WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/GEN/N/5
11 June 2001
(01-2870)
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade
NOTIFICATIONS ISSUED DURING THE MONTH OF MAY 2001
Note by the Secretariat
In the Second Triennial Review of the Operation and Implementation of the TBT Agreement
(concluded in November 2000), Members instructed the Secretariat to prepare a monthly list of
notifications.  The attached table contains a list of all notifications issued during the month ofMay 2001, which include a total of 23 notifications by 13 Members.G/TBT/GEN/N/5
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Member Notification and
Date of CirculationArticle Product/Measure Objective Deadline for
Comments
G/TBT/N/ARG/11
14/05/20012.9.2 Medical specialities To protect public health Not specified
G/TBT/N/ARG/12
14/05/20012.9.2 Medical specialities To ensure that laboratories wishing to
record a speciality in the Drugs Register
are in a position to carry out the Good
Manufacturing and Monitoring PracticesNot specified
G/TBT/N/ARG/13
22/05/20012.10.1 Foodstuffs processed for consumption
containing products, by-products andderivatives of poultry, swine and bovine
animals, including dairy produce and its
by-products, and of fish farmingTo protect public health Not specified
G/TBT/N/ARG/14
15/05/20012.10.1 Drugs, cosmetics and devices for medical
useTo safeguard public health Not specified
G/TBT/N/ARG/15
22/05/20015.6.2 Medicinal gases To respond to the need for the registration
system for companies manufacturing,
importing and marketing gases and
authorization for such productsNot specified
G/TBT/N/ARG/16
22/05/20015.6.2 Steel products for the construction
industryTo consider the need for adjustments to
processes for certifying the compliance of
intermediate and finished goods with
safety requirementsNot specifiedArgentina
G/TBT/N/ARG/17
22/05/20012.9.2 Equipment supplied with battery chargers To make provisions for exceptional rules
from restrictions to the marketing of
battery chargers to those that conform to
the IRAM technical information format,by adopting precautionary measures
designed to prevent any unsafe use of
authorized accessoriesNot specifiedG/TBT/GEN/N/5
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Date of CirculationArticle Product/Measure Objective Deadline for
Comments
Australia G/TBT/N/AUS/2
23/05/20012.9.2 Menstrual tampons To have a national regulatory requirement
and to ensure the safety, quality and
efficacy of menstrual tamponsNot specified
Canada G/TBT/N/CAN/5
11/05/20012.9.2 Medical devices To protect human safety 04/06/2001
G/TBT/N/CHL/16
09/05/20012.10.1 Diesel fuel and unleaded petrol To control air pollution Not specified Chile
G/TBT/N/CHL/17
09/05/20012.10.1 Kerosene To control air pollution Not specified
Colombia G/TBT/N/COL/4
10/05/20015.6.2 Drugs To protect human health 30/06/2001
European
CommunitiesG/TBT/N/EEC/4
15/05/20012.9.2 Chlorfenapyr (pesticide active substance) To protect human health and the
environment14/07/2001
Finland G/TBT/N/FIN/1
22/05/20012.9.2 Portable fire extinguishers (HS:8424) To ensure that all extinguishers which are
for sale are according to the samestandard (also function in cold climate)13/08/2001
Japan G/TBT/N/JPN/13
22/05/20012.9.2 Pickled agricultural products To protect consumers' interests 25/07/2001
Korea G/TBT/N/KOR/7
23/05/20012.9.2
5.6.2Fire hazard testing and mechanical safety
of cathode ray tubesTo established safety criteria 15/07/2001
G/TBT/N/NLD/17
08/05/20012.9.2 Radio equipment To guarantee efficient use of the
frequency spectrum and to prevent
disturbances19/07/2001 Netherlands
G/TBT/N/NLD/18
18/05/20012.9.2 Motorized vehicles To bring the Regulation on admission
requirements into line with the amendedversion of the ECE Regulation No 67-0131/07/2001
South Africa G/TBT/N/ZAF/5
10/05/20012.9.2 All foodstuffs To provide consumers with certain
information relating to genetically
modified foods04/08/2001G/TBT/GEN/N/5
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Member Notification and
Date of CirculationArticle Product/Measure Objective Deadline for
Comments
Switzerland G/TBT/N/CHE/2
07/05/20012.9.2 Active implantable medical devices,
medical devices, in vitro diagnostic
medical devicesTo adopt European Directives in order to
further contribute to the lowering of
obstacles to trade and to ensure a high
level of product safety and to protectpatients and users15/07/2001
G/TBT/N/THA/25
22/05/20012.9.2 Food products in general (HS:1903,
ICS:67.040)To reduce the repeatability of inspection
and control21/07/2001
G/TBT/N/THA/26
21/05/20012.9.2 Steels (HS:7208, ICS:77.080.20) To protect consumers Not specifiedThailand
G/TBT/N/THA/27
22/05/20012.9.2 Pressure regulators (HS:7311,
ICS:23.060.40)Safety 21/07/2001
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