G/TBT/N/BWA/33  
 
6 November 2013  
(13-6142)  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:  BOTSWANA  
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):     
2. Agency responsible:  Botswana WTO-TBT Enquiry  Point 
Name and address (including telephon e 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 :   
Botswana Bureau of Standards Information Centre 
Private Bag B0 48 
Gaborone Botswana Tel.:  (+267) 3903200 
Fax:  (+267)3903120 
Toll Free Number:  (0800 600 900) E-mail:  infoc@hq.bobstandards.bw  
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):  Bottled 
natural water - Specification, (ICS  13.060.20). 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Bottled natural 
water - Specification (9 pages, in English).  
6. Description of content:  This draft Botswana Standard specifies the physical, chemical 
and microbiological requirements for bottled natural water for human consumption, bottled at the source. It also specifies permissible treatments and the requirements for 
bottling and labelling.  
NOTE: The water may be offered as bottled non-carbonated (still) natural water or as 
bottled carbonated (sparkling) natural water.  
This standard excludes water that contains  sugar, sweeteners, flavourants or other 
additives. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Consumer protection 
8. Relevant documents:    
1. AOAC official method 991.07, Nitrogen and phosphorus containing pesticides in 
finished drinking water - Gas chromatographic method; 
2. APHA method 6630 B, Organochlorine pesticides - Liquid - liquid extraction gas 
chromatographic method;  G/TBT/N/BWA/33 
 
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  3. BOS 9, Pre-packaged goods for the ultimate consumer - Labelling, presentation 
and advertising - General requirements; 
4. BOS 306, Water quality - Bottled water - Code of hygienic practice; 
5. BOS ISO 8199, Water quality - General guide to the enumeration of micro – 
organisms by culture; 
6. BOS ISO 9308-1, Water quality - Detectio n and enumeration of Escherichia coli 
and coliform bacteria - Part 1:  Membrane filtration method;  
7. BOS ISO 9308-2, Water quality –- Determination and enumeration of Escherichia 
coli and coliform bacteria - Part 2: Liquid enrichment method; 
8. BOS ISO 10304-1, Water quality - Determination of dissolved fluoride, chloride, 
nitrite, orthophosphate, bromide, nitrate and sulfate ions, using liquid chromatography of ions - Part 1: Meth od for water with low contamination; 
9.
 BOS ISO 15553, Water quality - Isolation and identification of Cryptosporidium 
oocysts and Giardia cysts from water; 
10.  ISO 6439, Water quality - Determination of phenol index-4 - Aminoantipyrine 
spectrometric methods after distillation; 
11.  ISO 6461-1, Water quality - Detection and enumeration of the spores of sulfite-
reducing anaerobes (clostridia) - Part 1: Method of enrichment in a liquid medium;  
12.  ISO 6461-2, Water quality - Detection and enumeration of the spores of sulfite-
reducing anaerobes (clostridia) - Part 2: Method of membrane filtration; 
13.  ISO 7899-2, Water quality - Detection and enumeration of faecal streptococci - 
Part 2: Method by membrane filtration; 
14.  ISO 16266, Water quality - Detection and enumeration of Pseudomonas 
aeruginosa - Method by membrane filtration;  
15.  SANS 5204 (SABS SM 204), Water - Cyanide content; 
16.  Food Control Act Regulations (Statutory Instrument No. 83 of 2002); 
17.  Labelling of Pre-packaged Foods Regulations (Chapter 65.05); 
18.  Weights and Measures Act (Chapter 43:06). 
9. Proposed date of adoption:   
Proposed date of entry into force:    To be determined To be determined 
10. Final date for comments:  2 months from date of notification. 
11. Text available from:  National enquiry point [X], or address, telephone and fax 
numbers, e-mail and web-site addresse s, if available of the other body:    
Botswana Bureau of Stan dards Information Centre 
Private Bag B0 48 Gaborone 
Botswana 
Tel.:  (+267) 3903200 Fax:  (+267)3903120 
Toll Free Number:  (0800 600 900)  
infoc@hq.bobstandards.bw