. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/JAM/18 
22 January 2009  
 (09-0264) 
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:  JAMAICA
  
If applicable, name of local governme nt involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):     
2. Agency responsible:   
The Bureau of Standards Jamaica 
6 Winchester Road Kingston 10, Jamaica W.I. 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): 
- The design, construction, installation, quality of materials, location, operation,, and 
maintenance or use of electr ical systems and equipment; 
- The installation of electrical conducto rs, equipment and raceways, signalling and 
communications conductors , equipment and raceways; and optic al fibre cables and raceways. 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Jamaica Application 
Document for the International Code Council El ectrical Code (ICCEC) and National Electric 
Code (456 pages, in English).  
6. Description of content:  These requirements constitute the Jamaica Application Document 
for the International Code Council Electrical Code (ICCEC) and Natio nal Electrical Code 
(NEC) which together are now referred to as the Electrical Code of Jamaica. This Application Document is based on the 2006 version of the International Code Council Electric Code 
(ICCEC) and the 2005 version of the National El ectric Code (NEC) or NFPA 70 and shall be 
read in conjunction with these documents.   The document is therefore a guideline document 
for using both the ICCEC and the NEC. It is divided into 2 parts:  
- Part 1 - International Code Council Electric  Code (ICCEC) stipulat es guidelines geared 
towards regulating the design, construction, installation, quality of materials, location, operation, and maintenance or use of electrical systems and equipment.  
- Part 2 – National Electrical Code (NEC) co vers installation of electrical conductors, 
equipment and raceways, signalling and co mmunications conductors, equipment and 
raceways; and optical fibre cables and raceways.  G/TBT/N/JAM/18 
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  7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable:  The 
purpose of this document is to provide minimu m standards to safeguard life or limb, health, 
property and public welfare by regulating and controlling the design, construction, 
installation, quality of materials, location, ope ration,, and maintenance or use of electrical 
systems and equipment. The document provides guidelines for the practical safeguarding of 
persons and property from hazards aris ing from the use of electricity.  
8. Relevant documents:   A Notice of the standard w ill appear in the Jamaica Gazette 
Supplement- Proclamations, Rules and Regulations . When adopted, the document will appear 
as a Jamaican National Standard which will be available for sale.   
9. Proposed date of adoption:   
Proposed date of entry into force:   }To be determined. 
10. Final date for comments:  60 days after circulati on by WTO Secretariat  
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:    
Website of National Enquiry Point,  Bureau of Standards Jamaica: www.jbs.org.jm