G/TBT/N/LCA/52  
 
28 November 2017  
(17-6493) 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: SAINT LUCIA   
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible: Saint Lucia Bureau of Standards  
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): 
ICS 67.250.01  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: SLNS 29:2017 
Packaged Water - Specification    
6. Description of content: This national standard specifies requirements for the purity, 
treatment, bacteriological acceptability, packaging and labelling of all waters that are pre -
packaged for sale and used as beverages or in foods.  
This standard does not apply to water distributed by the public water supply system, to 
carbonated beverages, soda water or to packaged water sold for purposes other than as a 
beverage.  
This standard should be used in conjunction with SLCP 4 Packaged water – Code of 
Hygienic Practice for collecting, processing and marketing.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable: This national standard is a revision of SLNS 29: 2006 Specification of 
packaged water. This revised ver sion of the standard is a modified adoption of 
CRS 1: 2010 Specification for packaged water.  
Throughout Saint Lucia, water from springs or other natural sources is packaged and sold. 
There are many underground reservoirs which have not been exposed to any pollution and 
can be exploited to satisfy a growing demand for natural pure water or water containing 
certain minerals. Purified waters from other sources are also entering the trade and it is 
now desirable to set guidelines for the production and promotio n of such products.  
Packaged water that comply with this standard, and is processed according to SLCP 4 Code 
of Hygienic Practice for the Collecting, Processing and Marketing of Packaged Water, can 
qualify to use the Saint Lucia Standards Mark.  
In preparat ion of this standard, assistance was derived from the following:  
a) International Bottled Water Association (IBWA) revision 2015;  
b) Communicable Disease & Public Health Volume 3 No.1 March 2000.  
Annex A is informative and lists the modifications made within this standard.  G/TBT/N/LCA/52  
 
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  8. Relevant documents:   
 Standards Act Cap. 13.25  
 SLNS 29 -2006 Specification for Packaged Water  
9. Proposed date of adoption: On a date to be determined by the Minister with 
responsibility for standards matters in Saint Lucia  
Proposed date of entry into force: On a date to be determined by the Minister with 
responsibility for standards matters in Saint Lucia  
10. Final date for comments: 20 January 2017  
11. Texts available from: National enquiry point [X] or address, telephon e and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available, of other body:   
Saint Lucia Bureau of Standards  
Bisee Industrial Estate, Castries  
1-758-456-0102/ 453 -0049 
E-mail: info@slbs.org  
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