G/TBT/N/TTO/123  
26 March 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:  TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO   
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:   
Trinidad and Tobago Bureau of Standards  
1-2 Century Drive Trincity Industrial Estate  
Macoya, Tunapuna  
Tel : 868 -645-6222 
Fax: 868 -663-4335 
Email: ttbs@ttbs.org.tt   
Website: www. ttbs.org.tt  
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):  Surface 
active agents (ICS 71.100.40)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Laundry 
detergents - Compulsory requirements (9 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  This standard establishes compulsory requirements f or laundry 
detergents. It specifies the chemical requirements for key parameters and also includes 
requirements for labelling of the packaging used for laundry detergents.  
This national standard is applicable to laundry detergent that is  intended primari ly for 
washing textile products using  washing machines designed for household applications or 
by manual means.  
The requirements apply to laundry detergents in the following forms  : 
1. powder;  
2. liquid;  
3. bar; and  
4. liquid laundry detergent packet, capsule or pod. 
This standard does not apply to detergents for washing and cleaning outside the domestic 
sphere, carried out by specialised personnel using specific products.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Consumer information, labelling; Prevention of deceptive practices and 
consumer protection; Protection of human health or safety; Protection of the environment; 
Quality requirements  G/TBT/N/TTO/123  
 
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  8. Relevant documents:   
The following are the normative refer ences:  
ASTM International  
• ASTM D820, Standard Test Methods for Chemical Analysis of Soaps Containing 
Synthetic Detergents  
• ASTM D1172, Standard Guide for pH of Aqueous Solutions of Soaps and Detergents  
• ASTM D 6173, Standard Test Method for Determination of Various Anionic Surfactant 
Actives by Potentiometric Titration  
• ASTM F3159 -15, Standard Safety Specification for Liquid Laundry Packets  
British Standards Institution  
• BS 3762 - 3.7, Analysis of formulated detergents – Part 3: Quantitative test methods 
– Section 3.7: Method for determination of total non -ionic matter content  
International Organization for Standardization  
• ISO 4316, Surface active agents — Determination of pH of aqueous solutions — 
Potentiometric method  
• ISO 2871 -1, Surface active agents — Detergents — Determination of cationic -active 
matter content — Part 1: High -molecular -mass cationic -active matter  
• ISO 2871 -2, Surface active agents — Detergents — Determination of cationic -active 
matter content — Part 2: Cationic -active matter of low molecular mass (between 
200 and 500)  
• ISO 2271, Surface active agents — Detergents — Determination of anionic -active 
matter by manual or mechanical direct two -phase titration procedure  
• ISO 7875 -2, Water quality – Determination of surfac tants – Part 2  : Determination 
of non -ionic surfactants using Dragendorff Reagent  
• ISO 10708, Water quality — Evaluation in an aqueous medium of the ultimate 
aerobic biodegradability of organic compounds — Determination of biochemical 
oxygen demand in a two -phase closed bottle test  
Organization for Economic Co -operation and Development  
• OECD 301D, Guideline for testing of chemicals – Closed bottle test  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force:  31 December 2020  
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:   
https://tinyurl.com/u7c6vcs