WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/GEN/N/31
27 August 2003
(03-4470)
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade
NOTIFICATIONS ISSUED DURING THE MONTH OF JULY 2003
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 ofJuly 2003, which includes a total of 62 notifications by 19 Members.This document has been prepared under the Secretariat's own
responsibility and without prejudice to the positions of Members
and to their rights and obligations under the WTOG/TBT/GEN/N/31
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Member Notification and
Date of CirculationArticle Product/Measure Objective Deadline for
Comments
G/TBT/N/ARG/120
15/07/032.9.2 Medicines To promote public health by
establishing quality standards for
products used in the manufacture of
medicinesNot specified
G/TBT/N/ARG/121
15/07/032.9.2 Wine products Correct a clerical error Not specified
G/TBT/N/ARG/122
15/07/032.9.2 Liquefied petroleum gas The need to issue regulations
clarifying and supplementing
Resolution No. 136/2003 requires the
time-limits established therein to beextended.Not specifiedArgentina
G/TBT/N/ARG/123
17/07/032.9.2 Medicinal preparations for human use Ensure compliance with Good
Manufacturing and Control Practices
and the existence of a regulation
consistent from the ethical, legal and
scientific points of view with
international regulations governingresearch studies on human beings and
establish highly specialized centres
with appropriate technology which
guarantee the reliability of results and
which are sufficiently sophisticated toprovide for protection of the physical
and moral integrity of the subjects
involved in the studyNot specified
Australia G/TBT/N/AUS/18
17/07/033.2 Domestic refrigerators and freezers:
8418.10.00 to 8418.10.50;
Dishwashers: 8422; Clothes washers:
8450; Clothes dryers: 8543; Air
conditioners: 8415.10; Three phase
electric motors: 8501; Mains pressurestorage hot water heaters: 8516;
Ballasts for linear fluorescent lamps:
8539Improvements in product energy
efficiency through regulation play a
key role in Australia’s greenhouse
abatement programFurther products
will be added in the
future and
comments on those
regulatory
proposals arewelcome within the
published
consultation
periods. See
www.energyrating.
com.au for the
targeted productsG/TBT/GEN/N/31
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Date of CirculationArticle Product/Measure Objective Deadline for
Comments
G/TBT/N/AUS/19
17/07/035.6.2 Solar Water Heaters To ensure that hot water of acceptable
quality is consistently delivered to the
consumer over an acceptable period.
To ensure this objective is achievedthe system is tested in several
conditions and for different technical
or stress requirements.n/a
Australia
G/TBT/N/AUS/20
22/07/032.10.1 HS 9505.90.00 There have been reports of the
stretched cord wrapping around
children’s necks, resulting in a serious
strangulation hazard.n/a
G/TBT/N/BRA/120
04/07/032.9.2 chicken, duck and guinea-fowl (HS:
02.07)Consumer's health, safety and
labelling requirements
G/TBT/N/ BRA/12104/07/032.9.2 Fishes, sardines, tuna-fish, bonito-fish
(HS: Chapter 3)Consumer's health, safety and
labelling requirements02/09/03
G/TBT/N/BRA/122
24/07/035.7.1 Laminated steel angles (HS: 73.02) Consumers’ safety Not statedBrazil
G/TBT/N/BRA/123
24/07/035.7.1 Power cables with PVC solid isolation
(HS 85.44)Consumer’s safety Not stated
G/TBT/N/CAN/68
03/07/032.9.2 Surface coating materials (ICS:
87.040)Protection of human health and safety 28/08/03 Canada
G/TBT/N/CAN/69
07/07/032.9.2 Chemical and drug precursors
(ICS:11.120)Protection of human health and safety 20/08/03
G/TBT/N/CHL/36
30/07/032.10.1 Toys and children's articles Health Not specified Chile
G/TBT/N/CHL/37
30/07/032.9.2 Seismic isolation systems Safety 15/10/03
G/TBT/N/CHN/23
03/07/032.9.2 Single-capped fluorescent lamps; HS
number: 8475To eliminate single-capped fluorescent
lamps with low energy efficiency from
the market; regulate the market ofsingle-capped fluorescent lamps, so as
to save energy.01/09/03
G/TBT/N/CHN/24
28/07/032.9.2 Peanut oil, ICS: 67.200.10 To protect public health and safety 26/09/03
G/TBT/N/CHN/25
28/07/032.9.2 Soybean oil ICS: 67.200.10 To protect public health and safety 26/09/03China, the
People's
Republic of
G/TBT/N/CHN/26
28/07/032.9.2 Motor-vehicles of category M1  ICS:
43.020For protection of human safety and
health26/09/03G/TBT/GEN/N/31
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Member Notification and
Date of CirculationArticle Product/Measure Objective Deadline for
Comments
G/TBT/N/CHN/27
28/07/032.9.2 Furniture;  ICS 03.080.30 Consumer and environmental
protection26/09/03
G/TBT/N/CHN/28
29/07/032.9.2 All kinds of electric devices used in
voltage from a.c.50V to a.c.1500V and
from d.c.75V to d.c.1500VTo protect human health 27/09/03China, the
People's
Republic of
G/TBT/N/CHN/29
30/07/032.9.2 Black and white analog copier and
black and white single functional
digital copier using electrostatic
copying process with a copying rate
not more than 70 copies/minuteTo improve the operators’ health level
and to protect environment28/09/03
Colombia G/TBT/N/COL/44
04/07/032.10.1 73.21.11.10.00, 73.21.11.90.00,
84.19.11.00.00, 84.19.19.10.00 and84.19.19.90.00To protect human, animal and plant
life and health and the environmentand to prevent practices likely to
mislead consumers.Not applicable
G/TBT/N/CZE/72
18/07/032.9.2 Foodstuffs and tobacco products Approximation of the Czech legal
system to EC regulations30/08/03
G/TBT/N/CZE/73
18/07/032.9.2 Foodstuffs and tobacco products Approximation of the Czech legal
system to EC regulations21/07/03
G/TBT/N/CZE/74
18/07/032.9.2 Foodstuff being placed onto the
market, bottled table water, naturalwater, or infants waterProtection of human health and safety 15/09/03
G/TBT/N/CZE/75
18/07/032.9.2 Tobacco products Approximation of the Czech legal
system to EC regulations21/07/03Czech
Republic
G/TBT/N/CZE/76
18/07/032.9.2 Woods Approximation of the Czech legal
system to EC law01/09/03
G/TBT/N/DNK/23
07/07/032.9.2 Fishing vessels The alarms should make it possible for
the skipper and the crew to be aware
of a leakage in due time, and givethem a possibility to save the vessel01/10/03
Denmark
G/TBT/N/DNK/24
16/07/032.9.2 Not specified The purpose of the agreement is to
reach an acceptable level of safety,
when transporting dangerous goods in
the Baltic Area15/10/03
G/TBT/N/GRD/4
10/07/032.9.2 Child Care Homes:  (ICS: 91.120.30:
97.190)Compulsory status has been
recommended in order to ensure safety
of children at Child Care Homes31/08/03 Grenada
G/TBT/N/GRD/5
11/07/032.9.2 Rice:  (ICS: 67.060) To improve the quality of rice 31/08/03G/TBT/GEN/N/31
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Date of CirculationArticle Product/Measure Objective Deadline for
Comments
G/TBT/N/GRD/6
11/07/032.9.2 Packaged Water:  (ICS: 67.160.20) This standard is made compulsory to
protect consumers from contaminated
water which can lead to water-borne
diseases.  It is also intended to protectconsumers from deception and fraud
from misleading labels.31/08/03
G/TBT/N/GRD/7
11/07/032.9.2 Safety Matches:  (ICS: 97.180) To improve the quality of safety
matches traded within the region.  It is
also intended to prevent fraud and
deception from misleading labels31/08/03Grenada
G/TBT/N/GRD/8
11/07/032.9.2 Retail packages of cigarettes:
(ICS:13300: 65.160)Compulsory status has been
recommended to prevent fraud and
deception from misleading labels31/08/03
Hungary G/TBT/N/HUN/15
02/07/032.9.2 Pyrotechnic products, 3604 10 0000
and 3604 90 0099Prevention of peoples injury, danger to
objects and prevention of fire15/07/03
G/TBT/N/JPN/90
01/07/032.9.2 Processed Food derived from Organic
Agricultural ProductProtection of the  consumers' interest 03/09/03
G/TBT/N/JPN/91
01/07/032.9.2 Organic Agricultural Product Protection of the  consumers' interest 03/09/03
G/TBT/N/JPN/92
01/07/032.9.2 Dried Japanese Noodles (HS:
19.02.19.092)Protection of the  consumers' interest 03/09/03
G/TBT/N/JPN/93
01/07/032.9.2 Processed Tomato Products (HS:
20.02)Protection of the  consumers' interest 03/09/03
G/TBT/N/JPN/94
09/07/032.9.2 18GHz band wireless access systems The technical regulations about
18GHz band wireless access systems
are established in order to use thesystems in Japan08/09/03
G/TBT/N/JPN/95
10/07/032.9.2 Terminal Facility To establish a technical condition for
the protection against overvoltage.
This will be based on international
standards and recommendations, and
the domestic circumstances for
overvoltage17/09/03Japan
G/TBT/N/JPN/96
16/07/032.9.2 Sake (alcoholic beverage) Protection of the consumers' interest 20/09/03G/TBT/GEN/N/31
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Member Notification and
Date of CirculationArticle Product/Measure Objective Deadline for
Comments
Japan G/TBT/N/JPN/97
31/07/032.9.2 Gasoline (2710.11.137) To ensure the safety of automobiles in
Japan.  The amendment is urgent,
considering accidents such as
automobile fire caused by the use ofgasoline containing large amounts of
oxygen compounds in Japan23/08/03
G/TBT/N/KOR/51
09/07/032.9.2 Health Functional Food To provide truthful and not-misleading
information to consumers and protect
consumers from fraudulent practices25/08/03 Korea,
Republic of
G/TBT/N/KOR/52
09/07/032.9.2 Health Functional Food To ensure consumers’ rights-to-know
and to protect consumers from
fraudulent practices25/08/03
G/TBT/N/MEX/63
03/07/032.9.2 Toys - Replica firearms Establish the minimum safety
specifications, test methods and
labelling requirements for toy replicas
of firearms in order to protect human
safety26/08/03 Mexico
G/TBT/N/MEX/64
03/07/032.9.2 Products in general To establish the labelling requirements
for products of domestic and foreign
manufacture marketed in Mexico in
order to prevent practices likely tomislead the consumer26/08/03
G/TBT/N/SWE/29
17/07/032.9.2 Goods that, according to the Act of
transportation of dangerous goods
(SFS 1982:821), are to be treated as
dangerous goods; and packingTo implement the 31st amendment to
the International Maritime Dangerous
Goods Code into Swedish law19/09/03 Sweden
G/TBT/N/SWE/30
22/07/032.9.2 Ships The regulations contain special ice
classes for ships operating lake Vänern
during wintertime22/09/03
Switzerland G/TBT/N/CHE/27
17/07/032.9.2 Cooked and uncooked salted meat (HS
ex0210, ex1602)Consumer information / prevention of
deceptive practices19/09/03
G/TBT/N/THA/108
02/07/032.9.2 Methyl alcohol Protection for consumer Not specified
G/TBT/N/THA/109
02/07/032.9.2 Stevioside and its compound diet
foodsProtection for consumer Not specifiedThailand
G/TBT/N/THA/110
02/07/032.9.2 Jelly Foods Protection for consumer Not specifiedG/TBT/GEN/N/31
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Date of CirculationArticle Product/Measure Objective Deadline for
Comments
G/TBT/N/THA/111
02/07/032.9.2 Dairy Products Protection for consumer Not specified
G/TBT/N/THA/112
02/07/032.9.2 Flavored Milk Protection for consumer Not specifiedThailand
G/TBT/N/THA/113
02/07/032.9.2 Other Milk Products Protection for consumer Not specified
Tunisia G/TBT/N/TUN/8
07/07/032.9.2 Premium-grade petrol, regular-grade
petrol, diesel fuel and unleaded
premium-grade petrol. ICS code
75.160.20Environmental protection and safety 10/07/03
G/TBT/N/USA/46
01/07/032.9.2 Brake Hoses Safety 14/07/03
G/TBT/N/USA/47
16/07/032.9.2 Milk and Cream Products and Yogurt
Products (HS Chapter 0403) (ICS 67)To benefit public health 01/10/03
G/TBT/N/USA/48
17/07/032.9.2 Trans fatty acids  (ICS 67) To understand its relative significance
in the context of a total daily diet09/10/03United
States
G/TBT/N/USA/49
17/07/032.9.2
2.10.1Trans fatty acids (ICS 67) To understand its relative significance
in the context of a total daily dietNot specified
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