. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/TTO/67 
4 June 2009  
 (09-2672) 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:   English 
  
 
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6 
 
1. Member to Agreement notifying:  TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
  
If applicable, name of local governme nt involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):     
2. Agency responsible:  Trinidad and Tobago 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):  Motor-Operated 
Household Food Preparing Machines (ICS: 97.040.50) 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Motor-Operated 
Household Food Preparing Machines - (156  pages, English)     
6. Description of content:  These requirements cover household motor-operated food 
preparing machines and kitchen accessories such as knife sharpeners and can openers, that are intended to be operated for short-periods of time resulting in cumulative use-time per year of less than 100 hours and that are for use in accordance with TTS 171: Part 1: 2002, Trinidad Electrical Wiring Code – Part 1: Low voltage installations (including Amendment 1 (2007)).  
In the following text, a requirement that applies to one type of equipment coming within 
its scope, such as a blender, or mixer will be so identified by a specific reference in that 
requirement to the type of equipment involved. In the absence of such specific reference or if the term appliance is employed, it is to be understood that the requirement applies to all of the types of equipment covered by the standard. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:  
Compulsory status has been recommended in order to protect the consumer or user 
against danger to health or safety by ensuring a product of acceptable quality.  
8. Relevant documents:   TTS/UL 982: 20XX Adoption of UL Standard for Safety for 
Motor-Operated Household Food Preparing Machines, dated 6 October 2004 which 
contains revisions through and including 13 August 2007.   G/TBT/N/TTO/67 
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  9. Proposed date of adoption:   
Proposed date of entry into force:   }On a date to be notified by the Minister to 
whom responsibility for trade and industry is assigned, in a Notice to be published in the Trinidad and Tobago Gazette as required by the Standards Act. 
10. Final date for comments:  31 July 2009 
11. Text available from: National enquiry po int [ X], or address, telephone and fax 
numbers, e-mail and web-site addres ses, if available of the other body:    
Trinidad and Tobago Bureau of Standards                                                                                
1-2 Century Drive, Trincity Industrial Estate, Macoya, Tunapuna Trinidad and Tobago                                                  Email:  ttbs@ttbs.org.tt