G/TBT/N/TUR/159  
17 March 2020 
(20-2092) 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:  TURKEY   
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:   
Ministry of Industry and Technology  
DG for EU and Foreign Affairs  
Mustafa Kemal Mah. Dumlupinar Bulvari  
Eskişehir Yolu 2151. Cad. No:154  
Cankaya - Ankara/ Turkey  
Tel: +90 (312) 201 60 82  
Fax: +90 (312) 219 68 64  
E-mail: benan.akbas@sanayi.gov.tr  
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 a bove:   
Turkey -TBT Enquiry Point  
Ministry of Trade  
DG of Product Safety and Inspection  
Sogutozu Mah. 2180. Sk. No:63 06530  
Çankaya -Ankara / Turkey  
Tel: +90 (312) 204 89 37 / 89 52  
Fax: +90 (312) 212 87 68  
E-mail: tbt@ticaret.gov.tr  
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):  Ball 
bearings (HS 848210)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Communiqué on 
TS 6269/T2 Rolling – Single Row, Radial Deep Groove Ball Bearings Standard. (2 page(s), 
in English)  
6. Description of content:  This s tandard covers single row radial roller bearings with 
nominal shaft diameter of 2,5 mm to 250 mm.   
It does not cover single row ball, angular contact, four -point contact, shoulder, anchoring 
rings, cambered bearings on the outer surface of the outer ring, thin section bearings, 
one-way rotatable bearings, inner ring or outer ring with two parts, phosphate or cadmium 
coated bearings, outer ring cracked close grained bearings, filler groove bearings, 
cage-free bearings, flanged bearings, inner ring or outer r ing, or both rings made of plastic 
or polyamide material, inner ring or outer ring, or both rings made of sheet metal molded 
(eg clutch bearings and the like), stainless steel bearings and balls made of ceramic, 
radial  roller bearings of one or both rings made of ceramic material or coated with 
ceramic  material.  G/TBT/N/TUR/159  
 
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  In addition, it does not cover forklift bearings with very large radii in one corner of their 
outer rings and different radius and roughness values according to the standard, thrust 
bearings with no n-standard dimensions (eg clutch bearings and the like), special bearings 
with non grinding on the outer surface or working surfaces manufactured for different 
purposes.  
This standard is about single row, radial roller bearings   in description, classificat ion and 
specifications, sampling, inspection and testing, and based on market supply.  
Notice 1: In this standard, instead of the term "single row, radial roller bearing" only the 
term "roller bearing" is used hereinafter  
Notice 2: Bearings whose radial cross -section is less than a quarter of the diameter of the 
hole or radial cross -section is less than twice the diameter of the rolling element are called 
"thin-section bearings"  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems w here 
applicable:  The purpose of this Communiqué is to identify issues related to the 
implementation of modification of TS 6269/T2 (April 2019) ''Roller Bearings – Single Row, 
Radial'' standard  
8. Relevant documents:   
• TS 6269/T2 (April 2019) ''Roller Bearings – Single Row, Radial'' standard.  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  The regulation will be adopted upon its publication.  
Proposed date of entry into force:  The regulation will enter into force 15 days after its 
publication.  
10. Final date for comments:  The 60 -day comment duration is allowed.  
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:   
Ministry of Industry and Technology  
DG for EU and Foreign Affairs  
Tel: 0 (312) 201 60 82  
Fax: 0 312 219 68 64  
e-posta: benan.akbas@sanayi.gov.tr  
The text of regulation is supplied in English in the attached files.  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/TBT/TUR/20_1987_00_e.pdf