G/TBT/N/YEM/174  
3 March 2020  
(20-1601) 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:  YEMEN   
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:   
Yemen standardization metrology and quality control organization  
Al-zubairy St Industrial complex  
P.O.BOX: 15261  
Tel:+(967 -1-)408608 /9 or 402636  
Fax: +967 -1-219980/402636  
Email: info@ysmo.org   
Website: www.ysmo.org   
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):  Clothing  
Industry  (ICS 61)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  General 
Requirements for Performance of Garments (12 page(s), in Arabic)  
6. Description of content:  This Yemeni standard is concerned with general performance 
requirements for all types of woven fabric garments made of woven fabrics or knitted 
fabrics, it includes physical and chemical properties, sampling, test methods and packing.  
In case of other properties not mentioned in this standard, refer this product's the 
standard or refer to the agreement between the interested parties.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Protection of human health or safety  
8. Relevant documents:   
• ISO 3801 Textiles - Determination of mass per unit length and mass per unit area  
• YSMO 1135 Methods of Determination of Thread Count in Woven Fabrics  
• YSMO 926 Setting Clothes Sizes - How To Take Sizes On Clothes  
• YSMO 921 Measure the length of cloth gowns  
• YSMO 1133 measurement fabric width  
• YSMO 836 Text iles - Binary Fiber Mixtures - Quantitative Chemical Analysis  G/TBT/N/YEM/174  
 
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  • E.S 1302 Textile colour fastness test for dry cleaning  
• ISO 5077 Textiles - Determination of dimensional change in washing and drying  
• YSMO 783 Textile color fastness test, group IV - Part 8: Colo r fastness test for color 
fastness to washing effect  
• YSMO 783 Textile color fastness test, Group IV - Part 4: Color fastness test for color 
fastness to sweat effect  
• YSMO 763 Textile color fastness test, Group I - Part 11: Color fastness test for 
daylight color fastness  
• YSMO 784 Textile Color Fastness Test, Fifth Group - Part Two: Industrial Color 
Fastness Test  
• YSMO 763 Textile colour fastness test, Group I - Part 18: Color fastness to scrubs 
(friction)  
• E.S 1506 -1 Textile –Tensile properties of fab ric –part 1:  determination of maximum 
force and  Elongation at maximum force using the strip method  
• E.S 4718 -2 Textile bursting properties of fabric part 2:  pneumatic method for 
determination of bursting strength and bursting distension  
• YSMO 970 Label Expla nation of Forgotten Entries  
• GSO 1956 is also used in the manufacture of textiles  
• YSMO 837 Woven Tactile. Take care of the woven card  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  Not determined  
Proposed date of entry into force:  Not determined  
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from notification  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
Enquiry.point and information centre  
Fax: +967 -1-219980/402636  
Tel: +9671 -1472557  
E.mail: enquiry.poinit@ysmo.org  
Website: www.ysmo.org   
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