G/TBT/N/JAM/97  
15 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:  JAMAICA   
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:   
Bureau of Standards Jamaica  
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:   
Bureau of Stand ards Jamaica (BSJ)  
Regional & International Trade Branch  
Contacts: Ms Nadette Brown and Ms Tafara Smith  
6 Winchester Road  
Kingston 10  
 
+(876) -618-1534; +(876) -632-4275 
tbtenquirypoint@bsj.org.jm  
http://www.bsj.org.jm  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [   ], 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):  
Transportable gas containers, ICS 23.020.30; Gas pressure vessels, gas cylinders (ICS 
23.020.30)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Standard 
Specification for Transportable gas cylinders – Periodic inspection and testing of 
composite gas cylinders (53 pages), English (53 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  This standard specifies the requirements for periodic inspection 
and testing of hoop wrapped and fully wrapped composite transpo rtable gas cylinders, 
with aluminium, steel or non -metallic liners or of linerless construction, intended for 
compressed, liquefied or dissolved gases under pressure, of water capacity from 0.5 l up 
to 450 l.  
NOTE. As far as practicable, this standard may also be applied to cylinders of less than 
0.5 l water capacity.  
This standard specifies the requirements for periodic inspection and testing to verify the 
integrity of such gas cylinders for further service  G/TBT/N/JAM/97  
 
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  7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  This draft standard is a revision of and supersedes JS 323: 2012.   It specifies 
the requirements for the periodic inspection and testing of hoop wrapped and fully 
wrapped composite transportable gas cylinders, wi th aluminium, steel or non -metallic 
liners or of linerless construction, intended for compressed, liquefied or dissolved gases 
under pressure, of water capacity from 0.5 l up to 450 l. It is intended to provide 
establishments which inspect and re -qualify c ylinders, users and regulators with 
requirements for periodic inspection and testing of composite gas containers; and to 
provide assurance that adequate health and safety protection exists for the intended 
users. The objective and rationale is that the sta ndard is seven (7) years old and due for 
systematic revision. These composite cylinders will be offered for sale on the local market 
within the near future.   The revised standard is intended to be mandatory and aims to 
provide assurance that adequate healt h and safety protection exists for the intended users 
of the cylinders.  ; Protection of human health or safety; Quality requirements  
8. Relevant documents:   
A notice of the Transportable gas cylinders – Periodic inspection and testing of composite 
gas cylinders  will appear in The Jamaica Gazette Supplement - Proclamations, Rules and 
Regulations. The document will appear as a Jamaican Standard Specification, with 
mandatory status, and will be available for sale.    
9. Proposed date of adoption:  14 November 2021  
Proposed date of entry into force:  14 May 2022 ; 6 months from adoption  
10. Final date for comments:  14 May 2021  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
Bureau of Standards Jamaica (BSJ)  
Regional & International Trade Branch  
Contacts: Ms Nadette Brown and Ms Tafara Smith  
6 Winchester Road  
Kingston 10  
 
+(876)-618-1534; +(876) -632-4275 
tbtenquirypoint@bsj.org.jm  
http://www.bsj.org.jm