G/TBT/N/PAK/170  
9 February 2021  
(21-1078) 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):  Standard 
Practice for Preparation of Paint Brushes for Evaluation PS: ASTM D5068 -4:2019  ; Paint 
coating equipment (ICS 87.100)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Standard 
Practice for Preparation of Paint Brushes for Eval uation PS: ASTM D5068 -4:2019 ICS No. 
87.100 (5 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  International Standards are widely adopted at the regional or 
national level and applied by manufacturers, trade organizations, purchasers, consumers, 
testing l aboratories, authorities and other interested parties. Since these standards 
generally reflect the best experience of industry, researchers, consumers and regulators 
worldwide, and cover common needs in a variety of countries, they constitute one of the 
important bases for the removal of technical barriers to trade. This has been explicitly 
acknowledged in the Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade of the World Trade 
Organization (WTO TBT Agreement).  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of ur gent problems where 
applicable:  This practice describes the preparation of paint brushes for evaluation.  
• This practice is applicable to paint brushes 50 to 100 mm (2 to 4 in.) in width.  
• The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as the standard. The values 
given in parentheses are for information only.  
Protection of human health or safety  G/TBT/N/PAK/170  
 
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  8. Relevant documents:   
https://drive.google.com/file/ d/1AylmLZnWAG20Yor0dM1ws72uFKTQp1yF/view?usp=sh
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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/  
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1A3Xrx3gwLmqdSecIZS -
1EPlFxmR74wCv/view?usp=sharing  
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1iNdCMWP8HY5rnZcdsu5P00QrGyWRDLPt/view?usp=sh
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