. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/CHN/172 
1 December 2005 
 (05-5721) 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
The following notification is being circ ulated in accordance with Article 10.6. 
 
1. Member to Agreement notifying:   THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA
 
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):         
2. Agency responsible:   Standardization Administration of China (SAC 
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, e-mail and web-site 
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):   Early suppression fast 
response (ESFR) automatic sprinklers, pressure  switch, grooved c ouplings and fittings, 
extended coverage sprinklers, drencher head  (ICS:  13.220;  HS:  8424) 
5. Title, number of pages and lang uage(s) of the notified document:    
National Standard of the P.R.C., Automatic Sp rinkler System – Part 9: Early Suppression 
Fast Response (ESFR) Automatic Sprinklers (57 pages, in Chinese) 
Automatic Sprinkler System – Part 10: Pressu re Switch (17 pages, in Chinese)    
Automatic Sprinkler System – Part 11: Gr ooved Couplings and Fittin gs (24 pages, in 
Chinese) 
Automatic Sprinkler System – Part 12: Ex tended Coverage Sprinkler (47 pages, in 
Chinese)  
Automatic Sprinkler System – Part 13: Performance Requirements and Test Methods of 
Drencher head (19 pages, in Chinese) 
6. Description of content:   This standard specifies the performance requirements, test 
methods, inspection regulations, requirements fo r packaging, transportation and storage of 
early suppression fast response (ESFR) automatic sprinklers, pressure switch, grooved 
couplings and fittings, extended c overage sprinklers, drencher head of automatic sprinkler 
system. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:  
For the protection of human and property safety G/TBT/N/CHN/172 
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 8. Relevant documents:         
ISO 6182-7:2004  Fire protection - Automatic sprinkler systems - Part 7:  Requirements and 
test methods for early suppression fast response (ESFR) sprinklers  
ISO/DIS 6182-12   Fire protection - Automatic sprinkler systems - Part 12:  Requirements 
and test methods for grooved end pipe couplings 
ISO/DIS 6182-13  Fire protection - Automatic sp rinklers - Part 13:  Requirements and test 
methods for extended coverage sprinklers 
9. Proposed date of adoption:   
Proposed date of entry into force:    90 days after circulation by WTO Secretariat 
6 months after adoption 
10. Final date for comments:   60 days after circulation by WTO Secretariat 
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [  X ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers, e-mail and web-site addresses, if available of the other body:   
WTO/TBT National Notification and Enquiry Center of the People’s Republic of China 
Tel:  (+86) 10 822 60618 Fax:  (+86) 10 822 62448 
E-mail:  tbt@aqsiq.gov.cn