations regarding the Protection of Outdoor Air from Pollution
Regulation · Made 2017-06-12
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
Regulation · Made 1990
Resolution No. 9 of 2016 specifying the areas and competencies of the (Environmental Police Department)
Regulation · Made 2016-11-20
Resolution No.93 of 2003 regulating Sale and Trade in Endangered Wildlife Species
Act · Made 2003-05-28
Resolution No.971 of 2014 determining the distinctive signs of fishing vessels and boats in Kuwaiti territorial waters
Regulation · Made 2014
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
Regulation · Made 1964
Supreme Council for the Environment Resolution No. (7) of 2016 defining nature reserves and enclosures and the entities owning and supervising them
Regulation · Made 2016-09-18
The Environment Public Authority Resolution No. 9 of 2022 regarding biodiversity Articles 100-110 of the Environmental Protection Law No. 42 of 2014 and its amendments
Regulation · Made 2022-08-02