WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/ENQ/16
25 April 2000
(00-1668)
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 Agreement, and any additional information provided by delegations concerning their operations.
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Argentina
Dirección Nacional de Comercio Interior
Director:  Ing. Hugo Polverini
Avda. Julio A. Roca 651 piso 7°, Sector 141322 Buenos Aires
Telephone: + (54 11) 4349 40 51/40 52
Telefax: + (54 11) 4349 40 38
E-mail: hpolve@secind.mecon.ar
Australia
The Director
WTO Enquiry Point
WTO Industrials & Market Access Unit
Trade Negotiations and Organisations DivisionDepartment of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Canberra
A.C.T. 2600
Telephone: + (61 2) 6261 24 00
Telefax: + (61 2) 6261 35 14
E-mail: TBT. Enquiry@DFAT.gov.au
Austria
(a) For technical regulations (Article 10.1)
Bundesministerium für Wirtschaftliche Angelegenheiten
(Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs)
Abteilung II/11 (Division II/11)Stubenring 1
A-1011 WienG/TBT/ENQ/16
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Tel:  +(43-1) 71100, ext. 5774
Fax:  +(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. 130A- 1021 Wien
Tel:  +(43-1) 213 00/ext.613
Fax:  +(43.1) 213.00.650
Telex:  (047) 115 960 norm aE-mail:  elisabeth.stampfl-blaha@on-norm.at
Web-site:  www.on-norm.at
Österreichischer Verband für Elektrotechnik - ÖVE
(Austrian Electronical Association)Eschenbachgasse 9
A-1010 Wien
Tel:  +(43-1) 587 63 73
Fax:  +(43-1) 586 74 08E-mail:  ove@ove.at
Bahrain
Directorate of Standards and Metrology
Ministry of Commerce
P.O. Box 5479Manama
Barbados
Barbados National Standards Institution
"Flodden"
Culloden Road
St Michael
Telephone:  + (246) 426 38 70
Telefax: + (246) 436 14 95
Belgium
CIBELNOR
Institut Belge de Normalisation (IBN) / Belgish Instituut voor Normalisatie (BIN)
Avenue de la Brabançonne, 29
1000 BruxellesG/TBT/ENQ/16
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Tel:  +(32-2) 738.0111
Fax:  +(32-2) 733.4264
Telex:  23877 benor b
E-mail:  Cibelnor@ibn.be
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) Technical regulations and conformity assessment procedures:
Viceministerio de Industria y Comercio Interno
Av. Camacho 1488
Casilla No. 4430La 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 1488
Casilla No. 5034
La Paz
Telephone: + (591 2) 31 72 62
+ (591 2) 31 01 85
Telefax: + (591 2) 31 72 62
Botswana
Botswana Bureau of Standards
Private Bag BO 48
Gaborone
Telephone:  + (267) 351 420
Telefax: + (267) 308 194
E-mail: bobs.Standard@infor.bwG/TBT/ENQ/16
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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: asbtcponto@inmetro.gov.br
Bulgaria
Committee for Standardization and Metrology
21, 6th September Street
1000 Sofia, Bulgaria
Telephone: + (359 2) 981 44 51
Telefax: + (359 2) 986 17 07
Telex: 22 570 dks bg
E-mail: csm@techno-link.com
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 64E-mail: info@scc.ca
Chile
Departamento de Comercio Exterior (DECOEX)
Ministerio de Economía
Teatinos 120, piso 11
Santiago
Telephone: + (56 2) 698 8148
Telefax: + (56 2) 697 4905
E-mail: decoex@minecon.clG/TBT/ENQ/16
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*China1
Researching Center on International Inspection
Standards & Technical Regulations
State Administration for Entry-Exit Inspection & Quarantine (SAIQ)No.A10 Chaowaldajle
Chaoyang District
Beijing 100020
Telephone: + (86 10) 65 06 90 48
Telefax: + (86 10) 65 06 90 57
Contact person: Mr. Yang Song
Colombia
Ministerio de Desarrollo Económico
Consejo Nacional de Normas y CalidadesCarrera 13 No. 28-01 Piso 6
Santa Fe de Bogotá, D.C.
Telephone: + (57 1) 350 55 00, ext. 1649
Telefax: + (57 1) 350 65 04E-mail: llombana@sias.gov.co
Costa Rica
Oficina Nacional de Normas y Unidades de Medida
Ministerio de Economía, Industria y Comercio
Apartado Postal 1736-2050
San Pedro de Montes de Oca
Telephone: + (506 283 65 80
Telefax: + (506) 283 51 33
E-mail: metrolog@cnp.go.cr
Côte d'Ivoire
Côte d'Ivoire Normalisation (CODINORM)
Immeuble le Général, 5
e étage
Angle Botreau Roussel
Rue du Commerce
01 BP 1872 Abidjan 01
Telephone: + (225) 21 55 12
+ (225) 22 83 29
Telefax: + (225) 21 25 60
                                                     
1 The asterisk (*) denotes a country being in the process of accession to the WTO.G/TBT/ENQ/16
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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 25/35
Telefax: + (53 7) 33 80 48
Telex: + (53 7) 51 22 45
Contact person:  Sr. Javier Acosta Alemany
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 (COSMT)
Biskupský dvur 5
110 02 Praha 1
Telephone: + (420 2) 218 02 170
Telefax: + (420 2) 232 45 64
E-mail: wto.tbt@biskup.unmz.cz
Contact person: Ms. Edita Takácsová
Denmark
Dansk Standard
(Danish Standards Association)
Kollegievej, 6
DK-2920 Charlottenlund
Tel:  +(45) 39.96.61.01
Fax:  +(45) 39.96.61.02
E-mail:  Dansk.Standard@ds.dk
Web-site:  www.ds.dkG/TBT/ENQ/16
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Djibouti
Ministère du Commerce, de l'Industrie et de l'Artisanat
Service du Contrôle de la Qualité et des Normes
B.P. 24Djibouti
Telephone: + (253) 35 25 40
Telefax: + (253) 35 49 09
Dominican Republic
(a) Agricultural products:
Ministry of Agriculture (Secretaría de Estado de Agricultura)
Km. 6 ½ Autopista Duarte
Urbanización Los Jardines del NorteSanto 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)G/TBT/ENQ/16
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Ecuador
Ingeniero Felipe Urresta
Director General del Instituto Ecuatoriano de Normalización, INEN
Baquerizo Moreno E8-29 (454) y AlmagroQuito
Casilla Postale:  17-01-3999
Telephone: +(593 2) 501 885 (to 891)
Telefax: +(593 2) 567 815
+(593 2) 222 223
E-mail: inen1@inen.gov.ecInternet: http//:www.ecua.net.ec/inen/
Egypt
Egyptian Organization for Standardization
16, Tadreeb El Motdarrebeen St.
El Ameriya
Cairo
Telephone: + (20 2) 259 34 80
Telefax: + (20 2) 259 34 81Telex: 93296 EOS UN
E-mail: moi@idsc.gov.eg
El Salvador
Ministerio de Economía
Dirección de Política Comercial
División de Normas Técnicas
Centro de Gobierno, Plan Maestro Edificio c-2
Alameda 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
Estonia
Estonian Standards Board (EVS)
Aru 10
10317 Tallinn
Telephone: + (372 6) 541 772Telefax: + (372 6) 541 768
Email: enquiry@evs.ee
European Communities
EC TBT Enquiry Point
DG III – B/4
Rue de la Science, 15 – 1/61
1049 Brussels
BelgiumG/TBT/ENQ/16
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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.
Finland
Finnish Standards Association SFS
P.O. Box 116
Fin-00241 Helsinki
Tel:  +(358-9) 149.93.31
Fax:  +(358-9) 146.49.14
E-mail:  wto@sfs.fi
Web-site:  www.sfs.fi/tuote/wto2.htm
Fiji
Department of Fair Trading and Consumer Affairs
Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Public EnterprisesP.O. Box 2112
Suva
Telephone + (679) 305 411
Telefax: + (679) 302 617
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
Tel:  +(33-1) 42.91.56.69
Fax:  +(33-1) 42.91.56.56
Telex:  611 974 afnor f
E-mail: martine.vaquier.email.afnor.frWeb-site:  www.afnor.fr
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."G/TBT/ENQ/16
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*Georgia
State Department for Standardization, Metrology and Certification of Georgia
GEOSTAND
Coordinator:  Zurab Japaridze67 Chargali st
Tbilisi, 380092
Telephone and Telefax: + (995 32) 95 14 70
E-mail: tbtgeostand@access.sanet.ge
Germany
Deutsches Informationszentrum für technische Regeln (DITR)
(German Information Centre for Technical regulations)
Postfach 1107, Burggrafenstr. 6
D-10787 Berlin
Tel:  +(49-30) 26.01.26.00
Telefax:  +(49-30) 26.28.125
E-mail:  zimmermann@ditr.din.de
Web-site:  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.
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 for Standards and Technical Regulations
313 Acharnon St.
GR 11145 Athens
Tel:  +(30-1) 201.98.90
Fax:  +(30-1) 202.07.76
Telex:  21 96.21 ELOT GR
E-mail:  eem@elot.grG/TBT/ENQ/16
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Honduras
(a) Enquiry point for all notifications:
Secretaría de Industria y Comercio
(Ministry of Industry and Trade)
Dirección General de Integración
Economica y Politíca Comercial
Edificio 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 y Cia Piso No. 8Tegucigalpa
Telephone: + (504) 222 70 48
Telefax: + (504) 238 13 36
E-mail: rosorio@sieca.org.gt
(b) Pharmaceutical products:
Secretaría de Salud
Departamento de Farmacia
Edificio Vigil 3era Planta
Tegucigalpa
Telephone: +(504) 238 62 88
Telefax: +(504) 237 53 43
(c) 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 13
Hong Kong, China
Industry Department
36th Floor, Immigration Tower
7 Gloucester Road, Wan Chai
Hong KongG/TBT/ENQ/16
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Telephone: + (852) 2829 4824
(Assistant Director-General,
Quality Services Division)
Telefax: + (852) 2824 1302
Telex: 50151 INDHK HXE-mail: psib@id.gcn.gov.hk
Hungary
Magyar Szabvanyugyi Testulet
(Hungarian Standards Institute)
25 Ulloi utH-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: Mrs. Bryndis KjartansdóttirRaudarárstigur 25
150 Reykjavík
Telephone: + (354) 560 99 30
Telefax: + (354) 562 48 78E-mail: bryndis.kjartansdottir@utn.stjr.is
India
Bureau of Indian Standards
Manak Bhavan
Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg 9New Delhi 110 002
Telephone: + (91 11) 323 09 10
Telefax: + (91 11) 323 40 62
Telex: (031)-65870 - Answer Back 'BIS/IN'
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.idG/TBT/ENQ/16
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Ireland
(a) For technical regulations:
EU/WTO Division
Department of Tourism and Trade
Kildare Street
Dublin 2
Tel:  +(353-1) 662.14.44
Fax:  +(353-1) 676.61.54
(b) For Standards:
Standards Development
National Standards Authority of Ireland
GlasnevinDublin 9
Tel:  + (353-1) 807.38.00
Fax:  + (353-1) 807.38.38
Web-site:  www.nsai.ie
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)
Italy
(a) For technical regulations :
Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (CNR)
Ufficio Trasferimento Innovazione, brevetti, normativa tecnica (Stibnot)Via Tiburtina, 770
00159 - Roma
Tel:  +(39-6) 407 58 26
Fax:  +(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:b
20153 - MilanoG/TBT/ENQ/16
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Tel:  +(39-2) 700241
Fax:  +(39-2) 701 061 06
E-mail:  Presidenza @ UNI.UNICEI.IT
(c) For standards concerning electricity and electronics
Comitato Elettrotecnico Italiano (CEI)
Viale Monza, 259
20126 - Milano
Tel:  +(39-2) 257 731
Fax:  +(39-2) 257 732 01E-mail:  Camagni @ CEIUNI.IT
Jamaica
Jamaica Bureau of Standards
6 Winchester Road
P.O. Box 113
Kingston 10
Telephone: + (876) 926 3140-5
+ (876) 968 2063-71
Telefax: + (876) 929 47 36
E-mail: jbs@cwjamaica.com
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
2
First International Organization Division
Economic Affairs BureauMinistry of Foreign Affairs
2-2-1 Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo
                                                     
2Standards 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).G/TBT/ENQ/16
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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 Service3
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.
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) Industrial products:
Agency for Technology and Standards (ATS)
Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Energy (MOCIE)
2 Joongang-dong, KwachonKyunggi-do, 427-010
Telephone: + (82 2) 507 43 69
+ (82 2) 509 73 96/73 98
Telefax: + (82 2) 503 79 77E-mail: standard@ats.go.kr
Internet: http://www.ats.go.kr
                                                     
3Standards 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/16
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(b) Agricultural products:
Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF)
Bilateral Cooperation Division
1, Joongang-dong, KwachonKyunggi-do 427-760
Telephone: + (82 2) 503 72 94
Telefax: + (82 2) 507 20 95
E-mail: bcd@maf.go.kr
(c) Fishery products:
Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries
Trade Promotion Division
826-14 Yoksam-dong, Kangnam-gu
Seoul, 135-080
Telephone: + (82 2) 567 27 29
Telefax: + (82 2) 556 78 17
(d) Health, sanitation and cosmetic products:
Ministry of Health and Welfare (MOHW)
International Cooperation Division
2, Joongang-dong, Kwachon
Kyunggi-do 427-760
Telephone: + (82 2) 503 75 24
Telefax: + (82 2) 504 64 18
E-mail: invuiou1@chollian.net
Kyrgyz Republic
State Inspection on Standardization and Metrology under the Government of the
Kyrgyz Republic ("Kyrgyzstandard")
197 Panfilov Street
Bishkek
Telephone: + (996 312) 66 14 56
Telefax: + (996 312) 66 13 67
E-mail: gifs@kmc.bishkek.gov.kg
Latvia
World Trade Organization Information Division
Latvian Standard
157 K. Valdemara Street
Riga LV-1013
Telephone: + (371) 737 13 06
Telefax: + (371) 737 13 24
E-mail: Janis.Ebersteins@lvs.lvG/TBT/ENQ/16
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Liechtenstein
Office for foreign Affairs
Heiligkreuz 14
9490 VaduzLiechtenstein
Luxembourg
Inspection du Travail et des Mines (ITM)
26, rue Zithe
Boîte Postale 27L-2010 Luxembourg
Tel:  +(352) 478.61.50
Fax:  +(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 ALAMSelangor Darul Ehsan
Telephone: + (60 3) 559 26 01
+ (60 3) 559 16 30
Telefax: + (60 3) 550 80 95Telex: SIRIM MA 38672
Malawi
Malawi Bureau of Standards
P.O. Box 946
Blantyre
Telephone: + (265) 670 488
Telefax: + (265) 670 756Telex: 44325 "MSD" MIG/TBT/ENQ/16
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Mali
Direction nationale des industries
Rue Famalo Coulibaly
BP 278Bamako
Telephone: + (223) 22 57 56
+ (223) 22 06 63
Telefax: + (223) 22 61 37
Malta
Malta Standards Authority (MSA)
Department of Industry
Kukkanja Street,
St. Venera CMR02
Telephone: + (356) 446 250
Telefax: + (356) 446 257
Mauritius
Mauritius Standards Bureau
Moka
Telephone: + (230) 433 36 48
Telefax: + (230) 433 50 51
+ (230) 433 51 50
Mexico
Lic. Carmen Quintanilla Madero
Dirección General de NormasAv. Puente de Tecamachalco No. 6, 3° piso
Col. Lomas de Tecamachalco
C.P. 53950
Naucalpan, Mexico
Telephone: + (52 5) 729 94 80
Telefax: + (52 5) 729 94 84
E-mail: cidgn@secofi.gob.mx
cqm@secofi.gob.mx
Mongolia
Mongolian National Centre for Standardization and Metrology
Peace Street 46 A
Ulaanbaatar 51Mongolia
Telephone: + (976 1) 358 349
Telefax: + (976 1) 358 032G/TBT/ENQ/16
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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
Mozambique
Instituto Nacional de Normalização e Qualidade
Av. 25 de Setembro, 1179 2° andar
Maputo
P.O. Box 2983 Maputo
Telephone + (258 1) 42 14 09
+ (258 1) 42 14 98
Telefax: + (258 1) 42 45 85
Telex: 6-933 INNOQ MO
Myanmar
Director General
Directorate of TradeMinistry of Commerce
228-240 Strand Road
Yangon
Telephone: + (95 1) 286 442
+ (95 1) 283 235
Telefax: + (95 1) 289 578
Namibia
Namibia Standards Information and
Quality Office (NSIQO)Private Bag 13340
Windhoek
Telephone: + (264) 61 283 7111
Telefax: + (264) 61 220 227
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 GRONINGENG/TBT/ENQ/16
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Tel:  +(31-50) 5239.275 / 5239.178
Fax:  +(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 50592600 GB Delft
The Netherlands
Tel:  +(31-15) 690255
Fax:  +(31-15) 690130Web-site:  www.nni.nl
(c) Article 10, paragraph 1.3
Raad voor Accreditatie
(Council for Accreditation)
P.O. Box  2768
3500 GT Utrecht
Tel:  (31-30) 2894500
Fax:  (31-30) 2394539
New Zealand
Standards New Zealand
Standards House
155 The TerracePrivate Bag 2439
Wellington
Telephone: + (64 4) 498 59 90
Telefax: + (64 4) 498 59 9
Nicaragua
Ministerio de Fomento, Industria y Comercio
Dirección de Tecnología, Normalización y Metrología
Centro de Información sobre Obstáculos Técnicos al Comercio
Director:  Dr. Oscar Manuel Gómez Jiménez
Niger
Ministère du commerce et de l'industrie
BP 480
NiameyG/TBT/ENQ/16
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Telephone: + (227) 72 34 67
+ (227) 73 29 74
Telefax: + (227) 73 21 50
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 20
Norway
Norges Standardiseringsforbund
(Norwegian Standards Association)
P.O. Box 353 Skøyen
0213 OsloVisiting address:  Drammensveien 145
Telephone: + (47) 22 04 92 00
Telefax: + (47) 22 04 92 11
E-mail: firmapost@standard.nointernet: www.standard.no
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 703G/TBT/ENQ/16
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Panama
Directorate-General for Industrial Standards and Technology4
Ministry of Trade and Industry
Avenida CubaEdificio de la Lotería Nacional
Piso 19 Panamá
Telephone: + (507) 227 47 49
Telefax: + (507) 225 77 24
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
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 07 88
Telefax: + (51 1) 224 03 48
+ (51 1) 224 0347
E-mail: cnmamel@indecopi.gob.pe
Philippines
Bureau of Product Standards
Department of Trade and Industry3/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
                                                     
4 The Directorate for Industrial Standards and Technology is currently making arrangements, with
international cooperation, to set up an Enquiry Point to carry out the functions described in paragraphs 1 and 3
of Article 10.  In the meantime, the address specified here can be used for all enquiries and requests fordocuments.G/TBT/ENQ/16
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Poland
Polski Komitet Normalizacyjny (PKN)
(Polish Committee for Standardization)
WTO/TBT National Enquiry PointP.O. Box 411
ul. Elektoralna 2
PL-00-950 Warsaw
Telephone: + (48 22) 620 66 21
Telefax: + (48 22) 624 71 22
E-mail: krzysztof.dux@pkn.com.pl
Contact person:  Mr. Krzysztof Dux
Portugal
Instituto Português da Qualidade
(Portuguese Institute for Quality)
Rua António Gião, 2
P - 2829-513 Caparica
Tel:  +(351-1) 2948100
Fax:  +( 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
Web-site:  www.ipq.pt
Romania
Asociatia de Standardizare din România (ASRO)
(Romanian Standards Association)
Str. Mendeleev 21-2570168 Bucharest 1
Telephone: + (40 1) 211 32 96
Telefax: + (40 1) 210 08 33
E-mail: irs@kappa.ro
Saint Lucia
St. Lucia Bureau of Standards
Government BuildingsBlock B, 4th Floor
John Compton Highway
Castries
Telephone: + (1 758) 453 00 49
Telefax: + (1 758) 453 73 47G/TBT/ENQ/16
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Singapore
(a) 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 80
(b) Technical regulations relating to specific electrical fittings and accessories:
Public Utilities Board
111 Somerset Road15-01
Singapore 238164
Telephone: + (65) 235 88 88
Telefax: + (65) 731 30 20
(c) Technical regulations relating to processed food:
Food Control Department
Ministry of the EnvironmentEnvironment Building
40 Scotts Road
Singapore 228231
Telephone: + (65) 732 90 15
Telefax: + (65) 731 98 44
(d) Technical regulations relating to fish, meat, fruits and vegetables:
Primary Production Department
National Development Building
5 Maxwell RoadSingapore 169110
Telephone: + (65) 222 12 11
Telefax: + (65) 220 60 68
Telex: RS 28851 PPD
Slovak Republic
Slovenský ústav technickej normalizácie
WTO Enquiry PointKarloveská cesta 63
842 45 BratislavaG/TBT/ENQ/16
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Visiting address:
Stefanovicova 3
814 39 Bratislava
Telephone: + (421 7) 397 886
Telefax: + (421 7) 397 886
Slovenia
Standards and Metrology Institute of the Republic of Slovenia (SMIS)
WTO TBT Enquiry Point
Kotnikova 6SI-61000 Ljubljana
Telephone: + (386 61) 178 3041
Telefax: + (386 61) 178 3196
E-mail: smls@usm.mzt.si
Contact person:  Ms. Vesna Strazlsar
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) For technical regulations:
Ministerio de Economía y Hacienda
Dirección General de Comercio Exterior
Subdirección General de Inspección, Certificación y Asistencia Técnica
Paseo de la Castellana, 162, 6a planta
28071 Madrid
Tel:  +(34-1) 349.37.70/37.54/37.64
Fax:  +(34-1) 349.37.77/37.40
E-mail:  Paz.Valiente@sscc.mcx.es
(b) For standards:
Asociacion Espanola de Normalización y Certificación (AENOR)
Fernandez de la Hoz, 52
28010 Madrid
Tel:  +(34-1) 310 48 51
Fax:  +(34-1) 310 49 76
E-mail:  aenor.normalizacion@mad.servicon.es
Web-site:  www.aenor.esG/TBT/ENQ/16
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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
(For Articles 10.1-3)
National Board of Trade
Swedish WTO-TBT Enquiry Point
Kommerskollegium
Box 6803
S-11386 Stockholm
Tel:  +(46-8) 690.48.00
Fax:  +(46-8) 690.48.40E-mail:  registrator@kommers.se
christer.arvius@kommers.se
Switzerland
Swiss Association for Standardization
SNV
Mühlebachstrasse 54
CH-8008 Zürich
Telephone: + (41 1) 254 54 54Telefax: + (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/16
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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
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
Trinidad and Tobago
The Director
Trinidad and Tobago Bureau of Standards (TTBS)P.O. Box 467
Port of Spain
Telephone: + (868) 662 88 27
+ (868) 662 44 81/2
Telefax: + (868) 663 43 35
E-mail: ttbs@opus.co.ttG/TBT/ENQ/16
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Tunisia
(a) Standards:
Institut National de la Normalisation et de la Propriété Industrielle
(National Standardization and Industrial Property Institute)
INNORPI
Contact Point: Mr. Mohamed Chaouch
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
Turkey
(a) Enquiry point for Article 10.1 (except 10.1.2):
Prime Ministry
Undersecretariat for Foreign TradeGeneral Directorate for Standardization for Foreign Trade
06510 Emek Ankara
Telephone: + (90 312) 212 58 96
Telefax: + (90 312) 212 87 17
+ (90 312) 212 87 68
E-mail: karaborkluh@foreigntrade.gov.tr
pekero@foreigntrade.gov.trG/TBT/ENQ/16
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(b) Enquiry point for Article 10.1.2:
Turkish Standards Institution
Necatibey Cad. No: 112 Bakanhklar
06100 Ankara
Telephone: + (90 312) 418 01 15
Telefax: + (90 312) 418 01 16
E-mail: 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 Arab Emirates
Enquiry Point on TBT
Standards & Specification dept.
Ministry of Finance and Industry
Telephone: + (971 2) 698 75 06
Telefax: + (971 2) 779 771
United Kingdom
(a) Article 10.1
International Trade Policy Unit
Department of Trade and IndustryRoom 360
Kingsgate House
66-74 Victoria Street
London SW1E 6SW
Tel:  +(44-171) 215.45.13
Fax:  +(44-171) 215.45.12
E-mail /Internet:  anhar.meah@eirv.dti.gov.uk
E-mail /X400:  C=GB; A=GOLD 400; P=HMGDTI; OU1=EIRV;  O=DTI;  G=Anhar; S=Meah
(b) Article 10.3
BSI Technical Information Group
389 Chiswick High Road
London W4 4AL
United KingdomG/TBT/ENQ/16
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Tel:  +(44-181) 996.71.11
Fax:  +(44-181) 996.70.48
E-mail /Internet:  E-mail:  the@bsi.org.uk
Web-site: www.bsi.org.uk
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 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 informationconcerning federal, state and private regulations, standards, and conformity assessment procedures.
Uruguay
Dirección General para Asuntos Económicos Internacionales
Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores
Colonia 1206
Montevideo
Telephone: + (598 2) 902 06 18
Telefax: + (598 2) 901 74 13
Dirección General de Comercio del Ministerio de Economía y Finanzas
Servicio de Información Comercial
Colonia 1206 – PB
C.P. 11.100
Montevideo
Telephone: + (598 2) 900 26 22
Telefax: + (598 2) 902 82 06
E-mail: coexsic@nt.tips.org.uy
Zambia
(a) Zambia Bureau of Standards
The Director
Box 50259ZA 15101
Ridgeway
LusakaG/TBT/ENQ/16
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Telephone and
Telefax: + (260 1) 227 171
Telex: 40555 zabs
E-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
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@samara.co.zw
(b) Agricultural products:
The Permanent Secretary,
Ministry of Agriculture1 Borrowdale Road
P/Bag 7701
Causeway, HarareG/TBT/ENQ/16
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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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