G/TBT/N/TJK/6  
 
1 May 2018  
(18-2697) 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: TAJIKISTAN   
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible: Ministry of Economic Development and Trade of the Republic of 
Tajikistan  
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:   
Ministry of Economic Development and Trade  
Bokhtar 37,  
Tel: +992372278857  
Fax: +992372278857  
E-mail: bobojon88_88@mail.ru , najib_eko11@mail.ru  
Website: www.medt.tj   
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [   ], 2.10.1 [ X], 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): Motor 
vehicles for the transport of ten or more persons, including the driver. (HS 8702), Motor 
cars and other mot or vehicles principally designed for the transport of persons (other than 
those of heading 87.02), including station wagons and racing cars. (HS 8703), Motor 
vehicles for the transport of goods. (HS 8704), Special purpose motor vehicles, other than 
those p rincipally designed for the transport of persons or goods (for example, breakdown 
lorries (wreckers), crane lorries (mobile cranes), fire fighting vehicles, concrete mixer 
lorries (concrete -mixers), road sweeper lorries (road sweepers), spraying lorries (s praying 
vehicles), mobile workshops, mobile radiological units). (HS 8705)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: Decree of the 
Government of the Republic of Tajikistan of 27 January 2018, #41 "On the Import 
Prohibition to the  Republic of Tajikistan Vehicles Produced before 2005"  (1 page(s), in 
Russian; 1 page(s), in Tajik)    
6. Description of content: Decree developed to prevent importation of old cars which are 
the main source of air pollution with the emission of approximately 344743 tons of 
poisonous substances per year that are harmful for human health and environment and 
significant rise of wastes (batteries, tires, air conditioners) from the old cars  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent p roblems where 
applicable: Protection of human health or safety; Protection of the environment  
8. Relevant documents:  http://www.medt.tj   G/TBT/N/TJK/6  
 
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  9. Proposed date of adoption: 27 January 2018  
Proposed date of entry into force: 1 April 2018  
10. Final date for comments: Not applicable  
11. Texts available from: National enquiry point [  ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available, of other body:   
The text can be obtained from:  
Ministry of Economic Development and Trade  
Bokhtar 37,  
734002 Dushanbe  
Tel: +992372278857  
E-Mail: bobojon88_88@mail.ru , najib_eko11@mail.ru  
Website: www.medt.tj  
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