G/TBT/2/Add.47/Rev.1  
 
19 October 2015  
(15-5499)  Page: 1/2  
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade    
 
 IMPLEMENTATION AND ADMINISTRATION OF THE AGREEMENT ON 
TECHNICAL BARRIERS TO TRADE 
COMMUNICATION FROM TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO 
Revision 
The following updated statement under Article 15.2 of the Agreement is being forwarded on behalf 
of the delegation of Trinidad and Tobago. 
 
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1.1.  The Ministry with responsibility for Trade is the Focal Point for the World Trade Organization 
(WTO) and has overall responsibility for ensuring that obligations under multilateral, plurilateral and bilateral trade agreements are honoured. 
1.2.  The Trinidad and Tobago Bureau of Standard s (TTBS) is a body corporate established by the 
Standards Act No. 18 of 1997 under the aegis of th e Ministry with responsibility for trade and 
industry. TTBS is responsible in accordance with Article 10.10 thereof, for the implementation and 
administration of the Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) which covers Technical 
Regulations, Standards and Conformity Asse ssment Procedures. TTBS is a member of the 
Caribbean Regional Organization for Standards and Quality (CROSQ), and participates in regional standardization. TTBS’ activities are supported by the following legislation: 
 Standards Act No. 18 of 1997 
 Standards Regulations 2007 
 Metrology Act No. 18 of 2004 
 Metrology Regulations, 2015  
 Metrology (Quantities of Goods) Regulations, 2015 
 CROSQ Act 2005 
1.3.  TTBS is the national Standards Body and has accepted the Code of Good Practice for the 
Preparation, Adoption and Application of Standards, in Annex 3 to the Agreement. The institution develops, adapts and adopts voluntary and compulsory standards based on International Standards. Disciplines under TTBS’ purview include: 
 Standardization 
 Certifications of Management Systems and Products 
 Testing 
 Inspection 
 Metrology and 
 Accreditation 
The Standards Body, Testing, Metrology and Accreditation Services can be  
contacted at http://www.ttbs.org.tt ; Lab.Services@ttbs.org.tt ; Metrology@ttbs.org.tt ; and 
Lab.Accreditation@ttbs.org.tt  respectively. 
1.4.  Notices of all proposed national draft standards, compulsory standards and conformity 
assessment procedures including those develo ped regionally are published in the daily G/TBT/2/Add.47/Rev.1 
 
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  newspapers. In addition, Trinidad and Tobago's WT O Notifications under Articles 2.9.4 and 5.6.4 of 
the Agreement, for compulsory standards and conformity assessment procedures respectively, are notified to the TBT secretariat. A period of no less than 60 (sixty) days is allowed for all comments except in cases of emergency as provided for under Articles 2.10 and 5.7. 
1.5.  Notices of the intention to declare compul sory standards and enforce conformity assessment 
procedures and the date from which they shall co me into effect are published in the national 
Gazette and daily newspapers. 
1.6.  In accordance with Article 10 of the Agreem ent, the Government of the Republic of Trinidad 
and Tobago, has designated the Trinidad and Tobago  Bureau of Standards as the national Enquiry 
Point for WTO/TBT Notifications. Trinidad and Tobago’s Enquiry Point can be contacted at: 
Trinidad and Tobago Bureau of Standards (TTBS) 
Post Office Box 467 
Port-of-Spain TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO 
Telephone: +868/662.8827; +868/662.4481/2 
Telefax: +868/663.4335 E-mail Enquiry Point: enquirypoint@ttbs.org.tt  
1.7.  The Chemistry, Food and Drugs Division of th e Ministry of Health has statutory responsibility 
for goods and services covered under the Food and Drugs Act Chap: 30:01 and the Pesticides and Toxic Chemicals Act No. 11 of 19.8.6. The Division  maintains the secretariats for the Food and 
Advisory Committee, the Drug Advisory Committee and the Pesticides and Toxic Chemicals Control 
Board. These bodies are responsible for drafting regulations for food, drugs, cosmetics, medical 
devices, pesticides and toxic chemicals. The Division’s address is: 
Chemistry Food and Drugs Division 
Ministry of Health 
92 Frederick Street Port-of-Spain 
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO 
Telephone: +868/623-5242 Telefax: +868/623-2477 E-mail: cfdd@health.gov.tt  or http://www.health.gov.tt/site pages/defaul t.aspx?id=93  
 
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