G/TBT/N/PAK/134  
9 February 2021  
(21-1017) 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):  Plugs and 
Socket -Outlets for Household and Similar Purposes – Part 2 -5: Particular Requirements 
for Adaptors PS: IEC 60884 -2-5 ICS No. 29.120.30  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Plugs and 
Socket -Outlets for Household an d Similar Purposes – Part 2 -5: Particular Requirements 
for Adaptors PS: IEC 60884 -2-5 ICS No. 29.120.30 (42 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:    
This Pakistan Standard was adopted by the authority of the Board of Directors for Pakistan 
Standa rds and Quality Control Authority after approval by the Technical Committee for 
"Plugs and socket -outlets for household and similar purposes - Part 2 -5: Particular 
requirements  for  adaptors"  had  been  approved  and  endorsed  by  the  Electrotechn
ical National Standards Committee.  
This Pakistan Standard is an adoption of IEC: 60884 -2-5 "Plugs and socket -outlets for 
household and similar purposes Part 2 -5: Particular requirements for adaptors" and its 
use hereby acknowledged with thanks.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where 
applicable:  This Part of IEC 60884 applies to adaptors for a.c. only with or without 
earthing contact, with a rated voltage greater than 50 V but not exceeding 440 V and a 
rated current not exceeding 32 A, intended for househo ld and similar purposes, either 
indoors or outdoors. This document also applies to travel adaptors (see Annex AA). For 
travel adaptors the scope is limited to a voltage rating greater than 50 V but not exceeding 
250 V and to a current rating not exceeding 20 A. Performance requirements.; Other  G/TBT/N/PAK/134  
 
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  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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