G/TBT/N/PAK/169  
9 February 2021  
(21-1087) 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):  
Ophthalmic optics - Spectacle frames -- Requirements and test methods PS: ISO 
12870:2019  ; Ophthalmic equipment (ICS 11.040.70)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Ophthalmic 
optics - Spectacle frames -- Requirements and t est methods PS: ISO 12870:2019 ICS 
No. 11.040.70 (36 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  International Standards are widely adopted at the regional or 
national level and applied by manufacturers, trade organizations, purchasers, consumers, 
testing laboratories, authorities and other interested parties. Since these standards 
generally reflect the best experience of industry, researchers, consumers and regulators 
worldwide, and cover common needs in a variety of countries, they constitute one of the 
important bases for the removal of technical barriers to trade. This has been explicitly 
acknowledged in the Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade of the World Trade 
Organization (WTO TBT Agreement).  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  This international Standard specifies fundamental requirements for unglazed 
spectacle frames designed for use with all prescription lenses. It is applicable to frames 
at the point of sale by the manufacturer or s upplier to the retailer. This International 
Standard is applicable to all spectacle frame types, including rimless mounts, semi - 
rimless mounts and folding spectacle frames. It is also applicable to spectacle frames 
made from natural organic materials.; Pr otection of human health or safety  G/TBT/N/PAK/169  
 
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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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