G/TBT/N/PAK/160  
9 February 2021  
(21-1038) 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:  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):  Fruit 
Juices and Nectars PS: 4973; Non -alcoholic beverages (ICS 67.160.20)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Fruit Juices and 
Nectars PS: 4973 ICS No. 67.160.20 (24 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  This P akistan Standard was adopted by the Pakistan Standards 
& Quality Control Authority; Standards Development Centre on  2 April 2009 after the 
draft finalized by the Fruit Vegetable Products Technical Committee had been approved 
by the National Standards Commi ttee For Agricultural & Food Products.  
In the preparation of this standard the views of the Consumers, Manufacturers, 
Technologists and Testing Authorities have been taken into consideration.  
The assistance has been derived from (CODEX STAN -247-2005) and Prevention of food 
adulteration (II amendment), India is acknowledged with thanks.  
For the purpose of deciding whether a particular requirement of this standard is complied 
with the final value observed or calculated expressing the resul t of a test   or analysis, 
shall be rounded off in accordance with PS: 103 for Methods of      Rounding Off Numerical 
Values, the number of significant places retained in the rounded off value shall be the 
same as that of the specified value in the standar d. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  This Standard applies to all products as defined in Clause 2.1; Protection of 
human health or safety  G/TBT/N/PAK/160  
 
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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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