WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/GEN/N/19
16 August 2002
(02-4477)
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade
NOTIFICATIONS ISSUED DURING THE MONTH OF JULY 2002
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 2002, which includes a total of 49 notifications by 21 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/19
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Member Notification and
Date of CirculationArticle Product/Measure Objective Deadline for
comments
G/TBT/N/ARG/48
26/07/022.9.2 Compressed natural gas (CNG)
equipmentHuman safety Not specified
G/TBT/N/ARG/49
26/07/022.9.2 Pipes/tubes Human safety Not specified
G/TBT/N/ARG/50
26/07/022.9.2 Food products Definition of the product to prevent
the use of inconsistent criteria in itsidentificationNot specified
G/TBT/N/ARG/51
26/07/022.9.2 Teething rings and teething toys for
children under the age of three (3)To promote public access to available
information on products which are
freely available, to facilitate decisions
concerning their use and to take
measures to protect public health in
the event of a risk factor beingdetectedNot specified
G/TBT/N/ARG/52
26/07/022.9.2 Medicinal preparations for human use Protection of public health Not specifiedArgentina
G/TBT/N/ARG/53
26/07/022.9.2 Wine products Facilitate adaptation to the new
regulation (new labelling requirements
for the packaging of wine products forfree circulation)Not specified
G/TBT/N/BRA/34
15/07/022.9.2 Wheat flours, corn flours and corn
products (HS Chapter 19, 1101.00 and
1102.20)Consumer’s health 12/08/02 Brazil
G/TBT/N/BRA/35
31/07/022.9.2 Tachographs Consumer’s safety and prevention of
deceptive practices09/09/02
G/TBT/N/CAN/42
19/07/022.9.2 Toxic substances Protection of human health and the
environment25/09/02 Canada
G/TBT/N/CAN/43
25/07/022.9.2 Air brake systems
(ICS: 43.040.40)Protection of human safety Not specified
China G/TBT/N/CHN/4
25/07/022.9.2 Organic-inorganic compound
fertilizers.(HS: 3101, 3102, 3103, 3104, 3105)To protect the soil environment and
limit the content of hazardousmaterials that are detrimental to crop
growth, human health and animal
safety20/09/02G/TBT/GEN/N/19
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Date of CirculationArticle Product/Measure Objective Deadline for
comments
China G/TBT/N/CHN/5
25/07/022.9.2Ammonium sulfate, Urea, Coated
urea, Ammonium nitrate, Porous
prilled ammonium nitrate, Ammonium
chloride, Agricultural ammonium
chloride from small integrated sodaplants, Ammonium bicarbonate for
agricultural use, Liquefied anhydrous
ammonia, Calcium cyanamide, Single
superphosphate, Calcium magnesium
phosphate, Calcium magnesiumpotassium phosphate, Granular triple
superphosphate, Fertilizer-grade
dicalcium phosphate, Potassium
chloride, Potassium sulfate for
agricultural use, Monoammoniumphosphate, Diammonium phosphate,
Nitrophosphates, Potassium
dihydrogen phosphate, Compound
fertilizers(complex fertilizers), Zinc
sulfate for agricultural use, Organic-
inorganic compound fertilizers.
(HS: 3101,3102,3103,3104,3105)To protect the soil environment,
maintain ecological equilibrium, bring
the effect of hazardous elements under
control, improve the quality of
agricultural products, safeguard humanand animal health, and promote the
sound development of agriculture20/09/02
Colombia G/TBT/N/COL/18
01/07/022.9.2 27.10.19.19.00 Safety of air transport users and of
persons involved in the productionchain12/09/02
G/TBT/N/CZE/51
19/07/022.9.2 Bottled water Protection of human health and safety 17/09/02 Czech
Republic
G/TBT/N/CZE/52
19/07/022.9.2 Food sale and outlet layout Protection of human health and safety 15/08/02
Denmark G/TBT/N/DNK/11
12/07/022.9.2 Lightweight concrete To update the Code of Practice for the
Structural use of lightweight Concrete
in accordance with the technologyused in practice01/09/02
European
CommunitiesG/TBT/N/EEC/16
26/07/022.9.2 List of certain active substances
(Annex I of the Regulation)To protect human health and the
environment24/09/02G/TBT/GEN/N/19
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G/TBT/N/FIN/5
23/07/022.9.2 Prefabricated houses To meet both international climate
agreements and national climate
programme11/10/02
G/TBT/N/FIN/6
23/07/022.9.2 Thermal insulation materials and other
building materialsCalculation method for attestation of
conformity on thermal insulation of
building envelope11/10/02Finland
G/TBT/N/FIN/7
23/07/022.9.2 Ventilation products for buildings To assist meeting the targets laid down
in the national climate strategy and toadapt official requirements to needs
for better indoor climate and technical
progress16/10/02
France G/TBT/N/FRA/10
19/07/022.9.2 Electrical power To specify the technical design and
operation requirements for electrical
equipment seeking connection to
public distribution networks.Late October
2002
G/TBT/N/FRA/1129/07/022.9.2Technical specifications on fire
protectionTo integrate technical innovations and
European standards; To improve the
readability of the text by adapting it to
changes in practical application; toensure consistency in these areas with
regulations on other branches of
economic activity.End of
September
2002
G/TBT/N/FRA/12
29/07/022.9.2 Electrical power To provide general technical
requirements for equipment seeking
connection to public distribution
networksEnd of
October 2002
G/TBT/N/FRA/1330/07/022.9.2 Electrical power To specify the general regulations for
power-generating equipmentEnd of
October 2002France
G/TBT/N/FRA/15
30/07/022.9.2 Fishing vessels of 24 meters in length
and over.To update the existing requirements 20/10/02
Hungary G/TBT/N/HUN/3
01/07/022.9.2 Pressure equipment and assemblies,
Chapters 73 and 84.Harmonization of Directives 97/23/EC
and 87/404/EEC14/07/02
India G/TBT/N/IND/2
09/07/022.9.2 Non-Vegetarian Food as defined under
Notification no. G.S.R 245(E) dated 4
April 2001To provide correct information to
consumers about the nature of food
being purchasedNot specifiedG/TBT/GEN/N/19
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09/07/022.9.2 All packed and bottled Food items To provide correct information to
consumers and information for
regulation for sale and/or importNot specified
G/TBT/N/IND/4
10/07/022.9.2 All packed and/or bottled food items. To provide correct information to
consumers about the nature of foodNot specified
G/TBT/N/IND/5
09/07/022.9.2 Mineral Water defined under:
Prevention of Food Adulteration (6th
Amendment) Rules, 2000 as published
vide Notification no. G.S.R 759 (E)
dated 29 September 2000Consumer protection and compliance
of legislation applicable to domestic
productsNot specified
G/TBT/N/IND/6
10/07/022.9.2 Packaged Drinking Water as defined
under Notification no. G.S.R 760(E)
dated 29 September 2000Consumer protection and compliance
of legislation applicable to domestic
productsNot specified
G/TBT/N/IND/7
10/07/022.9.2 Vegetarian Food as defined under
Notification no. G.S.R 908(E) dated
20 December 2001To provide correct information to
consumers about the nature of food
being purchasedNot specified
G/TBT/N/IND/8
10/07/022.9.2 All packaged food products Consumer protection Not specifiedIndia
G/TBT/N/IND/9
10/07/022.9.2 Second hand or new vehicle (including
all the vehicles other than Railway or
Tramway-as covered under Ch. 87 ofITC(HS) classification of import and
export items).Road safety, pollution control and
national treatmentNot specified
G/TBT/N/ISR/3
09/07/025.6.2 Luminaries
(ICS: 29.140.40 HS: 9405)Consumer safety 07/09/02 Israel
G/TBT/N/ISR/4
09/07/025.6.2 Fire detector systems
(ICS: 13.220 HS: 8531.10)Consumer safety 07/09/02
G/TBT/N/JPN/48
04/07/022.9.2 Macaroni products Protection of consumers' interest 28/08/02 Japan
G/TBT/N/JPN/49
09/07/022.9.2 Plumbing fixtures and piping
connected to domestic water supply
system; Chemicals used for the
purification of water;Materials used for the construction of
water supply facilities and as filter
mediaProtection of human health 10/09/02G/TBT/GEN/N/19
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Korea G/TBT/N/KOR/37
22/07/022.9.2 BB guns Quality Management and Industrial
Products Safety Control15/09/02
Mexico G/TBT/N/MEX/26
25/07/022.9.2 Water heaters fired by liquid
petroleum or natural gas for domestic
and commercial useSafety 15/09/02
G/TBT/N/NLD/46
26/07/022.9.2 Packaging and packaging waste as
well as paper and cardboard, excluding
packagingTo promote product re-use and to
protect the environment20/09/02 Netherlands
G/TBT/N/NLD/47
29/07/022.9.2 Certain mirror and camera/monitor
systemsTo improve the field of vision in order
to reduce the so-called "blind spot";
Safety/ Reduce accidents due to
limited vision which drivers haveNot specified
G/TBT/N/PHL/20
19/07/022.9.2 Paper, board and pulps
(ICS: 85.060; 85.040)Consumer's production 15/08/02
G/TBT/N/PHL/21
08/07/022.9.2 Radio frequency radiation emitting
equipment (ICS: 13.280)Radiation protection from radio
frequency radiation30/07/02Philippines
G/TBT/N/PHL/22
25/07/022.9.2 Liquefied petroleum gas regulators for
domestic use (ICS 75.200)Consumers protection 25/09/02
Thailand G/TBT/N/THA/81
10/07/022.9.2 Base oils: paraffinic
(HS Chapter 2709 - Oils obtained from
crude, ICS: 75.080 Petroleum products
in general)Consumer protection 08/09/02
United States G/TBT/N/USA/21
19/07/022.9.2 Vehicle Theft Prevention
(ICS 43) (HS Chapter 8703)To help prevent vehicle theft 26/08/02
G/TBT/N/VEN/14
31/07/022.9.2 Textile clothing Human health and prevention of
practices which might mislead users15/08/02 Venezuela
G/TBT/N/VEN/15
31/07/022.9.2 Footwear Human health and prevention of
practices which might mislead users15/08/02
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