G/TBT/N/PAK/135  
9 February 2021  
(21-1013) 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:  PAKISTAN   
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:   
Pakistan Standards & Quality Control Authority  
WTO TBT National Enquiry Point  
PSQCA Complex, Gulistan -e-Johar  
Karachi, Pakistan  
Tel.: (+92) 21 99261878  
E-mail: tbt@psqca.com.pk   
Website: http://www.psqca.com.pk/  
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):  Plugs and 
Socket -Outlets for Household and Similar Purposes – Part 2 -6: Particular Requirements 
for Switched Socket - Outlets with Interlock for Fixed Electrical Installations PS: IEC 
60884 -2-6 ICS No. 29.120.30  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) o f the notified document:  Plugs and 
Socket -Outlets for Household and Similar Purposes – Part 2 -6: Particular Requirements 
for Switched Socket - Outlets with Interlock for Fixed Electrical Installations PS: IEC 
60884 -2-6 ICS No. 29.120.30 (14 page(s), in Engl ish) 
6. Description of content:  This Pakistan Standard was adopted by the authority of the 
Board of Directors for Pakistan Standards and Quality Control Authority after approval by 
the Technical Committee for "Plugs and socket -outlets for household and si milar purposes 
- Part 2 -6: Particular requirements for switched socket -outlets with interlock for fixed 
electrical installations" had been approved and endorsed by the Electrotechnical National 
Standards Committee.  
This Pakistan Standard is an adoption of IEC: 60884 -2-6 "Plugs and socket -outlets for 
household and similar - Part 2 -6: Particular requirements for switched socket -outlets with 
interlock for fixed electrical installations" and its use hereby acknowledged with thanks.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  This Part of IEC 60884 applies to switched socket -outlets with interlock for 
a.c. only, for fixed electrical installations, with or without earthing contact, with rated 
voltage above 50 V  but not exceeding 440 V and a rated current not exceeding 32 A, 
intended for household and similar purposes, either indoors or outdoors. Switched socket -
outlets with interlock according to this standard consist of a combination of socket -outlets G/TBT/N/PAK/135  
 
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  according  to IEC 60884 -1, interlocked with a switch according to IEC 60669 -1 and/or IEC 
60669 -2-1 supplied as a complete unit. Performance requirements; Other  
8. Relevant documents:   
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1AylmLZnWAG20Yor0dM1ws72uFKTQp1yF/view?usp=sh
aring  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  90 days after circulation by the WTO Secretariat  
Proposed date of entry into force:  90 days after circulation by the WTO Secretariat  
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from notification  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
Pakistan Standards & Quality Control Authority  
WTO TBT National Enquiry Point  
PSQCA Complex, Gulistan -e-Johar  
Karachi, Pakistan  
Tel.: (+92) 21 99261878  
E-mail: tbt@psqca.com.pk   
Website: http://www.psqca.com.pk/  
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