WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/GEN/N/22
26 November 2002
(02-6523)
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade
NOTIFICATIONS ISSUED DURING THE MONTH OF OCTOBER 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 of
October 2002, which includes a total of 66 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/22
Page 2Member Notification and
Date of CirculationArticle Product /Measure Objective Deadline for
comments
G/TBT/N/ARG/58
24/10/022.9.2 Medicinal preparations for human use To safeguard public health Not specified
G/TBT/N/ARG/59
24/10/022.9.2 Medicinal preparations for human use To safeguard public health Not specified
G/TBT/N/ARG/60
24/10/022.9.2 Medicinal preparations for human use To safeguard public health Not specifiedArgentina
G/TBT/N/ARG/61
24/10/022.9.2 Domestic appliances Human safety Not specified
Australia G/TBT/N/AUS/12
02/10/022.9.2 Medicines with specified ingredients Protection of human health and safety,
and to minimize accidental poisoning
in children30/11/02
G/TBT/N/BEL/32
21/10/022.9.2 Disposable cameras To fill a legal vacuum Not specified
G/TBT/N/BEL/33
21/10/022.9.2 Radiocommunications transmitters and
receiversTo update the list of categories of
equipment exempt from licensing inorder to bring it into line with CEPT
recommendations and reflect the
realities of today's marketNot specifiedBelgium
G/TBT/N/BEL/34
21/10/022.9.2 General accounting and control rules
for games of chance which may be
operated in Class I gaming
establishmentsNot specified Not specified
G/TBT/N/BRA/59
01/10/022.9.2 Food and food additives
(HS Section 4, Chapters 28 and 29)Labelling requirements and public
health22/09/02
G/TBT/N/BRA/60
02/10/025.6.2 Optic fibre cables (HS Chapter 85) Conformity assessment procedures Not specified
G/TBT/N/BRA/61
02/10/025.6.2 Metallic telephone cables
(HS Chapter 85)Conformity assessment procedures Not specifiedBrazil
G/TBT/N/BRA/62
02/10/022.9.2 Restricted radiation radio
communications equipment
(HS Chapter 85)Consumer’s protection Not specifiedG/TBT/GEN/N/22
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Date of CirculationArticle Product /Measure Objective Deadline for
comments
G/TBT/N/BRA/63
07/10/025.6.2 High pressure cylinders for methane
gas storage (HS Chapter 87)Conformity assessment procedures and
consumer’s safetyNot specified
G/TBT/N/BRA/64
28/10/022.9.2 Radio-communication systems
(HS Chapter 85)Spectrum management and
consumer’s safetyNot specifiedBrazil
G/TBT/N/BRA/65
28/10/022.9.2 Radio-communication digital systems
(HS Chapter 85)Spectrum management 21/10/02
G/TBT/N/CAN/46
14/10/022.9.2 Living Modified Organisms Protection of the environment and
human health27/11/02
G/TBT/N/CAN/47
16/10/025.6.2 Medical devices (ICS: 03.120.01,
11.040.01)Protection of human safety 19/12/02
G/TBT/N/CAN/48
24/10/022.9.2 Canadian foreign air operator
certificate (ICS: 03.220.50)Protection of human safety 19/12/02
G/TBT/N/CAN/49
24/10/022.9.2 Rear impact guard (ICS: 43.040.60) Protection of human safety 19/12/02Canada
G/TBT/N/CAN/50
24/10/022.9.2 Motor vehicle transmission control
functions (ICS : 43.040.50)Protection of human safety 26/12/02
El Salvador G/TBT/N/SLV/13
22/10/022.9.2 Not specified Object, scope, definitions,
classification and designation,
classification of coffee for export or
import, minimum standards for
domestic consumption, packaging andlabelling, sampling, analysis of
samples, technical and regulatory
documentation, surveillance and
verification21/12/02
Hong Kong,
ChinaG/TBT/N/HKG/13
01/10/025.6.2 Domestic gas appliances, including
portable cassette cookersQuality and safety Not specified
Hungary G/TBT/N/HUN/4
02/10/022.9.2 The government decree covers the
packaging and packaging wastes of all
productsHarmonization in order to meet the EU
obligations20/10/02G/TBT/GEN/N/22
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Date of CirculationArticle Product /Measure Objective Deadline for
comments
G/TBT/N/JPN/55
14/10/022.9.2 Digital broadcasting system To add the digital broadcasting system
utilizing large capacity storage
functions which realized the new
Viewing-and-listening form19/12/02 Japan
G/TBT/N/JPN/56
25/10/022.9.2
5.6.2Motor vehicles
(HS: 87.01-08, 87.11, 87.14 and87.16)To prevent accident caused by
enlarged blind spot of vehicles withhigh eye-point, such as MPV;  and to
harmonize with relevant international
standards.25/12/02
Korea G/TBT/N/KOR/42
31/10/022.9.2 Functional cosmetics To offer the convenience to
manufacturers and importers who want
to register their products at KFDA30/11/02
G/TBT/N/MEX/36
16/10/022.10.1 Marine mammals Protection of marine mammals in
captivity and natural resourcesNot specified
G/TBT/N/MEX/37
16/10/022.9.2 Household refrigerators and freezers Energy saving (conservation of natural
resources) and quality and labelling of
household refrigerators and freezers
for consumer protection.17/11/02
G/TBT/N/MEX/38
16/10/022.9.2 Three-phase squirrel-cage AC
induction motors with a rated output of
0.746 kW to 373 kW.Energy saving (conservation of natural
resources) and quality and labelling of
three-phase squirrel-cage induction
AC motors with a rated output of
0.746 kW to 373 kW for consumerprotection22/11/02Mexico
G/TBT/N/MEX/39
24/10/022.9.2 Ham Physical and chemical specifications,
trade description and labelling of the
different types of ham to protect the
consumer07/12/02G/TBT/GEN/N/22
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Date of CirculationArticle Product /Measure Objective Deadline for
comments
G/TBT/N/MEX/40
25/10/022.10.1 Toys - Replica firearms To ensure that pr oducts marketed
within the national territory do not
constitute a risk to human safety and
thus to safeguard property rights whichare threatened by the imminent increase
in the marketing of toys which
resemble firearms and which are being
used to perpetrate a range of criminal
actsNot
applicable Mexico
G/TBT/N/MEX/41
28/10/022.9.2 Disposable enema bags Protection of human health and safety
by way of the definition of the sanitary
specifications for and marking,
packing and packaging of disposableenema bags10/12/02
G/TBT/N/NLD/52
01/10/022.9.2 Retro-reflective material with which
the dimensions of a vehicle are more
clearly visibleTo implement Rule UN/ECE No 07/12/02
G/TBT/N/NLD/53
01/10/022.9.2 Retro-reflective material with which
the size of a vehicle is more clearly
visibleTo implement Rule UN/ECE No 104 07/12/02Netherlands
G/TBT/N/NLD/54
10/10/022.9.2 Mining works on land and mining
facilities in surface water,  pipelines
and cablesProtection of the environment and
safety18/11/02
G/TBT/N/NLD/55
10/10/022.9.2 Helidecks, lighting, a safety net, a
wind bag, meteorological equipment,
fire-fighting equipment and equipment
for rescue activities; identifying marks,
noise beacons and light beacons;communications equipment;
meteorological equipment; closing
devices and other equipment
accompanying; pipingProtection of the environment and the
safety of particularly shipping,
aviation and fishing02/12/02G/TBT/GEN/N/22
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Date of CirculationArticle Product /Measure Objective Deadline for
comments
New Zealand G/TBT/N/NZL/10
23/10/022.9.2 Glycine max (soybean) seed for
sowingTo ensure that genetically modified
Glycine max seeds, that are not
approved under the HSNO Act, are not
released into New Zealand’senvironment through imports of
conventional Glycine max seed14/12/02
G/TBT/N/PHL/25
22/10/022.9.2 Lead-acid batteries for motorcycles
(ICS:  29.220.20;  43.140)For users safety and protection 17/12/02
G/TBT/N/PHL/26
22/10/022.9.2 Hot-dip aluminum/zinc-coated steel
sheetModified adoption of with
International Standard ISO 9364:200317/12/02
G/TBT/N/PHL/27
22/10/022.9.2 Hot-dip zinc-coated carbon steel sheet Modified adoption of International
Standard ISO 3575:1996.The purposeis due to climatic and geographic
requirements of the local condition and
the particular needs of galvanizing
industry17/12/02Philippines
G/TBT/N/PHL/28
22/10/022.9.2 Steel sheets and coils (ICS 77.120.10) Modified adoption of the International
Standard ISO 14788:1998. Certain
modifications have been made due to
climatic and geographic local
condition and the particular needs ofthe galvanizing industry17/12/02
G/TBT/N/PHL/29
22/10/022.9.2 Paper, board and pulps (85.040 /
85.060)For users satisfaction 17/12/02
G/TBT/N/ZAF/18
24/10/022.9.2 HS: 03.03;  ICS: 67.120.30 Consumer safety 11/12/02 South Africa
G/TBT/N/ZAF/19
24/10/022.9.2 HS: 03.06;  ICS: 67.120.30 Consumer safety 11/12/02
Spain G/TBT/N/ESP/20
25/10/022.9.2 This Standard does not explicitly cover
any productTo establish criteria for choosing and
designing the most appropriate
solution as regards roadbedrehabilitation, on the basis of
technical, economic and
environmental considerations23/12/02G/TBT/GEN/N/22
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Date of CirculationArticle Product /Measure Objective Deadline for
comments
G/TBT/N/SWE/14
22/10/022.9.2 Ships Construction of ships that operate
Swedish waters during wintertime02/01/03
G/TBT/N/SWE/15
30/10/022.9.2 3062910 To protect native Swedish freshwater
crayfish (Astacus Astacus) from
extinction by minimising the risk of
spreading of non-native species inSwedish waters07/01/03
G/TBT/N/SWE/16
30/10/022.9.2 Not specified To better adapt the regulation to
existing EC-directives and ECE-
regulations concerning theconstruction of vehicles, and to give it
a linguistic and legal update10/01/03Sweden
G/TBT/N/SWE/17
30/10/022.9.2 Not specified To better adapt the regulation to
existing EC-directives concerning the
construction of vehicles and to give it
a linguistic and legal update10/01/03
G/TBT/N/SWE/18
30/10/022.9.2 Not specified To better adapt the regulation to
existing EC-directives concerning
construction of vehicles and to give it
a linguistic and legal update10/01/03
G/TBT/N/SWE/19
30/10/022.9.2 Not specified To give the regulation a linguistic and
legal update.10/01/03
G/TBT/N/SWE/20
30/10/022.9.2 Not specified To give the regulation a linguistic and
legal update.10/01/03
G/TBT/N/SWE/21
30/10/022.9.2 Not specified To give the regulation a linguistic and
legal update.10/01/03
G/TBT/N/SWE/22
30/10/022.9.2 Not specified To give the regulation a linguistic and
legal update.10/01/03
Switzerland G/TBT/N/CHE/23
01/10/022.9.2 Simple pressure vessels Safety; Protection from accidents,
protection of the user/consumer29/11/02G/TBT/GEN/N/22
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Date of CirculationArticle Product /Measure Objective Deadline for
comments
G/TBT/N/THA/90
21/10/022.9.2 Ice cream and ice confectionery (HS
Chapter 21.05, ICS: 67.100.40)Consumer protection 20/12/02
G/TBT/N/THA/91
22/10/022.9.2 Tobacco, Tobacco products (HS
Chapter 24.02, ICS: 65.160)Consumer protection 21/12/02
G/TBT/N/THA/92
22/10/022.9.2 Food products in general (HS Chapter
48.21, ICS: 67.040)Consumer protection 21/12/02
G/TBT/N/THA/93
22/10/022.9.2 Food products in general (HS Chapter
21.06, ICS: 67.040)Consumer protection 21/12/02
G/TBT/N/THA/94
22/10/022.9.2 Ice  (HS Chapter 22.01, ICS:
13.060.20)Consumer protection 21/12/02
G/TBT/N/THA/95
22/10/022.9.2 Herb teas  (HS Chapter 09.02, ICS:
67.140.10)Consumer protection 21/12/02Thailand
G/TBT/N/THA/96
22/10/022.9.2 Drinking water  (HS Chapter 22.01,
ICS: 13.060.20)Consumer protection 21/12/02
Trinidad and
TobagoG/TBT/N/TTO/14
28/10/022.9.2 Liquid Chlorine Bleach (ICS
71.100.35)To protect the consumer or user
against danger to health or safety by
ensuring a product of acceptablequality13/12/02
G/TBT/N/USA/24
23/10/022.9.2 Fruits and Vegetables (ICS 67) To protect against the introduction of
quarantine pests through imported
fruits and vegetables02/12/02
G/TBT/N/USA/25
23/10/022.9.2 Food labelling (ICS:  67) To provide industry and consumers
with a workable voluntary programthat will carry out the intent of the law09/04/03United States
G/TBT/N/USA/26
23/10/022.9.2 Fruit and Agricultural Wines  (ICS 67) To make these regulations accurate
and consistent02/12/02
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