G/TBT/N/BWA/115  
28 October 2020  
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Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6  
 
1. Notifying Member:  BOTSWANA   
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
MINISTRY OF INVESTMENT TRADE AND INDUSTRY  
PRIVATE BAG 004  
GABORONE  
TEL: (+267) 3601200  
2. Agency responsible:   
BOTSWANA BUREAU OF STANDARDS  
PRIVATE BAG BO 48  
GABORONE  
BOTSWANA  
TEL: (+267) 3903200  
FAX: (+267) 3903120  
EMAIL: infoc@hq.bobstan dards.bw  
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:   
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [   ], 5.6.2 [   ], 5.7.1 [   ], other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  GLASS 
AND GLASSWARE (HS 70); GLASS AND CERAMIC S INDUSTRIES (ICS 81)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  
BOS 161-3:2018 2nd Ed. Safety and security glazing materials for buildings — Part 3: 
Bullet -resistant glazing materials (16 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of c ontent:   
1.1 This standard covers requirements for the performance of bullet -resistant glazing 
materials intended for use in areas of buildings that may be subjected to attack with 
firearms.  
1.2 This standard does not cover requirements for the retention o f bullet -resistant or 
shot-resistant properties for a stated period of time.  
NOTE 1 A requirement that should be specified by the purchaser and a requirement that 
should be agreed upon by the manufacturer and the purchaser are noted in Annex A.  
NOTE 2 Information regarding the verification of the quality of bullet -resistant glazing 
materials is given in Annex B.  G/TBT/N/BWA/115  
 
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  NOTE 3 Provision (when relevant) of the specimen sheets of security glazing material to 
be used for the firing test requires special agreement between the supplier and the 
purchaser.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  National security requirements; Prevention of deceptive practices and 
consumer protection; Protection of the environment; Quality  requirements; 
Harmonization; Reducing trade barriers and facilitating trade  
8. Relevant documents:   
The following referenced documents are indispensable for the application of this 
document. For dated references, only edition cited applies. For undated r eferences, the 
latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies. BOBS 
maintains registers of currently valid documents.  
• BOS 161 –1, Safety and security glazing materials for buildings – Part 1: Safety 
performance of glazing materials under human impact.  
• BOS 161 –2, Safety and security glazing materials for buildings – Part 2: Burglar -
resistant and vandal -resistant glazing materials.  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force:  12 months from date of publication  
10. Final date for comments:  2 months from date of circulation  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
BOTSWANA BUREAU OF STANDARDS  
PRIVATE BAG BO 48  
GABORONE  
BOTSWANA  
TEL: (+267) 3903200  
FAX: (+267) 3903120  
EMAIL: infoc@hq.bobstandards.bw