G/TBT/N/BLZ/14  
24 March 2021  
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Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6  
 
1. Notifying Member:  BELIZE   
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:  Belize Bureau of Standards  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers , email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:   
Power Lane  
P.O. Box 430  
City of Belmopan, Cayo District  
Belize, C.A.  
Telephone: +1 (501) 822 -0446;  
Fax: +1 (501) 822 -2571 
Email: tbtenquiry -belize@bbs.gov.bz  or bbs@btl.net   
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [   ], 2.10.1 [X], 5.6.2 [   ], 5.7.1 [   ], other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Prohibited 
products – applies t o single use plastic products only, with the intention to transition these 
to environmentally friendly alternatives (i.e. biodegradable and compostable products); 
HS Code 3923.90.90.00 for styrofoam clamshells, styrofoam food containers, styrofoam 
soup con tainers, styrofoam plates, styrofoam cups and lids; HS Code 3923.21.00.00 and 
3923.29.00.00 for plastic carrier bags commonly referred to as shopping bags and/or T -
shirt bags; HS Code 3924.10.10.00 for plastic and styrofoam single -use disposable food 
conta iners, cutlery and eating utensils; plastic forks, knives, spoons, sporks etc.; plastic 
plates; plastic bowls; plastic cups and plastic tumblers; HS Code 3924.10.20.00 for 
single -use disposable drinking straws.  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of  the notified document:  Final Draft Belize 
Standard Specification for Biodegradable Products – Specification and Labelling (13 
page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  This standard was developed to address specification and 
labelling of biodegrada ble products imported, distributed, manufactured or sold in Belize. 
It is intended to be established as a mandatory standard to support the enforcement of 
the Regulation primarily through the implementation of recognized independent third -
party certificati ons and test results. This standard specifies minimum requirements, test 
methods and labelling of commercially biodegradable, commercially compostable, 
anaerobically biodegradable or environmentally biodegradable (soil, water, landfill, etc.) 
plastics manu factured in or imported into Belize.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Protection of the environment  G/TBT/N/BLZ/14  
 
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  8. Relevant documents:   
https://bbs.gov.bz/wp -content/uploads/2021/03/FDBZS -32-2021_Biodegradable -
Products -Specification -Labelling.pdf  
9. Proposed date of  adoption:  03 May 2021  
Proposed date of entry into force:  01 June 2021  
10. Final date for comments:  - 
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
Belize Bureau of Standards  
Power Lane  
P.O. Box 430  
City of Belmopan , Cayo District  
Belize, C.A.  
Telephone: +1 (501) 822 -0446;  
Fax: +1 (501) 822 -2571 
Email: tbtenquiry -belize@bbs.gov.bz  or bbs@btl.net   
https://bbs.gov.bz/standards -for-comments/   
https://doe.gov.bz/single -use-plastics/