G/TBT/N/PAK/157  
9 February 2021  
(21-1036) 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):  Coffee and 
its Preparation PS: 763 UDC No. 663.933  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Coffee and its 
Preparation PS: 763 UDC No. 663.933 (16 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  This Pakistan Standard (1st Revision) was adopted by the 
Pakistan Standards Institution on 3 March 1991, after the draft finalized by the Sectional 
Committee had been approved by the Agricultural & Food Products Divisional Council.  
The term coffee power is commonly applied to a mixture of roasted and ground coffee in 
different proportions, coffee being not less than 51 percent by mass, the present standard 
applies to soluble coffee power which is obtained by extracting under suitable conditions 
a mixture of roasted and ground coffee with  water, or extracting them separately and 
mixing the two extracts and drying the mixed extract to a powder.  
Pakistan Standards Institution laid -down standard specification on soluble coffee powder 
PS: 763 -1969. The committee felt it necessary to revise in the light of latest development 
in the Industries.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  This Pakistan Standard prescribed requirement and methods of test for 
soluble coffee powder derived by dehyd ration of aqueous extract of freshly roasted and 
ground coffee; Protection of human health or safety  G/TBT/N/PAK/157  
 
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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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