G/TBT/N/LCA/53  
 
28 November 2017  
(17-6494) 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 67.200.10  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: SLNS 25: 2017 
Coconut Oil - Specification    
6. Description of content: This standard specifies the requirements, methods of sampling 
and testing for coconut oil intended for domestic and commercial use.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable: This national standard is a modification of CRS 23: 2017 Coconut oil - 
Specification. This standard represents a revision of national standard SLNS 25: 1992 
Specification fo r coconut oil. This second edition was adopted by the national standards 
council on...  
This new edition contains internationals recognised tests methods for parameters of 
coconut oil. New requirements for fatty acid composition and antioxidants have been 
included. This new edition represents requirements for current technological advancements 
and manufacturing practices.  
This standard is intended to provide requirements for crude and refined coconut oil which 
is compatible with a system of quality assurance. It also provides uniform level of 
acceptance for quality for the different types of coconut oil manufactured and traded in 
Saint Lucia.  
In formulating this standard considerable assistance was derived from the following:  
a) American Oil Chemists ' Society: Official and Tentative Methods of the American Oil 
Chemists' Society;  
b) Association of official Analytical Chemists (AOAC): Official Methods of Analysis – 
Food Composition, Additives, Natural Contaminants, 15th Edition, 1990; Volume 
Two; 
c) International Standardization Organisation: ISO 5555: 2002 Animal and Vegetable 
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  d) CODEX Alimentarius Commission: Standard for Names Vegetable Oils, 
(CODEX  STAN  210-199), Revised 2009, Amendment 2015); General Standard for 
Contaminant s and Toxins in Food and Feed (CODEX  STAN  193-1995) Revised 2009, 
Amendment 2015) ; 
e) Standards and Industrial Research Institute of Malaysia: MS 239: 1987 Specification 
for Coconut Oil;  
f) Asian and Pacific Coconut Community: APCC Quality Standard for Vir gin Coconut Oil, 
2009.  
Modifications have been made to the CARICOM Regional Standard to include references to 
Saint Lucian National Standards where they exist. Where reference is made to the 
CARICOM region it implies Saint Lucia.  
8. Relevant documents:   
 Standards Act Cap. 13.25  
 SLNS 25 -1992 Specification for Coconut Oil  
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 deter mined 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, telephone 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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