G/TBT/N/BWA/113  
28 October 2020  
(20-7539) 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:  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 [X], 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):   
1.1 This specification covers requirements for  the performance of burglar -resistant and 
vandal -resistant glazing materials intended for use in areas of buildings that may be 
subject to manual attack.  
1.2 This specification does not cover glazing materials that have been treated or are 
intended to be treated at any place other than the works of a manufacturer, nor does it 
cover requirements for properties of glazing materials after aging, or the performance of 
burglar -resistant and vandal -resistant glazing materials under fire conditions.  
NOTE 1 Guida nce on the verification of the quality of burglar -resistant and vandal -
resistant glazing materials produced to this specification is given in Annex A.  
NOTE 2 Provision (when relevant) of the 10 specimen sheets of security glazing material 
to be used for t he impact test requires special agreement between the supplier and the 
purchaser.  
GLASS AND GLASSWARE (HS 70); GLASS AND CERAMICS INDUSTRIES (ICS 81)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  BOS 161 -
2:2012 2nd ed, Safety and sec urity glazing materials for buildings — Part 2: Burglar -
resistant and vandal -resistant glazing materials (12 page(s), in English)  G/TBT/N/BWA/113  
 
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  6. Description of content:   
1.1 This specification covers requirements for the performance of burglar -resistant and 
vandal -resistant glazing materials intended for use in areas of buildings that may be 
subject to manual attack.  
1.2 This specification does not cover glazing materials that have been treated or are 
intended to be treated at any place other than the works of a manufacturer, nor does it 
cover requirements for properties of glazing materials after aging, or the performance of 
burglar -resistant and vandal -resistant glazing materials under fire conditions.  
NOTE 1 Guidance on the verificatio n of the quality of burglar -resistant and vandal -
resistant glazing materials produced to this specification is given in Annex A.  
NOTE 2 Provision (when relevant) of the 10 specimen sheets of security glazing material 
to be used for the impact 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; Protection of human health or safety; 
Protection of the environment; Quality r equirements  
8. Relevant documents:   
The following referenced documents are indispensable for the application of this 
document. For dated references, only edition cited applies. For undated references, 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.  
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