G/TBT/N/BWA/176  
14 March 2024  
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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:  BOTSWANA  
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):  Ministry 
of Investment Trade and Industry  
Private Bag004  
Gaborone  
Botswana  
Tel: (+267) 3601200  
2. Agency responsible:   
Botswana Bureau of Standards  
Private Bag BO 48  
Gaborone  
Botswana  
Tel: (+267) 3903200  
Fax: (+267) 3903210  
Toll Free Number: (0800 600900)  
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:   
Same as above  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [  ], 5.6.2 [  ], 5.7.1 [  ], 3.2 [  ], 7.2 [  ], 
other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Health 
Equipment  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  BOS EN 
143:2021  
Respiratory protective devices - Particle filters - Requirements, testing, marking.; (29 
page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  This document specifies particle filters for  use as replaceable 
components in unassisted respiratory protective devices (RPD) with the exception of 
escape devices and filtering face pieces. Laboratory tests are included for the assessment 
of compliance with the requirements. Some filters complying w ith this document can also 
be suitable for use with other types of respiratory protective devices and/or escape 
devices. If so, they need to be tested and marked according to the appropriate European 
Standard.  
This document does not cover requirements conc erning respiratory hygiene. 
Requirements for decrease of the microbiological hazards caused by the growth of 
bacteria and viruses on the filtration material are not determined.  G/TBT/N/BWA/176  
 
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  7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Consumer information, labelling; Prevention of deceptive practices and 
consumer protection; Protection of human health or safety; Quality requirements; 
Harmonization  
8. Relevant documents:   
EN ISO 16972:2020, Respiratory protective devices - Vocabulary and graphical symbols 
(ISO 16972:2020)  
EN 134:1998, Respiratory protective devices - Nomenclature of components  
EN 148 -1:2018, Respiratory protective devices - Threads for facepieces - Part 1: Standard 
thread connection  
EN 13274 -3:2001, Respirat ory protective devices - Methods of test - Part 3: 
Determination of breathing resistance  
EN 13274 -7:2019, Respiratory protective devices - Methods of test - Part 7: 
Determination of particle filter penetration.  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determin ed 
Proposed date of entry into force:  12 months from date of publication  
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from notification  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
Information Centre  
Botswana Bureau of Standards  
Private Bag BO 48  
Gaborone  
Botswana  
Tel: (+267) 3903200  
Fax: (+267) 3903210  
Toll Free Number: (0800 600900)