. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION   
G/TBT/N/AUS/72 
29 February 2012  
 (12-1148) 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
The following notification is being circ ulated in accordance with Article 10.6 
 
1. Notifying Member:  AUSTRALIA  
If applicable, name of local governme nt involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):     
2. Agency responsible:   
National Measurement Institute (NMI) 
P.O. Box: 264, Lindfield, NSW 2070 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 :   
TBT Enquiry Point 
Australian Government Department  of Foreign Affairs and Trade 
Canberra  ACT  2601 
Australia 
Tel.:  +61 2 6261 1483 E-mail:  TBT.Enquiry@dfat.gov.au  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [   ], 2.10.1 [   ], 5.6.2 [X], 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):  HS codes 0303 and 0304. 
Frozen fish products covered in an ice water gl aze or fish products contained within an ice 
water block (block products). 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  NTP 2: National Test 
Procedures for Determining the Weight of Frozen Fish (13 pages, English) 
6. Description of content:  The document describes test proc edures for the inspection of pre-
packaged articles of frozen fish with a quantity statement in units of mass to:  
(a) assess compliance with the labelling requirements and 
(b) ensure the actual contents comply with the shortfall provisions as specified in the 
 National Trade Measurement Regulations 2009  (Cth). 
The test method described is limited to frozen fi sh products which are covered in an ice water 
glaze or fish products containe d within an ice water block (block products). The test method 
described to measure the contents of pre-packaged frozen fish, is referred to as the "Partial 
Thaw" method. G/TBT/N/AUS/72 
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  The test method does not apply to fish products frozen in a marinade or block products which 
have been plate frozen. The measurement of such  products is determin ed in accordance with 
the requirements in NTP 1 (Prepackaged Articles). 
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable:  The 
document specifies the national test procedur es for assessing compliance with labelling 
requirements and ensuring the actual contents of the artic les are within the tolerable 
deficiency specified for prepackaged articles of frozen fish. The test procedures are limited to frozen fish covered in an ice water glaze or  those contained within  an ice water block.  
The procedure is adapted from previous state and territory legislation, administered by way of 
Uniform Trade Measurement Legislation (UTM L). All states and territories, with the 
exception of South Australia and the Australi an Capital Territory, ha d UTML which outlined 
the process for measuring the weight of frozen fish. Following a Council of Australian Governments (COAG) decision, a national trade measurement system, administered by NMI, replaced the states and terr itories' jurisdictions opera ting under UTML on 1 July 2010. 
8. Relevant documents:   NTP2: National Test Procedures for Determining the Weight of 
Frozen Fish   
9. Proposed date of adoption:   
Proposed date of entry into force:    1 May 2012 
10. Final date for comments:  28 April 2012   
11. Text available from:  National enquiry point [X], or address, telephone and fax 
numbers, e-mail and web-site addres ses, if available of the other body:    
TBT Enquiry Point 
Australian Government Department  of Foreign Affairs and Trade 
Canberra  ACT  2601 Australia Tel.:  +61 2 6261 1483 
E-mail:  TBT.Enquiry@dfat.gov.au