WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/ENQ/19
26 September 2001
(01-4564)
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 ofthe TBT Agreement, and any additional information provided by delegations concerning their
operations.
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1. Albania
Directorate for Standardization
Rr: "Mine Peza", Nr.143/3
Tirana, Albania
Telephone: +355 4 247176
Telefax: + 355 4 226255
E-mail: dsc@icc.al.eu.org
2. Argentina
Dirección Nacional de la República Argentina
Dirección Nacional de Comercio Interior
Director:  Ing. Silvio PeistAvda. J. A. Roca 651 piso 4°, Sector 22
1322 Buenos Aires
Telephone: + (54 11) 4349 40.39
Telefax: + (54 11) 4349 40.38E-mail: vcamal@secind.mecon.gov.ar
3. Australia
WTO Enquiry Point
The Director
WTO Industrials and Market Access Section
Trade Negotiations Division
Department of Foreign Affairs and TradeCanberra A.C.T. 0221G/TBT/ENQ/19
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Telephone: + (61 2) 6261 3650
Telefax: + (61 2) 6261 2927
E-mail: TBT. Enquiry@dfat.gov.au
4. Austria
(a) For technical regulations (Article 10.1)
Bundesministerium für Wirtschaftliche Angelegenheiten
(Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs)
Abteilung II/11 (Division II/11)
Stubenring 1A-1011 Wien
Telephone: +(43-1) 71100, ext. 5774
Telefax: +(43-1) 715.96.51, 718.05.08
E-mail/Internet: Gabriela.Habermayer@bmwa.bmwa.ada.at
E-mail/X400: G=Gabriela; S=Habermayer; O=BMWA;
P=BMWA; A=ADA; C=AT
(b) For non-governmental standards (Article 10.3)
Österreichisches Normungsinstitut - ON
(Austrian Standards Institute)
Heinestraße 38
P.O.B. 130
A- 1021 Wien
Telephone: +(43-1) 213 00/ext.613
Telefax: +(43.1) 213.00.650
Telex: (047) 115 960 norm a
E-mail: elisabeth.stampfl-blaha@on-norm.at
Website: www.on-norm.at
Österreichischer Verband für Elektrotechnik - ÖVE
(Austrian Electronical Association)
Eschenbachgasse 9
A-1010 Wien
Telephone: +(43-1) 587 63 73
Telefax: +(43-1) 586 74 08
E-mail: ove@ove.at
5. Bahrain
Directorate of Standards and Metrology
Ministry of Commerce
P.O. Box 5479
ManamaG/TBT/ENQ/19
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6. Barbados
Barbados National Standards Institution
"Flodden"
Culloden RoadSt Michael
Telephone:  + (246) 426 38 70
Telefax: + (246) 436 14 95
7. *Belarus
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National Information Centre for Technical Barriers to Trade,
Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures
3 Melezh Str., Minsk 220113
Republic of Belarus
Telephone:  +(375) 17 262 12 50
Telefax: +(375) 17 262 15 20
E-mail: belgiss@mail.belpak.by
8. Belgium
CIBELNOR
Institut Belge de Normalisation (IBN) / Belgish Instituut voor Normalisatie (BIN)
Avenue de la Brabançonne, 29
1000 Bruxelles
Telephone: +(32-2) 738.0111
Telefax: +(32-2) 733.4264
Telex: 23877 benor b
E-mail: Cibelnor@ibn.be
9. Belize
The Financial Secretary
Ministry of Finance
Belmopan
10. 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
                                                     
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11. Bolivia
(a) Technical regulations and conformity assessment procedures:
Viceministerio de Industria y Comercio Interno
Av. Camacho 1488
Casilla No. 4430
La Paz
Telephone: + (591 2) 37 20 46
Telefax: + (591 2) 31 72 62
(b) Technical standards:
Instituto Boliviano de Normalización
y Calidad (IBNORCA)
Av. Camacho 1488Casilla No. 5034
La Paz
Telephone: + (591 2) 31 72 62
+ (591 2) 31 01 85
Telefax: + (591 2) 31 72 62
12. Botswana
Botswana Bureau of Standards
Private Bag BO 48
Gaborone
Telephone:  + (267) 351 420
Telefax: + (267) 308 194
E-mail: bobs.Standard@infor.bw
13. 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) 563.28.52
Telefax: + (55 21) 502 04.15
E-mail: pontofocal.tbt.omc@inmetro.gov.brWebsite: www.inmetro.gov.br
14. Bulgaria
State Agency for Standardization and Metrology
21, "6th September" Street
1000 Sofia
BulgariaG/TBT/ENQ/19
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Telephone: + (359 2) 981 44 51
Telefax: + (359 2) 986 17 07
E-mail: csm@techno-link.com
Contact person:  Violetta Veleva
15. Burkina Faso
Direction de la Normalisation et de la Promotion de la Qualité (FASONORM)
01BP389 Ouagadougou 01
Burkina Faso
Telephone: +(226) 31 13 00/31 13 01/30 62 24
Telefax: +(226) 31 14 69
E-mail: simon.palenfo@gov.bf
16. Burundi
Ministère du Commerce, de l'Industrie et du Tourisme
Bureau Burundais de Normalisation (B.B.N.)
21, Boulevard de l'Indépendance
B.P. 3535Bujumbura
Burundi
Telephone: 00257/221577
Telefax: 00257/221815
00257/225595
E-mail: comext@cbinf.com
17. Cameroon
Ministère du Développement Industriel et Commercial
Direction du Développement IndustrielCellule de la Normalisation et de la Qualité
Yaounde
Cameroon
Telephone: + (237) 22 11 20
+ (237) 23 26 37
Telefax: + (237) 22 95 86
+ (237) 22 27 04
18. Canada
Intergovernmental Affairs and Trade
Standards Council of Canada
200-270 Albert Street
Ottawa, ON K1P 6N7CanadaG/TBT/ENQ/19
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Telephone: + (1 613) 238 32 22 Ext. 491
Telefax: + (1 613) 569 78.08
E-mail: info@scc.ca
Website: www.scc.ca
Coordinator, Isabelle Delage
19. Chile
Departamento de Comercio Exterior (DECOEX)
Ministerio de Economía
Teatinos 120, piso 11Santiago
Telephone: + (56 2) 698 8148
Telefax: + (56 2) 697 4905
E-mail: decoex@minecon.cl
20. *China
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Research Center for International Inspection and
Quarantine Standards and Technical RegulationsState Administration for Entry-Exit Inspection & Quarantine
No. 15, Fang Cao Di Xi Ave
Chao Yang District, Beijing 100020
Telephone: + (86 10) 65 06 81 43
Telefax: + (86 10) 65 06 90 57
Email: srrc@ciq.gov.cn
Scope and Responsibility:  import and export inspection
WTO/TBT Inquiry Point, State Bureau of Quality and Technical Supervision
No. 4, Zhi Chun Road
Hai Dian DistrictBeijing 100088
Telephone: + (86 10) 62 00 06 88, 62 02 51 34
Telefax: + (86 10) 62 00 06 87
E-mail: cntbt@cqi.gov.cnScope and responsibility:  technical regulations, standards
and conformity assessment
21. Colombia
Ministerio de Desarrollo Económico
Consejo Nacional de Normas y Calidades
Carrera 13 No. 28-01 Piso 6
Bogotá, D.C.
Telephone: + (57 1) 350 55 00, Ext. 1649
Telefax: + (57 1) 350 65 04
E-mail: llombana@sias.gov.co
                                                     
2 The asterisk (*) denotes a country being in the process of accession to the WTO.G/TBT/ENQ/19
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22. Costa Rica
Oficina Nacional de Normas y Unidades de Medida
Ministerio de Economía, Industria y Comercio
Apartado Postal 1736-2050San Pedro de Montes de Oca
Telephone: + (506) 283 65 80
Telefax: + (506) 283 51 33
E-mail: metrolog@cnp.go.cr
23. Côte d'Ivoire
Côte d'Ivoire Normalisation (CODINORM)
Immeuble le Général, 5
e étage
Angle Botreau Roussel
Rue du Commerce01 BP 1872 Abidjan 01
Telephone: + (225) 21 55 12
+ (225) 22 83 29
Telefax: + (225) 21 25 60
24. Cuba
Oficina Nacional de Normalización - DOIE
Calle E No. 261 entre 11 y 13Vedado, La Habana, Cuba
Código Postal 10400
Telephone: + (53 7) 30 00 22
+ (53 7) 30 08 35
Telefax: + (53 7) 33 80 48
E-mail: nc@ncnorma.cu
Contact person: Sra. Teresa Infante Frómeta
25. 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 CYG/TBT/ENQ/19
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26. Czech Republic
Czech Office for Standards, Metrology and Testing
WTO Enquiry Point
Gorazdova 24P.O. Box 49
128 01 Praha 2
Czech Republic
Telephone: + (420 2) 249 071 35
Telefax: + (420 2) 249 071 31
E-mail: wto.tbt@unmz.czWebsite: www.unmz.cz
Contact person: Ms. Libuše Romanovská
27. Denmark
Dansk Standard
(Danish Standards Association)
Kollegievej, 6
DK-2920 Charlottenlund
Telephone: +(45) 39.96.61.01
Telefax: +(45) 39.96.61.02
E-mail: Dansk.Standard@ds.dk
Website: www.ds.dk
28. Djibouti
Ministère du Commerce, de l'Industrie et de l'Artisanat
Service du Contrôle de la Qualité et des Normes
B.P. 24
Djibouti
Telephone: + (253) 35 25 40
Telefax: + (253) 35 49 09
29. Dominica
Ministry of Trade, Industry and Marketing
Government Headquarters
Kennedy Avenue
Roseau
Commonwealth of Dominica
The Dominica Bureau of Standards
Kennedy Avenue
P.O. Box 1015
RoseauCommonwealth of DominicaG/TBT/ENQ/19
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30. Dominican Republic
(a) Agricultural products:
Ministry of Agriculture (Secretaría de Estado de Agricultura)
Km. 6 ½ Autopista Duarte
Urbanización 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)
(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)
31. Ecuador
Ingeniero Felipe Urresta
Director General del Instituto Ecuatoriano de Normalización, INENBaquerizo Moreno E8-29 (454) y Almagro
Quito
Casilla Postal:  17-01-3999
Telephone: +(593 2) 501 885 (to 891)
Telefax: +(593 2) 567 815
+(593 2) 222 223
E-mail: inen1@inen.gov.ec
Website: www.ecua.net.ec/inen/G/TBT/ENQ/19
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32. Egypt
Egyptian Organization for Standardization
16, Tadreeb El Motdarrebeen St.
El AmeriyaCairo
Telephone: + (20 2) 259 34 80
Telefax: + (20 2) 259 34 81
Telex: 93296 EOS UN
E-mail: moi@idsc.net.eg
33. El Salvador
Ministerio de Economía
Dirección de Política Comercial
División 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 71
34. Estonia
Estonian Centre for Standardization (EVS)
Aru 10
10317 Tallinn
Estonia
Telephone: + (372) 6 519 212
Telefax: + (372) 6 519 213
E-mail: enquiry@evs.ee
35. European Communities
EC TBT Enquiry Point
DG III – B/4Rue de la Science, 15 – 1/61
1049 Brussels
Belgium
Telephone: + (32 2) 295 57 38
Telefax: + (32 2) 299 57 25
+ (32 2) 296 08 51
E-mail: sabine.lecrenier@dg3.cec.be
There will no longer be a separate enquiry point for agricultural products.G/TBT/ENQ/19
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36. Finland
Finnish Standards Association SFS
P.O. Box 116
Fin-00241 Helsinki
Telephone: +(358-9) 149.93.31
Telefax: +(358-9) 146.49.14
E-mail: wto@sfs.fi
Website: www.sfs.fi/tuote/wto2.htm
37. 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
38. France
Association Française de Normalisation (AFNOR)
Centre d'Information sur les Normes et Règlements Techniques (CINORTECH)
Tour Europe, Cedex 07
F-92049 Paris La Défense
Telephone: +(33-1) 42.91.56.69
Telefax: +(33-1) 42.91.56.56
Telex: 611 974 afnor f
E-mail: eveline.vezinat@email.afnor.fr
Website: www.afnor.fr
Contact person: Mme Eveline Vezinat
Apart from assuming the tasks mentioned in article 10 of the TBT Agreement, AFNOR /
CINORTECH informs economic operators and administrations on notifications by the other
Members.
"The Centre is fully operational.  CINORTECH can provide all information on AFNOR
standards and on technical regulations and certification systems."
39. Georgia
State Department for Standardization, Metrology and Certification of Georgia
GEOSTAND
Coordinator:  Zurab Japaridze
67 Chargali stTbilisi, 380092
Telephone and Telefax: + (995 32) 95 14 70
E-mail: tbtgeostand@access.sanet.geG/TBT/ENQ/19
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40. Germany
Deutsches Informationszentrum für technische Regeln (DITR)
(German Information Centre for Technical regulations)
Postfach 1107, Burggrafenstr. 6D-10787 Berlin
Telephone: +(49-30) 26.01.26.00
Telefax: +(49-30) 26.28.125
E-mail: zimmermann@ditr.din.de
Website: www.din.de
The DITR has been established by the DIN.  It is the central body that provides information
about technical regulations, standards and conformity assessment procedures in force in Germany.
41. Ghana
The Director
Ghana Standards Board
P.O. Box 245
Accra-Ghana
Telephone: + (233 21) 776 171
Telefax: + (233 21) 776 092
42. Greece
Hellenic Organization for Standardization (ELOT)
Information Center for Standards and Technical Regulations
313 Acharnon St.
GR 11145 Athens
Telephone: +(30-1) 201.98.90
Telefax: +(30-1) 202.07.76Telex: 21 96.21 ELOT GR
E-mail: eem@elot.gr
43. Guatemala
Departamento de OMC
8va Avenida 10-43 Zona 1,
Guatemala, C.A.
Telephone: +(502) 238  41 81 Extension 4307
Telefax: +(502) 251  67 08
E-mail: Rmorales@mail.mineco.gob.gt
Ibarillas@mail.mineco.gt
44. Guinea
Institut National de Normalisation et de Métrologie
BP: 1639 ConakryG/TBT/ENQ/19
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Telephone: 41 28 16
Telefax: 41 39 90
E-mail: inm@sotelgui.net.gn
45. Honduras
(a) Enquiry point for all notifications:
Secretaría de Industria y Comercio
(Ministry of Industry and Trade)
Dirección General de Integración
Económica y Política ComercialEdificio Larach, Piso No. 10
Tegucigalpa
Telephone: + (504) 222 60 55
+ (504) 222 18 19
Telefax: + (504) 238 13 36
(b) Technical regulations, standards and conformity assessment procedures:
Secretaría de Industria y Comercio
(Ministry of Industry and Trade)
Dirección General de Protección al Consumidor
Departamento de Normalización y Metrología
Edificio Larach Piso No. 8
Tegucigalpa
Telephone: + (504) 222 70 48
Telefax: + (504) 238 13 36
E-mail: rosorio@sieca.org.gt
(c) Pharmaceutical products:
Secretaría de Salud
Departamento de Farmacia
Edificio Vigil 3era Planta
Tegucigalpa
Telephone: +(504) 238 62 88
Telefax: +(504) 237 53 43
(d) Food products:
Secretaría de Salud
Departamento Control de Alimentos
Paseo Monumento a la Paz, Edificio CEESCO
1er Piso Barrio Morazán
Telephone: + (504) 232 11 39
Telefax: + (504) 232 27 13G/TBT/ENQ/19
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46. Hong Kong, China
Innovation and Technology Commission
The Government of the Hong Kong Special
Administrative Region36/F., Immigration Tower
Wan Chai
Hong Kong
Telephone: + (852) 2829 4867
Telefax: + (852) 2824 1302
+ (852) 2583 9371
E-mail/ psib@itc.gov.hk
47. 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
48. Iceland
(a) For technical regulations
Institute for Acceditation, Legal Metrology, Market Surveillance, Metrology
and Electrical Safety
Borgartuni 21
IS-150 Reykjavik
Iceland
Telephone: + 354 510 11.00
Telefax: + 354 510 11.01
(b) For standards
The Icelandic Standardization Council
Holtagardar
IS-104 Reykjavik
Iceland
Telephone: + 354 520 7150
Telefax: + 354520 71.71
Ministry for Foreign Affairs
External Trade Department
Raudaràrstig 25
IS-150 Reykjavik
IcelandG/TBT/ENQ/19
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Telephone: + 354 560 99.00
Telefax: + 354 562 48.78
E-mail: bryndis.kjartansdottir@utn.stjr.is
Contact person:  Mrs. Bryndis Kjartansdóttir
49. India
Director, Technical Information Services Centre
Bureau of Indian Standards
Manak Bhavan
9 Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg 9New Delhi 110 002
India
Telephone: + (91 11) 323 09 10
Telefax: + (91 11) 323 40 62Telex: (031)-65870 - Answer Back 'BIS/IN'
50. Indonesia
Badan Standardisasi Nasional (BSN)
National Standardization Agency - Indonesia
Manggala Wanabakti Blok IV, 4
th floor
Jl. Jend. Gatot Subroto, Senayan
Jakarta 12710
Indonesia
Telephone: + (62 21) 574 70.43 - 44
Telefax: + (62 21) 574 70 45
E-mail: bsn@bsn.or.id
Internet: www.bsn.or.id
51. Ireland
(a) For technical regulations:
EU/WTO Division
Department of Tourism and TradeKildare 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
GlasnevinDublin 9
Telephone: + (353-1) 807.38.00
Telefax: + (353-1) 807.38.38
Website: www.nsai.ieG/TBT/ENQ/19
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52. 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)
53. Italy
(a) For technical regulations :
Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (CNR)
Ufficio Trasferimento Innovazione, brevetti, normativa tecnica (Stibnot)
Via Tiburtina, 77000159 - Roma
Telephone: +(39-6) 407 58 26
Telefax: +(39-6) 499 32 440
E-mail: Utinob@IRMRETI.CED.RM.CNR.IT
(b) For standards (except electricity and electronics)
Ente Nazionale Italiano di Unificazione (UNI)
Via Battistotti Sassi, 11:b20153 - Milano
Telephone: +(39-2) 700241
Telefax: +(39-2) 701 061 06
E-mail: Presidenza@UNI.COM
(c) For standards concerning electricity and electronics
Comitato Elettrotecnico Italiano (CEI)
Viale Monza, 259
20126 - Milano
Telephone: +(39-2) 257 731
Telefax: +(39-2) 257 732 01
E-mail: Camagni @ CEIUNI.IT
54. Jamaica
Jamaica Bureau of Standards
6 Winchester Road
P.O. Box 113
Kingston 10
Telephone: + (876) 926 3140-6
+ (876) 968 2063-71
Telefax: + (876) 929 47 36
E-mail: info@jbs.org.jmG/TBT/ENQ/19
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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.
55. Japan
(a) Standards Information Service
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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 Service4
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.
                                                     
3Standards Information Service at MOFA mainly handles enquiries in the fields of drugs, cosmetics,
medical devices, foodstuffs, food additives, telecommunications facilities, motor vehicles, ships, aircraft and
railway equipment (excluding enquiries concerning Japa nese Industrial Standards (JIS) which are handled by
JETRO).
4Standards 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/19
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56. Jordan
(a) National Enquiry Point
TBT Enquiry Point Information Centre
Jordan Institution for Standards and Metrology
P.O. Box 941287
Amman – 11194 Jordan
Telephone: +(962) 6 568 0139
Telefax: +(962) 6 568 1099
E-mail: jism@nic.net.jo
Contact person:  Rula Madanat, Director General of Information Center(b) Tasks related to Standardization, Technical Regulations and Conformity Assessment
Jordan Institution for Standards and Metrology
P.O. Box 941287 Amman
11194 Jordan
Telephone: +(962) 6 568 0139
Telefax +(962) 6 568 1099
E-mail: jism@nic.net.jo
Contact person:  Hassan Saudi/General Director
(c) TBT Notification Body
Directorate of International Organization Affairs
Ministry of Industry and Trade
P.O. Box 2019 Amman
11181 Jordan
Telephone: +(962) 6 560 71 91
Telefax: +(962) 6 560 37 21
E-mail: maha@mit.gov.jo
Contact person: Ms Maha Ali/Researcher
57. Kenya
The Managing Director,
Kenya Bureau of StandardsP.O. Box 54974
Nairobi
Telephone: + (254 2) 50 22 10-9
Telefax: + (254 2) 50 32 93
Telex: 252 52 "VIWANGO"E-mail: kebs@users.africaonline.co.ke
Website: www.kebs.orgG/TBT/ENQ/19
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58. Korea, Republic of
(a) Industrial products:
International Standards Division
Agency for Technology and Standards (ATS)
Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Energy (MOCIE)
2 Joongang-dong, Kwachon
Kyunggi-do, 427-716
Republic of Korea
Telephone: + (82 2) 507 43 76
+(82 2) 509 73 99
+(82 2) 509 74 00
Telefax: + (82 2) 503 79 77
E-mail: standard@ats.go.kr
Website: www.ats.go.kr
(b) Agricultural products:
Bilateral Cooperation Division
Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF)1, Joongang-dong, Kwachon
Kyunggi-do 427-719
Telephone: + (82 2) 503 17 26
+ (82 2) 503 17 27
Telefax: + (82 2) 507 20 95
E-mail: bcd@maf.go.kr
(c) Fishery products:
Trade Promotion Division
Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries139 Chungjong-N° 3, Scodaemun-Gu
Seoul, 120-715
Telephone: + (82 2) 3148 68 43
Telefax: + (82 2) 3148 68 44E-mail: tpd@momaf.go.kr
(d) Pharmaceuticals, quasi-drugs, medical devices, cosmetic and processed foods:
International Cooperation Division
Ministry of Health and Welfare (MOHW)
2, Joongang-dong, Kwachon
Kyunggi-do 427-721
Telephone: + (82 2) 503 75 24
Telefax: + (82 2) 504 64 18
E-mail: iicd@mohw.gov.krG/TBT/ENQ/19
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59. Kyrgyz Republic
State Inspection on Standardization and Metrology under the Government of the
Kyrgyz Republic ("Kyrgyzstandard")
197 Panfilov StreetBishkek
Telephone: + (996 312) 66 14 56
Telefax: + (996 312) 66 13 67
E-mail: gifs@kmc.bishkek.gov.kg
60. Latvia
World Trade Organization Information Division
Latvian Standard
157 K. Valdemara Street
Riga LV-1013Latvia
Telephone: + (371) 737 13 06
Telefax: + (371) 737 13 24
E-mail: Janis.Ebersteins@lvs.lv
61. Liechtenstein
Office for Foreign Affairs
Heiligkreuz 149490 Vaduz
Liechtenstein
62. Luxembourg
Inspection du Travail et des Mines (ITM)
26, rue ZitheBoîte Postale 27
L-2010 Luxembourg
Telephone: +(352) 478.61.50
Telefax: +(352) 491.447
63. Macau, China
Macau Economic Services
1-3 Rua do Dr. Pedro José LoboEdificio "Luso Internacional"
25th floor
Macau
Telefax: + (853) 59 03 10G/TBT/ENQ/19
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64. Malaysia
Standard and Industrial Research Institute of Malaysia (SIRIM Berhad)
No. 1 Persiaran Dato' Menteri
Section 2,40000 SHAH ALAM
Selangor
Malaysia
Telephone: + (603) 5544 6111
Telefax: + (603) 5544 6114
E-Mail: isd_resource@sirim.myWebsite: www.sirim.my
Contact Person:  Mrs. Shamsidar Lokman:  shamsidar_lokman@sirim.my
65. Malawi
Malawi Bureau of Standards
P.O. Box 946
Blantyre
Telephone: + (265) 670 488
Telefax: + (265) 670 756
Telex: 44325 "MSD" MI
66. Mali
Direction nationale des industries
Rue Famalo Coulibaly
BP 278
Bamako
Telephone: + (223) 22 57 56
+ (223) 22 06 63
Telefax: + (223) 22 61 37
67. Malta
Malta Standards Authority (MSA)
Department of Industry
Kukkanja Street,
St. Venera CMR02
Telephone: + (356) 446 250
Telefax: + (356) 446 257G/TBT/ENQ/19
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68. Mauritius
Mauritius Standards Bureau
Moka
Telephone: + (230) 433 36 48
Telefax: + (230) 433 50 51
+ (230) 433 51 50
69. Mexico
C.P. Miguel Aguilar Romo
Dirección General de Normas
Av. Puente de Tecamachalco No. 6, Tercer piso
Colonia  Lomas de Tecamachalco
C.P. 53950
Naucalpan, Estado de Mexico, Mexico
Telephone: + (52 5) 729 94 80
Telefax: + (52 5) 729 94 84
E-mail: cidgn@economia.gob.mx
maromo@economia.gob.mx
70. Mongolia
Mongolian National Centre for Standardization and Metrology
Peace Street 46 AUlaanbaatar 51
Mongolia
Telephone: + (976 1) 358 349
Telefax: + (976 1) 358 032
71. 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 96
72. Mozambique
Instituto Nacional de Normalização e Qualidade - INNOQ
Av. 25 de Setembro, 1179 - 2 andar
CP 2983
Maputo
Telephone + (258 1) 303 822
+ (258 1) 303 823
Telefax: + (258 1) 303 658
E-mail: innoq@emilmoz.comG/TBT/ENQ/19
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73. Myanmar
Director General
Directorate of Trade
Ministry of Commerce228-240 Strand Road
Yangon
Telephone: + (95 1) 286 442
+ (95 1) 283 235
Telefax: + (95 1) 289 578
74. Namibia
Namibia Standards Information and
Quality Office (NSIQO)
Private Bag 13340Windhoek
Telephone: + (264) 61 283 7111
Telefax: + (264) 61 220 227
75. Netherlands
(a) Article 10, paragraph 1.1.
Ministry of Finance
Central Licensing Office for Imports and Exports
Tax and Customs Administration
Section EEC/WTO-Notifications
PO Box  30003
9700 RD GRONINGEN
Telephone: +(31-50) 5239.275 / 5239.178
Telefax: +(31-50) 5239.219
E-mail: cdiuor@noord.bart.nl
The CDIU is responsible for the implementation of regulations in the field of international
trade and also for information on technical regulations, including notifications.
(b) Article 10, paragraph 1.2
Nederlands Normalisatie Instituut (NNI)
(Netherlands Standardization Institute)P.O Box 5059
2600 GB Delft
The Netherlands
Telephone: +(31-15) 690255
Telefax: +(31-15) 690130
Website: www.nni.nlG/TBT/ENQ/19
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(c) Article 10, paragraph 1.3
Raad voor Accreditatie
(Council for Accreditation)
P.O. Box  27683500 GT Utrecht
Telephone: (31-30) 2894500
Telefax: (31-30) 2394539
76. New Zealand
Standards New Zealand
Standards House
155 The Terrace
Private Bag 2439
Wellington
Telephone: + (64 4) 498 59 90
Telefax: + (64 4) 498 59 9
77. Nicaragua
Ministerio de Fomento, Industria y Comercio
Dirección de Tecnología, Normalización y Metrología
Centro de Información sobre Obstáculos Técnicos al Comercio
Dirección:  Km. 6 carretera a Masaya Frente a Camino de Oriente
Telephone: +(00505) 2672019
Telefax: +(00505) 2774671
Email: dcytmede@tmx.com.ni
78. Niger
Ministère du commerce et de l'industrie
BP 480
Niamey
Telephone: + (227) 72 34 67/73 29 74
Telefax: + (227) 73 21 50
79. Nigeria
The Director-General
Standards Organization of Nigeria
Federal Secretariat
9th floor, Phase 1
Ikoyi, Lagos, Nigeria
Telephone: + (234 1) 68 26 15
Telefax: + (234 1) 68 18 20G/TBT/ENQ/19
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80. Norway
Norges Standardiseringsforbund
(Norwegian Standards Association)
P.O. Box 353 Skøyen0213 Oslo
Visiting address:  Drammensveien 145
Telephone: + (47) 22 04 92 00
Telefax: + (47) 22 04 92 11
E-mail: firmapost@standard.no
Website: www.standard.no
81. Oman
Director General for Specifications & Measurements
PO Box 550, Postal Code 113Muscat, Sultanate of Oman
Telephone:  + 968 77 13 832
Telefax:  + 968 77 15 992
E-mail: dgsml123@omantel.net.omWebsite: www.mocioman.org
82. Pakistan
(a) Standardization and certification undertaken by the Pakistan Standards Institution:
Pakistan Standards Institution
39 Garden Road
Saddar, Karachi 74400
Telephone: + (92 21) 77 29 527
Telefax: + (92 21) 77 28 124
(b) Technical regulations relating to food and health safety:
Ministry of Health, Social Welfare and Population Planning
Government of PakistanSecretariat Block 'C', Islamabad
Telephone: + (92 51) 820 930
Telefax: + (92 51) 829 703
83. Panama
Dirección General de Normas y Tecnología Industrial
(DGNTI)
Ministerio de Comercio e IndustriasAv. Ricardo J. Alfaro, Edificio Plaza Edison, Tercer Piso
Panamá, República de PanamáG/TBT/ENQ/19
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Telephone: + (507) 360 0716
+ (507) 360 0700
+ (507) 370 0600
Telefax: + (507) 360 0721
E-mail: dgnti@mici.gob.pa
84. 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
85. Peru
Comisión de Reglamentos Técnicos y Comerciales
Instituto de Defensa de la Competencia y de la Propiedad IntelectualCalle La Prosa No. 138
Lima 41, Perú
Telephone: + (51 1) 224 78 00
Telefax: + (51 1) 224 03 48
+ (51 1) 224 0347
E-mail: amello@indecopi.gob.pe
86. Philippines
Bureau of Product Standards
Department of Trade and Industry3
rd Floor, Trade and Industry Building.
361 Sen. Gil Puyat Avenue, Makati City 1200
Postal Address:  P.O. Box 3228 MCPO
Metro Manila, Philippines
Telephone: + (63 2) 890 49 65
+ (63 2) 890 52 27
Telefax: + (63 2) 890 51 31
E-mail: bps@dti.gov.ph
Website: www.dit.gov.ph/bps
87. Poland
Polski Komitet Normalizacyjny (PKN)
(Polish Committee for Standardization)WTO/TBT National Enquiry Point
P.O. Box 411
ul. Elektoralna 2
PL-00-950 WarsawG/TBT/ENQ/19
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Telephone: + (48 22) 620 66 21
Telefax: + (48 22) 624 71 22
E-mail: krzysztof.dux@pkn.com.pl
Contact person:  Mr. Krzysztof Dux
88. Portugal
Instituto Português da Qualidade
(Portuguese Institute for Quality)
Rua António Gião, 2
P - 2829-513 Caparica
Telephone: +(351-1) 2948100
Telefax: +( 351-1) 294.8101/8222/8223
E-mail/Internet: cpires@mail.ipq.pt
E-mail/X.400: C=PT,A=MAILPAC,P=GTW-MS,
O=IPQ,OU1=IPQM,S=PINCDCP
Website:  www.ipq.pt
89. Romania
Asociatia de Standardizare din România (ASRO)
(Romanian Standards Association)
Str. Mendeleev 21-25
70168 Bucharest 1
Telephone: + (40 1) 211 32 96
Telefax: + (40 1) 210 08 33
E-mail: irs@kappa.ro
90. 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
91. Singapore
(a) Standardization and certification undertaken by the Singapore Productivity and 
Standards Board:
Singapore Productivity and Standards Board
1 Science Park DrivePSB Building
Singapore 118221
Telephone: + (65) 778 77 77
Telefax: + (65) 776 12 80G/TBT/ENQ/19
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(b) Technical regulations relating to specific electrical fittings and accessories:
Public Utilities Board
111 Somerset Road
15-01Singapore 238164
Telephone: + (65) 235 88 88
Telefax: + (65) 731 30 20
(c) Technical regulations relating to processed food:
Food Control Department
Ministry of the Environment
Environment Building
40 Scotts Road #19-00
Singapore 228231
Telephone: + (65) 731 90 15
Telefax: + (65) 731 98 43/44
E-mail: LIM_Lee_San@ENV.gov.sg
(d) Technical regulations relating to fish, meat, fruits and vegetables:
Agri-food and Veterinary Authority
5 Maxwell Road
MND Complex #02/03-00Singapore 069110
Telephone: + (65) 325 71 00
Telefax: + (65) 220 60 68
E-mail: Jannie_WAN@AVA.GOV.SG
92. Slovak Republic
Úrad pre normalizáciu, metrológiu a skúšobníctvo
Informačné stredisko WTO
Štefanovi čova 3 – P.O. Box 76
810 05 Bratislava
Telephone: + (421 7) 5249 78.86
Telefax: + (421 7) 5249 78.86
E-mail: svabova@normoff.gov.sk
93. Slovenia
Standards and Metrology Institute of the Republic of Slovenia (SMIS)
WTO TBT Enquiry Point
Šmartinska 140SI-1000 Ljubljana
Telephone: + (386 1) 478 3041
Telefax: + (386 1) 478 3096
E-mail: smis@usm.mzt.siG/TBT/ENQ/19
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94. South Africa
STANDARDS INFORMATION CENTRE
South African Bureau of Standards (SABS)
1 Dr Lategan Rd., GroenkloofPrivate Bag X191
0001 PRETORIA
Telephone: + (27 12) 428 6835
Telefax: + (27 12) 344 1568
Telex: + 32 13 08 sa
E-mail: info@sabs.co.zaX.400  c=za;  a=telekom 400;  o=south african bureau of
standards;  s=sabs
95. Spain
(a) For technical regulations:
Ministerio de Economía y Hacienda
Dirección General de Comercio Exterior
Subdirección General de Inspección, Certificación y Asistencia TécnicaPaseo de la Castellana, 162, 6a planta
28071 Madrid
Telephone: +(34-1) 349.37.70/37.54/37.64
Telefax: +(34-1) 349.37.77/37.40E-mail: Paz.Valiente@sscc.mcx.es
(b) For standards:
Asociación Española de Normalización y Certificación (AENOR)
Fernández de la Hoz, 52
28010 Madrid
Telephone: +(34-1) 310 48 51
Telefax: +(34-1) 310 49 76
E-mail: aenor.normalizacion@mad.servicon.es
Website: www.aenor.es
96. Sri Lanka
(a) Technical Standards
Director General of Sri Lanka Standards Institute17, Victoria Place
Elvitigala Mawatha
Colombo 08
Sri Lanka
Telephone: + 41 22 671574
Telefax: + 41 22 671579
E-mail: dgslsi@sltnet.lkG/TBT/ENQ/19
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(b) 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
97. Swaziland
Quality Assurance Unit
Ministry of Enterprise and Employment
P.O. Box 451
Mbabane
Telephone: + (268) 432 01
Telefax: + (268) 447 11
98. Sweden
(For Articles 10.1-3)
National Board of Trade
Swedish WTO-TBT Enquiry PointKommerskollegium
Box 6803
S-11386 Stockholm
Telephone: +(46-8) 690.48.00
Telefax: +(46-8) 690.48.40
E-mail: registrator@kommers.se
christer.arvius@kommers.se
99. 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: switec@snv.ch
The SNV has been established as the Enquiry Point by the State Secretariat for Economic
Affairs.G/TBT/ENQ/19
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100. Tanzania
The Principal Secretary
Ministry of Industries and Trade
P.O. Box 9503Dar Es Salaam
Telephone: + (255 51) 117 222-5
Telefax: + (255 51) 46919
Telex: 41689
The Director
Tanzania Bureau of Standards
P.O. Box 9524
Dar Es Salaam
Telephone: + (255 51) 450 298
Telefax: + (255 51) 450 983
Telex: 41667 TBS TZ
101. Thailand
Thai Industrial Standards Institute (TISI)
Ministry of Industry
Rama VI Street
Bangkok 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
E-mail: stdinfo@tisi.go.th
102. Trinidad and Tobago
The Director
Trinidad and Tobago Bureau of Standards (TTBS)
P.O. Box 467Port of Spain
Telephone: + (868) 662 88 27
+ (868) 662 44 81/2
Telefax: + (868) 663 43 35E-mail: ttbs@opus.co.tt
103. Tunisia
(a) Standards:
Institut National de la Normalisation et de la Propriété Industrielle
(National Standardization and Industrial Property Institute)
INNORPI
Contact Point: Mr. Mohamed ChaouchG/TBT/ENQ/19
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Cité 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
E-mail: INORPI@Email.ati.tn
(b) Pesticides and disinfectants for domestic use:
Ministry of Public Health
Directorate of Environmental Health and Environmental Protection
Contact point:  Mr. Shlaheddine CHENITI.
Bab Saâdoun
Tunis
Telephone: + (216 1) 56 71 15
Telefax: + (216 1) 57 60 10
(c) Other technical regulations:
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
104. Turkey
(a) Enquiry point for Article 10.1 (except 10.1.2):
Prime Ministry
Undersecretariat for Foreign Trade
General Directorate for Standardization for Foreign Trade
06510 Emek Ankara, Turkey
Telephone: + (90 312) 212 58 96
+ (90 312) 212 87 17
Telefax: + (90 312) 212 87 68
E-mail: dts@dtm.gov.tr
dtsdiskol@dtm.gov.tr
(b) Enquiry point for 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
E-mail: biedb@tse.org.trG/TBT/ENQ/19
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105. Uganda
Uganda National Bureau of Standards (UNBS)
Plot M 217, Nakawa Industrial Area
P.O. Box 6329Kampala
Telephone: + (256 41) 22 23 69
+ (256 41) 22 23 67
106. United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates
Ministry of Finance & Industry
P.O. Box 433
Abu Dhabi-UAE
Telephone: + (971 2) 698 75 06
Telefax: + (971 2) 677 97 71
E-mail: Standard@mofi.gov.ae
107. United Kingdom
(a) Article 10.1
Trade Disputes Unit
Department of Trade and IndustryMs Sade Suberu (Responsible officer)
Bay 344
Kingsgate House
66-74 Victoria Street
London SW1E 6SW
Telephone: +44 (0) 20 7215 4451
Telefax: +44 (0) 20 7215 4234
E-mail: sade.suberu @dti.gov.uk
(b) Article 10.3
Technical Information Group
British Standards Institution
389 Chiswick High Road
London W4 4AL
United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 (0)20 8996 7111
Telefax: +44 (0)20 8996 7048
E-mail: the@bsi-global.com
Website: www.bsi-global.com/exportG/TBT/ENQ/19
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108. United States
National Center for Standards and Certification Information
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Bldg. 820, Room 164Gaithersburg, MD  20899
Telephone: + (1 301) 975 40 40
Telefax: + (1 301) 926 15 59
E-mail: ncsci@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 and
international standardizing bodies.  The enquiry point responds to all enquiries for information
concerning federal, state and private regulations, standards, and conformity assessment procedures.
109. Uruguay
Dirección General para Asuntos Económicos Internacionales
Ministerio de Relaciones ExterioresColonia 1206
Montevideo, Uruguay
Telephone: + (598 2) 902 06 18
Telefax: + (598 2) 901 74 13E-mail: dioe42@mrree.gub.uy
Dirección General de Comercio del Ministerio de Economía y Finanzas
Servicio de Información Comercial
Colonia 1206 – PB
C.P. 11.100
Montevideo, Uruguay
Telephone: + (598 2) 900 26 22
Telefax: + (598 2) 902 82 06
E-mail: sic@dgc-mef.gub.uy
110. Venezuela
Ministerio de la Producción y el Comercio
Vice-ministerio de IndustriaServicio Autónomo Nacional de Normalización, Calidad, Metrología y
Reglamentos Técnicos (SENCAMER)
Dirección:
Avenida Andrés Bello, Torre FONDO COMÚN, piso 16Apartado Postal 1838
Telephone: +(58-2) 575-2298/575-4498
Telefax: +(58-2) 578-0970
E-mail: npunto@cantev.netG/TBT/ENQ/19
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111. Zambia
(a) Zambia Bureau of Standards
The Director
Box 50259ZA 15101
Ridgeway
Lusaka
Telephone and
Telefax: + (260 1) 227 171
Telex: 40555 zabsE-mail: zabs@zamnet.zm
(b) 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) 226 673
(c) 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
(d) 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
112. Zimbabwe
(a) Standards, technical regulations and certification schemes:
The Director General,
Standards Association of Zimbabwe
P.O. Box 2259
Northend Close, Northridge Park
Borrowdale, Harare
Telephone: + (263 4) 882 017-19
+ (263 4) 885 511/2
Telefax: + (263 4) 882 020
E-mail: sazinfo@mweb.co.zwG/TBT/ENQ/19
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(b) Agricultural products:
The Permanent Secretary,
Ministry of Agriculture
1 Borrowdale RoadP/Bag 7701
Causeway, Harare
Telephone: + (263 4) 708 061
Telefax: + (263 4) 734 646
(c) Food and health safety:
Ministry of Health and Child Welfare
P.O. Box CY 1122
Causeway
Harare
Telephone: + (263 4) 730 011
Telefax: + (263 4) 729 154
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