G/TBT/N/PAK/146  
9 February 2021  
(21-1016) 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):  Coaxial 
Communication Cables –Part 1 -102: Electrical Test Methods – Test for Insulation 
Resistance of Cable Dielectric. PS: IEC 61196 -1-102 ICS No. 33.120.10  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Coaxial 
Communication Cables  –Part 1 -102: Electrical Test Methods – Test for Insulation 
Resistance of Cable Dielectric. PS: IEC 61196 -1-102 ICS No. 33.120.10 (4 page(s), in 
English)  
6. Description of content:    
This Pakistan Standard was adopted by Standards Development Centre / Pak istan 
Standards  and Quality Control Authority (PSQCA), after the draft prepared by the 
Technical Committee for "Cables, wires and waveguides (ESTC -9)" had been approved 
and endorsed by the National Standards Committee for Electronics on 11 -11-2014.  
This Pakistan Standard is an adoption of IEC Publication IEC 61196 -1-102-2005: Coaxial 
communication cables – Part 1 -102: Electrical test methods – Test for insulation 
resistance of cable dielectric.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urg ent problems where 
applicable:  This part of IEC 61196 applies to coaxial communication cables. It specifies 
test methods for determining the insulation resistance of coaxial cables. Quality and 
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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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