WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/GEN/N/4
8 May 2001
(01-2373)
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade
NOTIFICATIONS ISSUED DURING THE MONTH OF APRIL 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 ofApril 2001, which include a total of 26 notifications by 16 Members.G/TBT/GEN/N/4
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Member Notification and
Date of CirculationArticle Product/Measure Objective Deadline
for
Comments
Australia G/TBT/N/AUS/1
09/04/20012.9.2 Pedal cycle helmets (HS:65.06) To reduce the risk of serious head injury
and death as a result of bicycle related
incidents15/06/2001
Belgium G/TBT/N/BEL/9
03/04/20012.9.2 Biocidal products and entitlement to sell
or use certain biocidal productsTo transpose the directive on the sale and
use of biocidal products that pose dangersto healthNot
specified
G/TBT/N/BRA/525/04/2001Not
SpecifiedWheat flour (ICS:67.060) Consumer safety 25/05/2001
G/TBT/N/BRA/6
25/04/2001Not
SpecifiedClinical thermometer Consumer safety 25/05/2001Brazil
G/TBT/N/BRA/7
25/04/2001Not
SpecifiedMineral water Consumer safety 25/05/2001
Colombia G/TBT/N/COL/3
26/04/20012.9.2 Rubber products, plastic products,
ceramic products, glass products, metal
products and flat steel products;  steeltubes, cement pipes, tubes for electrical
purposes, tubes and pipes, fittings and
plastic valves, flanges, joints and other
tube and pipe connections;  insulators,
wires, cables, lighting and signalling
devices; brake systems, fuelling
systems, gas supply systems, lubricationsystems, control systems, cooling
systems and drainage systems; liquid
fuels, alcohols, ethers, solvents, paints,
varnishes and inks for printing;
electrical equipment and switches,equipment for handling petroleum
products, natural gas products and gas
cylinders, fire protection equipment;To introduce technical standards 28/06/2001G/TBT/GEN/N/4
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Date of CirculationArticle Product/Measure Objective Deadline
for
Comments
boilers and heat exchange units;
household heaters and heating
appliances, household coolingappliances, stoves, cookers, ovens and
the like, pressure receptacles, crockery,
cutlery and table utensils, laundry
appliances; glass containers, loading and
auxiliary equipment, lifting devices;transmission systems and suspension
systems; motor cycles and bicycles and
their components; concrete structures;
sawn wood and wood for construction,
glass for buildings and ducts.
CzechRepublicG/TBT/N/CZE/4
03/04/20012.9.2 Wastes, municipal and dangerous
wastes, selected products and wastesTo give rules for management with
wastes, to ensure a high level of healthand environment protection and
attainment of sustainable development; to
harmonise the legislation with the EC30/05/2001
Denmark G/TBT/N/DNK/1
05/04/20012.9.2 Tents and provisionally erected houses
(larger than 50 m2)  intended for large
assemblies including circus
performancesTo prevent the break out and spreading of
fire, to ensure sufficient possibilities for
the fire-fighting and the rescue of people20/05/2001
G/TBT/N/HKG/1
05/04/20012.9.2 Motor vehicles (incl. motor cycles, but
excl. village vehicles, motor tricycles
and vehicles not capable to exceed the
speed of 50 km/h and special purposevehicles) (HS:8702, 8703, 8704 and
8711)To align requirements concerning noise of
vehicles with the latest internationally
recognized standards05/06/2001
Hong Kong,
China
G/TBT/N/HKG/2
04/04/20012.9.2 Genetically modified food To facilitate consumer information by
labelling31/05/2001G/TBT/GEN/N/4
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Member Notification and
Date of CirculationArticle Product/Measure Objective Deadline
for
Comments
G/TBT/N/JPN/10
04/04/20012.9.2 Household goods with exception of
medical and agricultural goodsTo clarify articles to be indicated on the
labelling of miscellaneous goods13/04/2001
G/TBT/N/JPN/11
04/04/20012.9.2 Poisonous substance: Narasin (HS:29) To prevent accidents caused by poisonous
substances07/06/2001Japan
G/TBT/N/JPN/12
12/04/20012.9.2 Kezuribushi  (shavings of dried bonito or
other fish)To protect consumers' interest 11/06/2001
G/TBT/N/KOR/4
04/04/20012.9.2 Automobiles To protect the environment Not
specifiedKorea
G/TBT/N/KOR/5
03/04/20012.9.2 Motor vehicles To enhance the safety/standard; to
harmonize with international safety
standards01/05/2001
Korea G/TBT/N/KOR/6
24/04/20012.9.2 Appliances for heating liquid To modify the application date and base
level of rated pressure of pressure
regulators and relief devices12/06/2001
Malaysia G/TBT/N/MYS/2
17/04/20012.9.2 Food and agriculture To provide an agreed approach to the
requirements which relate to the
production of, and the labelling and
claims for organically produced foods; to
be in line with the international practice31/05/2001
Netherlands G/TBT/N/NLD/16
04/04/20012.9.2 Advertising and sponsoring of tobacco
productsTo incorporate into the Tobacco Act the
necessary restrictions on the marketing,advertising, promotion and sponsoring of
tobacco products with a view to protect
young people and public health31/05/2001
G/TBT/N/SVN/1
03/04/20012.9.2 Products of the textile industry, leather
technology, clothes (HS Section XI,
ICS:59.080, 59.140, 61.020)To avoid barriers to trade 30/04/2001 Slovenia
G/TBT/N/SVN/2
03/04/20012.9.2 Quantities and units (ICS:01.060) To ensure compatibility, to protect
consumers30/04/2001G/TBT/GEN/N/4
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Date of CirculationArticle Product/Measure Objective Deadline
for
Comments
G/TBT/N/ZAF/2
12/04/20012.9.2 Fresh garlic (HS:0703.20) To facilitate trade by setting technical
standardized norms with regard to quality,
packaging and marking11/07/2001
G/TBT/N/ZAF/3
26/04/20012.9.2 Hydraulic brake and clutch fluid
(ICS:75.120, HS:38.19)Consumer safety 31/05/2001South Africa
G/TBT/N/ZAF/4
27/04/20012.9.2 Electrical and electronic apparatus
(ICS:97.030, HS:84, 85)Consumer safety 31/05/2001
Spain G/TBT/N/ESP/5
30/04/20012.9.2 Cement and steel To adapt technical specifications and
standards for basic materials of structural
cement and steel05/06/2001
Thailand G/TBT/N/THA/24
05/04/20012.9.2 Glass in general  (HS:70.07,
ICS:81.040.01)Safety 04/06/2001
United States G/TBT/N/USA/5
04/04/20012.9.2 Bottled water (HS:2201, ICS:67) To ensure that the minimum quality of
bottled water, as affected by disinfectants
and their byproducts, remains comparablewith the quality of public drinking water
and meets the Environmental Protection
Agency’s standards11/06/2001
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