WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/ENQ/11
24 April 1998
(98-1671)
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade
NATIONAL ENQUIRY POINTS
Note by the Secretariat
The present document contains a list of names, addresses, telex, telephone, telefax numbers
and E-mail addresses, where available, of the enquiry point(s) foreseen in Articles 10.1 and 10.3 of
the Agreement, and any additional information provided by delegations concerning its (their)
operations.
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Argentina
Director Lic. Blanca Conde
Dirección Nacional de Comercio Interior
Av. Julio A. Roca 651, 4° piso, sector I
1322 Buenos Aires
Telephone: + (54 1) 349 40 39
+ (54 1) 349 40 51
Telefax: + (54 1) 349 40 38
Australia
WTO Enquiry Point
 The Director
WTO Industrials & Market Access Unit
Trade Negotiations and Organisations Division
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Canberra
A.C.T. 2600
Telephone: + (61 2)  6261 24 00
Telefax: + (61 2)  6261 35 14G/TBT/ENQ/11
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Austria
(a) For technical regulations:
Bundesministerium für wirtschaftliche Angelegenheiten
(Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs)
Abteilung II/11 (Unit II/11)
Stubenring 1A-1011 Wien
Telephone: + (43 1) 711 00/Ext. 5452
Telefax: + (43 1) 715 96 51/718 05 08
Telex: (047) 111780 regeb a
(047) 111145 regeb a
E-mail/X400: X 400 G = Gabriela;  S = Habermayer;
O = BMWA; A = ADA;  C = AT
E-mail/Internet:  Gabriela.Habermayer@bmwa.bmwa.ada.at
(b) For non-governmental standards:
Österreichisches Normungsinstitut - ON
(Austrian Standards Institute)
Heinestrasse 38P.O.B. 130
A-1021- Wien
Telephone: + (43 1) 213 00/Ext. 613
Telefax: + (43 1) 213 00 650
Telex: (047) 115 960 norm aE-mail/Internet:  IRO@TBXA.telecom.at
E-mail/Geonet:   TBXA:IRO
Bahrain
Directorate of Standards and Metrology
Ministry of CommerceP.O. Box 5479
ManamaG/TBT/ENQ/11
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Belgium
CIBELNOR
Centre d'Information Belge sur les Normes et les Règlements Techniques
(Belgian Information Centre on Standards and Technical Regulations)
Secrétariat:  Institut Belge de Normalisation (IBN)
(Belgian Standards Institute)Avenue de la Brabançonne, 29
B-1000 Bruxelles
Telephone: + (32 2)  738 01 11
Telefax: + (32 2)  733 42 64
Telex: 23877 BENOR B
Belize
The Financial Secretary
Ministry of Finance
Belmopan
Benin
Ministry of Trade and Tourism
P.O.B  2037 Cotonou
Telephone: + (229)  31 52 67
+ (229)  31 54 02
Telefax: + (229)  31 52 58
Bolivia
(a) Enquiry point for technical regulations and conformity assessment procedures:
Viceminiterio de Industria y Commercio Interno
Av. Camach 1488
Casilla No. 4430
La Paz
Telephone: + (591 2) 37 20 46
Telefax: + (591 2) 31 72 62G/TBT/ENQ/11
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(b) Enquiry point for technical standards:
Instituto Boliviano de Normalización
y Calidad (IBNORCA)
Av. Camacho 1488
Casilla No. 5034
La Paz
Telephone: + (591 2)  31 72 62
+ (591 2)  31 01 85
Telefax: + (591 2)  31 72 62
Brazil
Centro de Informação e Difusão Tecnológica (CIDIT)
Instituto Nacional de Metrologia, Normalizacão e Qualidade Industrial -INMETRO
Rua Santa Alexandrina, 416 - Rio Comprido20261-232 Rio de Janeiro (RJ)
Telephone: + (55 21) 293 06 16
Telefax: + (55 21) 502 04 15
E-mail: inmetro@cidit.gov.br
Bulgaria
Committee for Standardization and Metrology
21, 6th September Street
1000 Sofia, Bulgaria
Telephone: + (359 2) 85 91
+ (359 2) 80 35 13
Telefax: + (359 2) 801 402
Telex: 22 570 dks bg
Contact person:  Violetta Veleva
Canada
Standards Information Service
Standards Council of Canada
45 O'Connor Street, Suite 1200
Ottawa
Ontario K1P 6N7
Telephone: + (1 613) 238 32 22
Telefax: + (1 613) 995 45 64
E-mail: info@scc.caG/TBT/ENQ/11
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Chile
Dirección de Relaciones Económicas internacionales
Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores
(Directorate-General for International Economic Relations,
Ministry of External Relations)
Alameda Bernardo O'Higgins 1315, 2° pisoSantiago
Telephone: + (56 2) 696 00 43
Telefax: + (56 2) 696 06 39
Telex: 240836 PROCH CL
340120 PROCH CK
Colombia
Ministerio de Desarrollo Económico
División de Normalización y Calidad
Dirección:  Carrera 13 No. 28-01.  Piso 8
Santafé de Bogotà
Telephone: + (57 1)  338 06 41
Telefax: + (57 1)  245 72 56
Costa Rica
Dirección General de Normas y Unidades de Medida
Ministerio de Economía, Industria y Comercio
Apartado Postal 1736-2050
San Pedro de Montes de Oca
Telephone and telefax: + (506) 283  51 33
Cuba
Oficina Nacional de Normalización
Director de Relaciones Internacionales
Calle E No. 261 entre 11 y 13La Habana
Telephone: + (53 7)  30 00 22
+ (53 7)  30 08 25
+ (53 7)  30 08 35
Telefax: + (53 7)  33 80 48Telex: + (53 7)  51 22 45
Contact person: Sr. Javier Acosta AlemanyG/TBT/ENQ/11
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Cyprus
Permanent Secretary
Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Tourism
CY 1421 Nicosia
Telephone: + (357 2)  30 80 41
+ (357 2)  30 80 46-49
Telefax: + (357 2)  37 51 20
Telex: 22 83 Mincomind CY
Czech Republic
Czech Office for Standards, Metrology and Testing
WTO Enquiry Point
Biskupský dv ůr 5
110 02 Praha 1
Telephone: + (420 2)  232 45 64
+ (420 2)  218 02 170
Telefax: + (420 2)  232 45 64
Denmark
Dansk Standard
(Danish Standards Association)
Kollegievej 6
DK-2920 Charlottenland
Telephone: + (45) 39 96 61 01
Telefax: + (45) 39 96 61 02E-mail: Dansk.Standard@ds.dk
Dominican Republic
(a) Agricultural Products:
Ministry of Agriculture (Secretaría de Estado de Agricultura)
Km. 6 ½  Autopista DuarteUrbanización Los Jardines del Norte
Santo Domingo, D.N.
Telephone: + (1 809) 547 38 88
Telefax: + (1 809) 227 12 68
Contact person:  Mr. Luis Toral C., (Secretario de Estado de Agricultura)G/TBT/ENQ/11
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(b) Industrial Products:
Dirección General de Normas y Sistemas (DIGENOR)
Secretaría de Estado de Industria y Comercio
Edif. de Oficinas Gubernamentales Juan Pablo Duarte, piso 11
Ave. México, esq. Leopoldo Navarro,
Santo Domingo, D.N.
Telephone: + (1 809) 686 22 05
Telefax: + (1 809) 688 38 43
Contact person:  Mr. Luis Mejía
(c) Pharmaceutical Products and food additives:
Secretaría de Estado de Salud Pública y Asistencia Social (SESPAS)
Av. San Cristóbal, Esq. Tiradentes
Santo Domingo, D.N.
Telephone: + (1 898) 541 84 03
+ (1 898) 541 31 21
Telefax: + (1 809) 547 28 43
Contact person: Mr. Victoriano García Santos, (Secretario de Estado de Salud
Pública y Asistencia Social)
Egypt
Egyptian Organization for Standardization
2 Latin America Street
Garden City
Cairo
Telephone: + (20 2) 354 07 71
+ (20 2) 354 97 20
Telefax: + (20 2) 355 78 41
Telex: 93296 EOS UN
E-mail: moi@idso.gov.eg
El Salvador
Ministerio de Economía
Dirección de Política Comercial
Division de Normas Técnicas
Centro de Gobierno, Plan Maestro Edificio c-2Alameda Juan Pablo II y Calle Guadalupe
San Salvador, El Salvador, C.A.
Telephone: + (503) 281 11 22
+ (503) 281 11 55
Telefax: + (503) 221 47 71G/TBT/ENQ/11
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European Community
The head of the EC enquiry point is Mr. G. Lohan
EC TBT Enquiry Point
DG III/A/17th floor, office 128
Rue de la Science 15
1049 BrusselsBelgium
Telephone: + (32 2) 295 54 29
Telefax:+ (32 2) 296 60 26
Telex: 21877 COMEU B
There will no longer be a separate e nquiry point for agricultural products.
Finland
Suomen Standardisoimisliitto SFS
(Finnish Standards Association SFS)
P.O. Box 116
FIN-00241 Helsinki
Telephone: + (358 0) 149 93 31
Telefax:+ (358 0) 146 49 14
Fiji
Department of Fair Trading and Consumer Affairs
Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Public Enterprises
P.O. Box 2112
Suva
Telephone + (679)  305 411
Telefax:+ (679) 302 617
France
Centre d'Information sur les Normes et Règlements Techniques (CINORTECH)
(Information Centre on Standards and Technical Regulations)
Association Française de Normalisation (AFNOR)
(French Standard Association)
Tour Europe Cedex 07
F-92049 Paris La Défense
Telephone: + (33 1)  42 91 56 69
Telefax:+ (33 1)  42 91 56 56
Telex: 611974 AFNOR F
(address care of CINORTECH)
Contact person:  Mme Martine VaquierG/TBT/ENQ/11
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"The Centre is fully operational.  CINORTECH can provide all information on AFNOR
standards and on technical regulations and certification systems."
Germany
Deutches Informationszentrum für technische Regeln (DITR)
(German Information Centre for Technical Regulations)
Postfach 11 07, Burggrafenstr. 6D-10787 Berlin
Telephone: + (49 30) 26 01 26 00
Telefax: + (49 30) 26 28 125
The DITR is being established by DIN, the German Standards Institute, in co-operation with
the Federal Government.  This body is the central point to which to address all questions concerning
technical rules in the Federal Republic of Germany.
The Centre provides information about all technical rules (including standards, technical
regulations and certification systems) valid in the Federal Republic of Germany, irrespective of
whether the technical rules have been issued by federal or local authorities or by non-governmental
bodies.  At present the computer-aided DITR databank comprises information about 36,000 technical
rules either in force or in the draft stage.
Ghana
The Director
Ghana Standards Board
P.O. Box 245
Accra-Ghana
Telephone: + (233 21)  776 171
Telefax: + (233 21)  776 092
Greece
Hellenic Organization for Standardization (ELOT)
Information Center
313 Acharnon Str.GR 11145 Athens
Telephone: + (30 1) 201 98.90
Telefax: + (30 1) 202 07.76
Telex: 21 96.21 ELOT GR
E-Mail: eem@elot.grG/TBT/ENQ/11
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Hong Kong, China
Industry Department
36th Floor, Immigration Tower
7 Gloucester Road, Wan Chai
Hong Kong
Telephone: + (852 28) 29 48 24
(Assistant Director-General,
Quality Services Division)
Telefax: + (852 28) 24 13 02
Telex: 50151 INDHK HX
Hungary
Magyar Szabvanyugyi Testulet
(Hungarian Standards Institute)25 Ulloi ut
H-1091 Budapest
Telephone: + (36 1) 218 30 11
Telefax: + (36 1) 218 51 25
Iceland
Ministry for Foreign Affairs and External Trade
External Trade Department
Contact person: Mr. Sverrir Júlíusson
Raudararstig 25
150 Reykjavík
Telephone: + (354) 560 99 30
Telefax: + (354) 562 48 78
India
Bureau of Indian Standards
Manak BhavanBahadur Shah Zafar Marg 9
New Delhi 110 002
Telephone: + (91 11) 323 09 10
Telefax: + (91 11) 323 40 62
Telex: (031)-65870 - Answer Back 'BIS/IN'G/TBT/ENQ/11
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Indonesia
Badan Standardisasi Nasional (BSN)
(National Standardization Agency)
Sasana Widya Sarwono Lt 5
Jalan Gatot Subroto No. 10
Jakarta 12710
Telephone: + (62 21) 520 65 74
+ (62 21) 522 16 86
Telefax: + (62 21) 520 65 74
E-mail: pustan@rad.net.id
Ireland
(a) For technical regulations and certification systems:
EU/WTO Division
Department of Tourism and Trade
Kildare Street
Dublin 2
Telephone: + (353 1) 662 14 44
Telefax: + (353 1) 676 61 54
(b) For standards:
Standards Development
National Standards Authority of Ireland
Glasnevin
Dublin 9
Telephone: + (353 1)  807 38 00
Telefax: + (353 1)  807 38 38
Telex: 45301
Israel
The Standards Institution of Israel
42, Chaim Levanon St.
Tel-Aviv 69977
Telephone: + (972 3) 646 51 54
Telefax: + (972 3) 641 96 83 (Director-General)
+ (972 3) 641 27 62 (Inf. Center, WTO Enquiry Point)G/TBT/ENQ/11
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Italy
(a) Enquiry point for WTO notifications:
MICA DGPIMinistero Industria, Commercio e ArtigianatoDivisione XIXVia Molise 19I-00187 Roma
Telephone: + (39 6) 470 526 69Telefax: + (39 6) 478 877 48E-mail: Min.Ind.Isp.Tecnico@agora.stm.it
(b) Enquiry point for technical regulations:
Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (CNR)
Ufficio Trasferimento, Innovazione, Br evetti, Normativa Tecnica (Stibnot)
Via Tiburtina 770I-00159 Roma
Telephone: + (39 6) 40 758 26Telefax: + (39 6) 49 932 440E-mail: Utinob@IRMRETI.CED.RM.CNR.IT
(c) Enquiry point for standards of all sectors, excepted electrics and electronics which
can be requested to CEI:
Ente Nazionale Italiano di Unificazione (UNI)
Via Battistotti Sassi 11-bI-20153 Milano
Telephone: + (39 2) 70 02 41Telefax: + (39 2) 70 10 61 06E-mail: Presidenza@UNI.UNICEI.IT
(d) Enquiry point for electrics and electronic standards:
Comitato Elettrotecnico Italiano (CEI)Viale Monza 259I-20126 Milano
Telephone: + (39 2) 25 77 31Telefax: + (39 2) 25 77 32 01E-mail: Camagni@CEIUNI.IT
Jamaica
Jamaica Bureau of Standards
6 Winchester RoadP.O. Box 113Kingston 10
Telephone: + (1 809) 926 3140 6
+ (1 809) 968 2063 71
Telefax: + (1 809) 929 47 36Telex: 2291 STANBUR JAG/TBT/ENQ/11
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This government agency has responsibility for standards development and standards implementation
as follows:
- laboratory testing;
- product and systems certification;
- technical information;
- training;- energy efficiency evaluation;
- metrology;
- ISO 9000 certification;  and
- laboratory accreditation.
Japan
(a) Standards Information Service
1
First International Organization Division
Economic Affairs Bureau
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
2-2-1
Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo
Telephone: + (81 3) 35 80 33 11
Telefax: + (81 3) 35 03 31 36
Telex: C. J22350
A. GAIMU A-B J22350
(b) Standards Information Service2
Information Service Department
Japan External Trade Organizations (JETRO)
2-2-5
Toranomon, Minato-Ku
Tokyo
Telephone: + (81 3)  35 82 62 70
Telefax: + (81 3)  35 89 41 79
Telex: C. J24378
A. JETRO A-B J24378
In relation to the services of these two bodies, a Standards Agreement Office has been
established in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA).  Enquiries can be made in a WTO language.
                                                     
1Standards Information Service at MOFA mainly handles enquiries in the fields of drugs, cosmetics,
medical devices, foodstuffs, food additives, telecommunications facilities, motor vehicles, ships, aircraft andrailway equipment (excluding enquiries concerning Japa nese Industrial Standards (JIS) which are handled by
JETRO).
2Standards Information Service at JETRO mainly hand les enquiries in the fields of electric equipment,
gas appliances, measurement scales, foodstuffs, food additives, etc.  Those enquiries concerning JIS on medical
devices, motor vehicles, ships, aircraft and railway equipment are handled by JETRO.G/TBT/ENQ/11
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Kenya
The Managing Director,
Kenya Bureau of Standards
P.O. Box 54974
Nairobi
Telephone: + (254 2) 50 22 10-9
Telefax: + (254 2) 50 32 93
Telex: 252 52 "VIWANGO"
E-mail: KEBS@ARGO GN.APC.ORG
Korea, Republic of
(a) For industrial products:
Mr. Yoo-Jin Koh, Director,
Korean National Institute of Technology and Quality (KNITQ)International Cooperation and Metrology Division
1599, Kwanyang-dong, Anyang
Kyunggi-do, 431-060
Telephone: + (82 343) 84 18 61
Telefax: + (82 343) 84 60 77
(b) For agricultural products:
Technical Cooperation Division
Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF)
1, Choongang-dong, Kwachon
Kyunggi-do 427-760
Telephone: + (82 2) 503 72 94
Telefax: + (82 2) 507 20 95
(c) For fishery products:
Trade Promotion Division
Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries826-14 Yoksam-dong, Kangnam-gu
Seoul, 135-080
Telephone: + (82 2) 567 27 29
Telefax: + (82 2) 567 26 77G/TBT/ENQ/11
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(d) For health, sanitation and cosmetic products:
International Cooperation Division
Ministry of Health and Welfare (MOHW)
2, Choongang-dong, Kwachon
Kyunggi-do 427-760
Telephone: + (82 2) 503 75 24
Telefax: + (82 2) 504 64 18
Liechtenstein
Office for foreign Affairs
Heiligkreuz 14
9490 Vaduz
Liechtenstein
Luxembourg
Inspection du Travail et des Mines (ITM)
Rue Zithe 26
Boîte postale 27
L - 2010 Luxembourg
Telephone: + (352)  478 61 50
Telefax: + (352)  491 447
Macau
Macau Government Economic Services
1-3 Rua do Dr. Pedro José Lobo
Edificio "Luso Internacional"25th floor
Macau
Telefax: + (853)  59 03 10
Malaysia
Standard and Industrial Research Institute of Malaysia (SIRIM)
Persiaran Dato' Menteri
Section 2,
P.O. Box 7035
40911 SHAH ALAM
Selangor Darul Ehsan
Telephone: + (60 3)  559 26 01
+ (60 3)  559 16 30
Telefax: + (60 3)  550 80 95
Telex: SIRIM MA 38672G/TBT/ENQ/11
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Malawi
Malawi Bureau of Standards
P.O. Box 946
Blantyre
Telephone: + (265) 670 488Telefax: + (265) 670 756Telex: 44325 "MSD" MI
Mauritius
Mauritius Standards Bureau
Moka
Telephone: + (230)  433 36 48Telefax: + (230)  433 50 51
+ (230)  433 51 50
Mexico
Lic. Carmen Quintanilla Madero
Dirección General de NormasAv. Puente de Tecamachalco No. 6, 3° pisoCol. Lomas de Tecamachalco
C.P. 53950
Naucalpan, Mexico
Telephone: + (52 5)  729 94 80Telefax: + (52 5)  729 94 84E-mail: cidgn@secofi.gob.mx
cqm@secofi.gob.mx
Mongolia
Mongolian National Centre for Standardization and Metrology
Peace Street 46 AUlaanbaatar 51
Mongolia
Telephone: + (976 1) 358 349Telefax: + (976 1) 358 032
Morocco
Ministry of Trade, Industry and Handicrafts
Standardization and Quality Promotion Division
Moroccan Industrial Standardization Service (SMINA)Administrative District Rabat-Chellah
Telephone: + (212)  7 76 63 17
+ (212)  7 76 66 98
Telefax: + (212)  7 76 62 96G/TBT/ENQ/11
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Mozambique
Instituto Nacional de Normalização e Qualidade
Av. 25 de Setembro, 1179 2° andarMaputoP.O. Box 2983 Maputo
Telephone + (258 1) 42 14 09
+ (258 1) 42 14 98
Telefax: + (258 1) 42 45 85Telex: 6-933 INNOQ MO
Myanmar
Directorate of Investment and
Company Administration (DICA)
Ministry of National Planning andEconomic DevelopmentMerchant Street, 653-691Yangon
Telephone: + (95 1)  822 07
+ (95 1)  720 52+ (95 1)  752 29
Telefax: + (95 1)  821 01Telex: 21368  INVEST BM
Namibia
Namibia Standards Information and
Quality Office (NSIQO)Private Bag 13340
Windhoek
Telephone: + (264) 61 283 7111Telefax: + (264) 61 220 227
Netherlands
(a) Enquiry point mentioned in Article 10, paragraph 1.1:
Ministry of FinanceCentral Licensing Office for Imports and ExportsTax and Customs AdministrationSection EEC/WTO- Notifications P.O. Box 300039700 RD Groningen
Telephone: + (31 50) 52 39 178
+ (31 50) 52 39 275
Telefax: + (31 50) 52 39 219E-mail/X.400: C = NL;  A = 400NET;  P = CDIU
S = NOTIF;  OUI = CDUI
E-mail: cdiuor@noord.bart.nlG/TBT/ENQ/11
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The CDIU is responsible for the implementation of re gulations in the field of international trade and
also for information on technical regulations, including notifications.
(b) Enquiry point mentioned in Article 10, paragraph 1.2:
Nederlands Normalisatie Instituut (NNI)
(Netherlands Standardization Institute)
P.O. Box 5059NL 2600 GB Delft
Telephone: + (31 15)  69 02 55
Telefax: + (31 15)  69 01 30
(c) Enquiry point mentioned in Article 10, paragraph 1.3:
Raad voor Accreditatie
(Council for Accreditation)
P.O. Box 2768NL-3500 GT Utrecht
Telephone: + (31 34)  28 94 500
Telefax: + (31 34)  23 94 539
New Zealand
Standards New Zealand
Standards House
155 The Terrace
Private Bag 2439
Wellington
Telephone: + (64 4)  498 59 90Telefax: + (64 4)  498 59 9
Nigeria
The Director-General
Standards Organization of Nigeria
Federal Secretariat9th floor, Phase 1
Ikoyi, Lagos
Telephone: + (234 1)  68 26 15
Telefax: + (234 1)  68 18 20G/TBT/ENQ/11
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Norway
Norges Standardiseringsforbund
(Norwegian Standards Association)
P.O. Box 7020 Homansbyen
(Hegdehaugsveien 31)
N-0306 Oslo 3
Telephone: + (47) 22 04 92 00
Telefax: + (47) 22 04 92 11
Telex: 19050 nsf n
Pakistan
(a) For standardization and certification undertaken by the Pakistan Standards Institution:
Pakistan Standards Institution
39 Garden RoadSaddar, Karachi 74400
Telephone: + (92 21) 77 29 527
Telefax: + (92 21) 77 28 124
(b) For technical regulations relating to food and health safety:
Ministry of Health, Social Welfare and Population PlanningGovernment of Pakistan
Secretariat Block 'C'
Islamabad
Telephone: + (92 51) 820 930
Telefax: + (92 51) 829 703
Papua New Guinea
Director General
National Institute of Standards and Industrial Technology (NISIT)
P.O. Box 3042
BOROKONational Capital District
Port Moresby
Telephone: + (675) 323 18 52
Telefax: + (675) 325 87 93G/TBT/ENQ/11
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Peru
Comisión de Reglamentos Técnicos y Comerciales
Instituto de Defensa de la Competencia y de la Propiedad Intelectual
Calle La Prosa No. 138
Lima 41, Peru
Telephone: + (51 1) 224 07 88Telefax: + (51 1) 224 03 48
+ (51 1) 224 0347
E-mail: cnmamel@indecopi.gob.pe
Philippines
Bureau of Product Standards
Department of Trade and Industry
 3/F Trade and Industry Bldg.
361 Sen. Gil J. Puyat Avenue
Metro Manila, Makati City 1200
Telephone: + (63 2)  890 49 65
Telefax: + (63 2)  890 49 26
+ (63 2)  890 51 30
E-mail: dtibpsrp@mnl.sequel.net
Postal Address:  P.O. Box 3228 MCPO
Poland
Polski Komitet Normalizacyjny (PKN)
(Polish Committee for Standardization)WTO/TBT National Enquiry Point
P.O. Box 411
ul. Elektoralna 2
PL-00-950 Warsaw
Telephone: + (48 22) 620 02 41 ext. 651
+ (48 22) 624 71 22
Telefax: + (48 22) 624 71 22
E-mail: polknor@atos.warman.com.pl
Contact person:  Mr. Marek ŻarnochG/TBT/ENQ/11
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Portugal
Instituto Português da Qualidade
(Portuguese Institute for Quality)
Rua C à Avenida dos Três Vales
P-2825 Monte da Caparica
Telephone: + (351 1)  294 81 00
Telefax: + (351 1)  294 82 23
+ (351 1)  294 81 01
+ (351 1)  294 82 22
E-mail X 400: C = PT;  A = MAILPAC;
P = GTW-MS;  O =  IPQ.OU;
1 = IPQM;  S = PINCDCP
Internet: PINCDCP@IPQM.IPQ.GTW-
MS.MAILPAC.PT
Romania
Romanian Standards Institute
13, Jean Louis Calderon street
Sector 2Bucharest
Telephone: + (40 1)  211 32 96
Telefax: + (40 1)  210 08 33
Telex: (065) 11 312 ins r
Saint Lucia
St. Lucia Bureau of Standards
Government Buildings
Block B, 4th Floor
John Compton Highway
Castries
Telephone: + (1 758) 453 00 49
Telefax: + (1 758) 453 73 47
Singapore
(a) For standardization and certification undertaken by the Singapore Productivity and
Standards Board:
Singapore Productivity and Standards Board
1 Science Park Drive
PSB Building
Singapore 118221
Telephone: + (65)  778 77 77
Telefax: + (65)  776 12 80G/TBT/ENQ/11
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(b) For technical regulations relating to specific electrical fittings and accessories:
Public Utilities Board
111 Somerset Road
15-01
Singapore 238164
Telephone: + (65)  235 88 88Telefax: + (65)  731 30 20
(c) For technical regulations relating to processed food:
Food Control Department
Ministry of the Environment
Environment Building
40 Scotts Road
Singapore 228231
Telephone: + (65)  732 90 15
Telefax: + (65)  731 98 44
(d) For technical regulations relating to fish, meat, fruits and vegetables:
Primary Production Department
National Development Building5 Maxwell Road
Singapore 169110
Telephone: + (65)  222 12 11
Telefax: + (65)  220 60 68
Telex: RS 28851 PPD
Slovak Republic
Slovenský ústav technickej normalizácie
WTO Enquiry Point
Karloveská cesta 63
842 45 BratislavaVisiting address:
Stefaničova 3
814 39 Bratislava
Telephone: + (421 7)  397 886
Telefax: + (421 7)  397 886G/TBT/ENQ/11
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Slovenia
Standards and Metrology Institute of the Republic of Slovenia (SMIS)
WTO TBT Enquiry Point
Kotnikova 6
SI-1000  Ljubljana
Telephone: + (386 61) 178 3041Telefax: + (386 61) 178 3196
E-mail: smis@usm.mzt.si
South Africa
Standards Information Centre
South African Bureau of Standards
Private Bag X191
0001 PRETORIA
Telephone: + (27 12) 428 7911
Telefax: + (27 12) 344 1568
E-mail: info@sabs.co.za
Spain
(a) Ministerio de Comercio y Turismo
Dirección General de Comercio Exterior
(Subdirección General de Control, Inspección y Normalización del Comercio
Exterior)
Paseo de la Castellana, 162, 6a planta
28046 Madrid
Telephone: + (34 1)  349 37 70
+ (34 1)  349 37 64
+ (34 1)  349 37 54
Telefax: + (34 1)  349 37 40
+ (34 1)  349 37 77
(b) Enquiry point with regard to Spanish national standards:
Asociación Española de Normalización y de Certificación (AENOR)
Calle Fernández de la Hoz, 52
28010 Madrid
Telephone: + (34 1)  310 48 51Telefax: + (34 1)  310 49 76G/TBT/ENQ/11
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Sri Lanka
Director of Commerce
Department of Commerce
"Rakshana Mandiraya"
21 Vauxhall Street
Colombo 2
Telephone: + (94 1)  29 733
+ (94 1)  43 61 14
Telefax: + (94 1)  43 02 33
Telex: 21908 COMMERCE
Swaziland
Quality Assurance Unit
Ministry of Enterprise and EmploymentP.O. Box 451
Mbabane
Telephone: + (268) 432 01
Telefax: + (268) 447 11
Sweden
(a) Enquiry point with regard to Article 10.1:
Kommerskollegium
(National Board of Trade)
WTO-TBT Enquiry Point
Box 6803S-113 86 Stockholm
Telephone: + (46 8)  690 48 00
Telefax: + (46 8)  690 48 40
(b) Enquiry point with regard to Article 10.2:
SIS Service ABWTO-TBT Enquiry Point
Box 6455
S-10382 Stockholm
Telephone: + (46 8) 610 30 00
Telefax: + (46 8) 30 77 57G/TBT/ENQ/11
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Switzerland
Swiss Association for Standardization
SNV
Mühlebachstrasse 54
CH-8008 Zürich
Telephone: + (41 1)  254 54 54
Telefax: + (41 1)  254 54 74
E-mail/X400: C=ch/ A=400net/ P=snv/ O=snv/
S=switec
The SNV has been established as the Enquiry Point by the Federal Office of External
Economic Affairs.
Tanzania
The Principal Secretary
Ministry of Industries and Trade
P.O. Box 9503
Dar Es Salaam
Telephone: + (255 51) 117 222-5
Telefax: + (255 51) 46919Telex: 41689
Thailand
Thai Industrial Standards Institute (TISI)
Ministry of Industry
Rama VI StreetBangkok 10400
Telephone: + (66 2)  202 34 01
+ (66 2)  202 35 08
+ (66 2) 202 35 12
Telefax: + (66 2)  247 87 34
+ (66 2)  202 34 02
Email: stdinfo@tisi.go.th
Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago Bureau of Standards
The DirectorP.O. Box 467
Port of Spain
Telephone: + (1 809)  662 88 27
Telefax: + (1 809)  663 43 35
E-mail: ttbs@opus-networx.comG/TBT/ENQ/11
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Tunisia
(a) Enquiry Point for standards:
Institut National de la Normalisation et de la Propriété Industrielle
(National Standardization and Industrial Property Institute)
INNORPI
Contact Point: Mr. Ali Ben GaiedCité El Khadhra par Rue Alain Savary
1003 Tunis le Belvédère
B.P. 23
1012 Tunis
Telephone: + (216 1)  78 59 22
Telefax: + (216 1)  78 15 63
For information on:
Standards; Standardization and certification systems; Industrial property; Quality;
Relations with foreign standardization and certification bodies.
For services in the areas of:
Quality promotion; Certification; Industrial property; Other services include sale of
standards and draft standards, access to domestic and foreign databases, consultationof Tunisian and foreign standards.
(b) Enquiry Point on seeds and plants:
Ministry of Agriculture
Directorate-General of Agricultural Production
Seeds and Plants Monitoring and Certification DivisionContact Point: Mr. Aissa Bouziri
30, rue Alain Savary
1002 Tunis Belvédère
Telephone: + (216 1)  80 04 19
Telefax: + (216 1)  80 04 19
For information on:   Standards for seeds and plants
Documents available:   Analysis reports and texts of regulations and standards
(c) Enquiry Point on technical regulations on Telecoms:
Ministry of Communications
Contact Point: Mr. Ridha Guellouz3 bis, rue d'Angleterre
1000 Tunis
Telephone: + (216 1)  33 34 36
Telefax: + (216 1)  33 26 85
Documents available on:  Regulations and technical subjectsG/TBT/ENQ/11
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(d) Enquiry point on pesticides and disinfectants for domestic use:
Ministry of Public Health
Directorate of Environmental Health and Environmental Protection
Contact point:  Mr. Shlaheddine CHENITI.
5 rue Chaabane El B' houri
1002 Tunis
Telephone: + (216 1)  79 17 15
Telefax: + (216 1)  79 09 73
For information on:   Regulatory and organizational aspects relating to pesticides for
domestic use and disinfectants.
Documents available on:   Approval and attribution procedures relating to pesticides
for domestic use and disinfectants.
(e) Enquiry point on pharmaceuticals, medical accessories and special diet foods:
Ministry of Public Health
Directorate of Pharmacy and Medicaments
Contact point:  Professor Amor TOUMI
31 rue Khartoum
1002 Tunis
Telephone: + (216 1)  79 68 24
Telefax: + (216 1)  79 78 16
For information on:   Regulatory and organizational aspects relating to:
- Human medicaments;
- Veterinary medicaments;- serums and vaccines;
- pharmaceutical accessories;
- cosmetics.
Documents available on:   Legislation and approval and attribution procedures for the
above-mentioned products.
(f) Enquiry Point on technical regulations in other areas:
Ministry of Trade
Directorate-General of Competition and Internal Trade
6, rue Venezuela
1002 Tunis Belvédère
Telephone: + (216 1)  78 08 15
Telefax: + (216 1)  78 18 47
For information on:    Any technical regulations not covered aboveG/TBT/ENQ/11
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Turkey
(a) Enquiry point with regard to Article 10.1:
Prime Ministry
Undersecretariat for Foreign Trade
General Directorate for Standardization for Foreign Trade
06510 Emek-Ankara
Telephone: + (90 312)  212 58 96
+ (90 312)  212 87 17
Telefax: + (90 312)  212 87 68
Email: gokali@foreigntrade.gov.tr
(b) Enquiry point with regard to Article 10.1.2:
Turkish Standards Institution
Necatibey Cad. No: 112 Bakanhklar06100 Ankara
Telephone: + (90 312)  418 01 15
Telefax: + (90 312)  418 01 16
Email: biedb@tse.org.tr
Uganda
Uganda National Bureau of Standards (UNBS)
Plot M 217, Nakawa Industrial Area
P.O. Box 6329
Kampala
Telephone: + (256 41)  22 23 69
+ (256 41)  22 23 67
United Kingdom
(a) Enquiry point with regard to Article 10.1:
WTO SectionDepartment of Trade and Industry
Room 360
Kingsgate House
66-74 Victoria Street
London SW1E 6SW
Telephone: + (44 171)  2 15 45 11
Telefax: + (44 171)  2 15 45 12G/TBT/ENQ/11
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(b) Enquiry point with regard to Article 10.3:
BSI Information Centre
389 Chiswick High Road
London  W4  4AL
Telephone: + (44 181) 996 71 11
Telefax: + (44 181) 996 70 48
United States
National Center for Standards and Certification Information
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Bldg. 820, Room 164
Gaithersburg, MD  20899
Telephone: + (1 301)  975 40 40
Telefax: + (1 301)  926 15 59E-mail: joanne.overman@nist.gov
The United States' enquiry point, in the National Institute of Standards and Technology,
maintains a reference collection of standards, specifications, test methods, codes and recommended
practices.  This reference material includes United States' government agencies regulations, and
standards of United States private standards-developing organizations and foreign national andinternational standardizing bodies.  The enquiry point responds to all enquiries for information
concerning federal, state and private regulations, standards, and conformity assessment procedures.
Uruguay
Direccion General Para Asuntos Economicos Internacionales
Ministerio De Relaciones ExterioresColonia 1206
Montevideo
Telephone: + (598 2) 902 06 18
Telefax: + (598 2) 901 74 13
Zambia
(a) Permanent Secretary/Attent ion of Director of Trade
Ministry of Commerce, Trade and Industry
P.O. Box 31968, Lusaka, Zambia
Telephone: + (260 1)  228 301/9
Telefax: + (260 1)  226 673G/TBT/ENQ/11
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(b) Zoo - Sanitary (Animal/animal material)
Senior Veterinary Officer
Department of Animal Production and Health
Mulungushi House
P.O. Box 50060, Lusaka, Zambia
Telephone: + (260 1)  250 274
+ (260 1)  252 608
Telefax: + (260 1)  236 283
(c) Phytosanitary Service (Plant material)
Mount Makulu Research Station
P/B 7 Chilanga, Zambia
Telephone: + (260 1)  278 655
+ (260 1)  278 242
Telefax: + (260 1)  230 62 22
Zimbabwe
(a) Standards, technical regulations and certification schemes:
The Director General,
Standards Association of ZimbabweP.O. Box 2259
Northend Close, Northridge Park
Borrowdale, Harare
Telephone: + (263 4)  882 017
+ (263 4)  882 018+ (263 4)  882 019
Telefax: + (263 4)  882 020
(b) Agricultural Products:
The Permanent Secretary,
Ministry of Agriculture1 Borrowdale Road
P/Bag 7701
Causeway, Harare
Telephone: + (263 4)  708 061
Telefax: + (263 4)  734 646
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