G/TBT/N/PAK/155  
9 February 2021  
(21-1035) 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:  PAKISTAN   
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:   
Pakistan Standards & Quality Control Authority  
WTO TBT National Enquiry Point  
PSQCA Complex, Gulistan -e-Johar  
Karachi, Pakistan  
Tel.: (+92) 21 99261878  
E-mail: tbt@psqca.com.pk   
Website: http://www.psqca.com.pk/  
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):  Pakistan 
Standard for Plastics Piping Systems for the Supply of Gaseous Fuels - Polyethylene (PE) 
PS: 3452 ICS No. 75.200.23.040.20; Petroleum products and natural gas handling 
equipment (ICS 75.200)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notif ied document:  Pakistan 
Standard for Plastics Piping Systems for the Supply of Gaseous Fuels - Polyethylene (PE) 
PS: 3452 ICS No. 75.200.23.040.20 (16 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:    
This Standard was adopted by Pakistan Standard & Qualit y Control Authority after 
recommendations of the Technical Committee for "BUILDER'S & HARDWARE & SANITARY 
FITTINGS" (BDC -6) on 30 -01-2014. The same had been approved and endorsed by the 
Civil Engineering National Standards Committee on 28 -02-2014.  
This Standard has been prepared after taking into consideration the views and 
suggestions of the manufacturers, technologists, suppliers and utilizing agencies.  
This Pakistan Standard No. 3452 -1993 (1st Revision 2014) was prepared with the help of 
foreign speci fication which has been since revised / modified. Hence to keep up a par with 
the latest technology, it has been revised accordingly. In preparation of this Standard the 
Technical Committee acknowledges with thanks the assistance drawn from the standard 
ISO: 4437 -2 First Edition 15 -01-2014.  G/TBT/N/PAK/155  
 
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  7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  This Pakistan Standards Specifies the characteristics of pipes made from 
polyethylene (PE) for piping systems in the field of the sup ply of gaseous fuels.  It also 
specifies the test parameters for the test methods referred to in this Pakistan Standard. 
In conjunction with part of ISO 4437 -1(PS…), ISO 4437 -3(PS…), ISO 4437 - 4(PS…), and 
ISO 4437 -5(PS…), it is applicable to PE pip e s , f ittings and valves, their joints, and joints 
with component s of PE and other materials intended to be used under the following 
conditions:  
• The maximum operating pressure (MOP) is based on the design stress 
determined from the compound minimum required st rength (MRS) divided by 
the C  factor,   and  taking   into  account   rapid  crack propagation (RCP) 
requirements;  
• A temperature of 20°C as reference temperature for the design basis.  
Quality requirements  
8. Relevant documents:   
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9. Proposed date of adoption:  90 days after circulation by the WTO Secretariat  
Proposed date of entry into force:  90 days after circulation by the WTO Secretariat  
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from notification  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
Pakistan Standards & Quality Control Authority  
WTO TBT National Enquiry Point  
PSQCA Complex, Gulistan -e-Johar  
Karachi, Pakistan  
Tel.: (+92) 21 99261878   
E-mail: tbt@psqca.com.pk   
Website: http://www.psqca.com.pk/  
 
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