G/TBT/N/JAM/81  
14 October 2019  
(19-6597) 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:  JAMAICA   
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:  Bureau of Standards Jamaica (BSJ)  
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:   
Bureau of Standards Jamaica  
Regional and International Trade Branch  
6 Winchester Road  
Kingston 10  
Jamaica W.I.  
Email: tbtenquirypoint@bsj.org.jm   
Website: http://www.bsj.org.jm  
Tel.: 1 (876) 926 -3140-5/618 -1534/ 632 -4275  
Fax: 1 (876) 929 -4736 
3. Notifie d 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):  Labelling 
of Pre -Packaged Goods; Packaging and distribution of goods in general (ICS 55.020)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Standard 
Specification for the Labelling of Pre -packaged Goods – Part 1: General requirements  (17 
page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  The standard establishes general labelling requirements for 
goods. It is applicable to all goods which are sold, distributed or used, except those for 
which specific requirements have been elsewhere prescribed in CARICOM Regional 
Standards, or national re gulations.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  This standard replaces JS 1 Part 1: 1992 Jamaican Standard Specification for 
the Labelling commodities Part 1: General principles. This standard is intended t o: 
a) assist the purchaser, or consumer to make informed decisions based on an 
understanding of the nature, quality or use of the goods; and b) enable the manufacturer 
or retailer to describe the goods at the point of sale in a truthful, informative and no n-
deceptive manner.; Consumer information, labelling; Protection of human health or 
safety; Quality requirements; Reducing trade barriers and facilitating trade  G/TBT/N/JAM/81  
 
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  8. Relevant documents:   
A notice of the Standard Speciﬁcation for the Labelling of Pre-Packaged Goods – Part 1: 
General requirements  will appear in The Jamaica Gazette Supplement - Proclamations, 
Rules and Regulations. The document will appear as a Jamaican Standard Specification, 
with mandatory status, and will be available for sale.    
9. Proposed date of adoption:  30 June 2020  
Proposed date of entry into force:  31 December 2020  
10. Final date for comments:  10 December 2019  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
Bureau of Standards Jamaica  
Regional and International Trade Branch  
6 Winchester Road  
Kingston 10  
Jamaica W.I.  
Email: tbtenquirypoint@bsj.org.jm   
Website: http://www.bsj.org.jm  
Tel.: 1 (876) 926 -3140-5/618 -1534/ 632 -4275  
Fax: 1 (876) 929 -4736 
https://www.bsj.org.jm/articles/djs -349-2019-draft-jamaican -standard -labelling -pre-
packaged -goods -part-1-general