G/TBT/N/NAM/2  
23 April 2020  
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Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  English  
 
  NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6  
 
1. Notifying Member:  NAMIBIA   
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:  Ministry of Industrialization and Trade  
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:   
Namib ian Standards Institution  
NSI Head Office  
M1 Post Street Mall, Channel Life Tower, Windhoek, Namibia  
Windhoek Khomas  
Namibia  
Phone: +264 61 386 400  
Fax: +264 61 386 454  
Email: johnscheffers17@gmail.com  
Email: scheffersj@nsi.com.na  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [   ], 2.10.1 [X], 5.6.2 [   ], 5.7.1 [X], other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN  where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  
Alcohol -Based Hand Sanitizers Regulations: Standards Act , 2005  
Purpose of regulations  
The purpose of these regulations is to:  
(a) covers the q uality and safety requirements of alcohol -based hand sanitisers for 
consumer use and for use as health care personnel handrub;  
(b) include the terminology, formulations packaging, marking or labelling requirements as 
they apply to a product, process or pro duction process; and  
(c) compel a manufacturer or importer to meet the requirements of the NAMS/SANS 490 
and the WHO Recommendations for ethanol and/or isopropyl alcohol content and alcohol 
identification  
Environment. Health protection. Safety (Vocabularie s) (ICS 01.040.13), Metrology and 
measurement. Physical phenomena (Vocabularies) (ICS 01.040.17)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Alcohol -Based 
Hand Sanitizers Regulations: Standards Act , 2005   (18 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  Alcohol -Based Hand Sanitizers Regulations: Standards Act, 2005  
Purpose of regulations  
The purpose of these regulations is to:   
(a) covers the quality and safety requirements of alcohol -based hand sanitisers for 
consumer use and for use as health care personnel handrub;  G/TBT/N/NAM/2  
 
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  (b) include the terminology, formulations packaging, marking or labelling requirements as 
they apply to a produc t, process or production process; and  
(c) compel a manufacturer or importer to meet the requirements of the NAMS/SANS 490 
and the WHO Recommendations for ethanol and/or isopropyl alcohol content and alcohol 
identification.  
7. Objective and rationale, incl uding the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Due to the global pandemic and spread of Covid -19 or the Corona Virus and 
measures individual countries have taken to limit exports of alcohol based hand sanitizers 
to Namibia, it is an important nation al security objective towards the protection of human 
health and safety that Namibia distills its own alcohol and prepares according to the 
relevant standards alcohol based hand sanitizers as a matter of urgency; Consumer 
information, labelling; Prevention  of deceptive practices and consumer protection; 
Protection of human health or safety; Protection of the environment; Quality requirements; 
Reducing trade barriers and facilitating trade; Cost saving and productivity enhancement  
8. Relevant documents:   
• NAMS SANS 490  
• WHO Recommendations  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  The technical regulation will be adopted and published in 
line with article 2.11  
Proposed date of entry into force:  The technical regulation will be adopted and 
published in line with article 2.11  
10. Final date for comments:  3 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: