G/TBT/N/PAK/137  
9 February 2021  
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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:  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):  System of 
Plugs and Socket -Outlets for Household and Similar Purposes - Part 1: Plugs and Socket -
Outlets 16 A 250 V A.C PS: IEC 60906 -1 ICS No. 29.120.30  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  System of Plugs 
and Socket -Outlet s for Household and Similar Purposes - Part 1: Plugs and Socket -Outlets 
16 A 250 V A.C PS: IEC 60906 -1 ICS No. 29.120.30 (19 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  This Pakistan Standard was adopted by the authority of the 
Board of Directors for P akistan Standards and Quality Control Authority after approval by 
the Technical Committee for "Electric Switches, Plugs & Socket (TC -18)" had been 
approved and endorsed by the Electrotechnical National Standards Committee on 
7 October 2015.  
This Pakistan S tandard is an adoption of IEC: 60906 -1 "System of Plugs and Socket -
Outlets for Household and Similar Purposes - Part 1: Plugs and Socket -Outlets 16 a 250 V 
A.C" and its use hereby acknowledged with thanks.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  This standard applies to the IEC System of plugs and socket -outlets rated 16 
A 250 V a.c. for household and similar purposes for the connection of equipment to 
distribution systems having nominal voltages between  200 V and 250 V a.c, insofar as 
dimensional requirements are concerned. This standard does not apply to plugs and 
socket -outlets rated 15 A 125 V a.c for household and similar purposes for the connection 
of equipment to distribution systems having nominal  voltages between 100 V and 125 V 
a.c. Performance requirements.; Other  G/TBT/N/PAK/137  
 
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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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