G/TBT/N/JAM/120  
14 November  2023 
(23-7647) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6  
 
1. Notifying Member:  JAMAICA  
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:   
Bureau of Standards Jamaica  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers , email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:   
Regional and In ternational Trade Branch  
6 Winchester Road  
Kingston 10  
Jamaica W.I.  
Email: info @bsj.org.jm; Website: http://www.bsj.org.jm  
Tel.: 1 (876) 926 -3140-5/ (876) 618 -1534/ (876) 632 -4275; Fax: 1 (876) 929 -4736 
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [  ], 5.6.2 [  ], 5.7.1 [  ], 3.2 [  ], 7.2 [  ], 
other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Pneumatic 
tyres for passenger cars : ICS 83.160.10  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Standard 
Specification for Pneumatic tyres for passenger cars; (17 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  This standard specifies the designation, dimensions, load 
ratings and labelling requirements of metric -series tyres primarily intended for passenger 
cars. The standard applies to all passenger car tyres to be used in the local market 
including those arrivi ng with imported new and used vehicles.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  This standard is a revision of and supersedes JS 244: 2018. The revision was 
conducted to remove the methods of tests from the s tandard and updating of the general 
requirements to ensure alignment with current international trends. The removal of the 
prescriptive elements from the standard and developing/ adopting methods of tests to be 
applied in the testing of the product will as sist with ensuring compliance with the 
requirements.  
The revised standard is intended to provide assurance that adequate safety controls exist 
for the intended users of pneumatic tyres for passenger cars. ; National security 
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  8. Relevant documents:   
A notice of the Standard Speciﬁcation for Pneumatic tyres for passenger cars will 
appear in The Jamaica Gazette Supplement - Proclamations, Rules and Regulations. The 
document will appear as a Jamaican Standard Specification, with mandatory status, and 
will be available for sale.   
9. Proposed date of adoption:  11 March 2025  
Proposed date of entry into force:  11 March 2025  
10. Final date for comments:  11 January 2024  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
Bureau of Standards Jamaica (BSJ)  
Regional & International Trade Branch  
Contacts: Mrs. Sherieka Satchell and Ms  Nadette Brown  
6 Winchester Road  
Kingston 10  
Tel: +(876) -618-1534; +(876) -632-4275 
Email: tbtenquirypoint@bsj.org.jm  
Website: http://www.bsj.org.jm  
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