G/TBT/N/TUR/124  
 
17 October 2018  
(18-6472) 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: TURKEY   
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:  
Ministry of Industry and Technology  
Directorate General for Metrology and Standardization  
TEL: 0(312) 231 72 80  
FAX: 0(312) 231 16 94 - E-mail: erdalc@sanayi.gov.tr   
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:   
Turkey -TBT Enquiry Point  
Ministry of Trade DG of Product Safety and Inspection  
Sogutozu Mah. 2176 Sok. No:63 06530 Cankaya/Ankara - TURKEY  
Tel: +90 312 204 89 93 Fax: +90 312 212 68 64  
E-mail: tbt@ticaret.gov.tr  
Website: http://www.teknikengel.gov.tr   
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): 
Construction materials and building (Vocabularies) (ICS 01.040.91)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of t he notified document: Communiqué 
on TS EN 1765 Rubber Hose Assemblies for Oil Suction and Discharge Services - 
Specification for the Assemblies Standard (2 page(s), in English)    
6. Description of content: This standard covers four types of characteristic  hose 
assemblies which are used for filling and unloading in petroleum transport, including crude 
oil and other liquid petroleum products with an aromatic compound content of at most 
50% [v / v]. These hose assemblies are not suitable for liquefied petrole um gas and 
natural gas. The specified hose assemblies can be used at temperatures between -20°c 
and 82°c. The specified hoses have hole diameters between 50 and 500; the inner 
thickness of the hose is smooth, rough or armored and rough. Hose assemblies use d for 
petroleum products with an aromatic compound content greater than 50% (v / v) are 
outside the scope of this document; however, in the case of the manufacturer's request, 
the requirements may also be taken as a basis essentially for such hoses.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable: The purpose of this communiqué is to identify issues related to the 
implementation of revision of TS EN 1765 (December 2016) "Rubber hose assemblies for 
oil suction and discha rge services - specification for the assemblies" Standard  G/TBT/N/TUR/124  
 
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  8. Relevant documents:   
• EN 1765 Rubber hose assemblies for oil suction and discharge services - 
Specification for the assemblies standard   
9. Proposed date of adoption: The regulation will be adopted upon its publication.  
Proposed date of entry into force: The regulation will enter into force 6 months after 
its publication.  
10. Final date for comments: 60 days from notification  
11. Texts available from: National enquiry point [  ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available, of other body:   
The text of regulation is supplied in English in the attached files.  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2018/TBT/TUR/18_5446_00_e.pdf