WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/BHR/3 
30 September 2005 
 (05-4364) 
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:   KINGDOM OF BAHRAIN
 
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):    
2. Agency responsible:   Standards and Metrology Directorate 
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:    
Ministry of Industry and Commerce 
P.O. Box 5479 Kingdom of Bahrain 
Tel:  (+973) 17574880 
Fax:  (+973) 17530730 
E-mail:  bsmd@commerce.gov.bh 
Website: http://www.commerce.gov.bh 
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):   Cars (safety and testing) 
(HS:  87.04);  Tires (HS:  40.12);  Rear mirrors in cars (HS:  70.09.10);  Children's safety chairs in cars (HS:  87.15.00.90) 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   *note that all 
standards are originally English due to the di rect adoption of International Standards.  
During adaptation, they are translated to the Arabic language. 
• Safety requirements for maintenance and re pair workshop (12 pages, in English) 
• Motor vehicles – Engine test code gross power (20 pages, in English) 
• Motor vehicles – methods of testing brakelinings – Part 1:  Internal shear strength 
of lining material (6 pages, in English) 
• Motor vehicles – Brake fluid-simulated service performance test (13 pages, in 
English) 
• Car upholstery – Testing methods of fabric for car seats (5 pages, in English) 
• Motor vehicles – methods of testing rear-view mirrors (8 pages, in English) 
• Motor vehicles – Rear-view mirrors (10 pages, English) G/TBT/N/BHR/3 
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 • Motor vehicles – methods of test for passenger cars impact strength – Part 1 – 
Frontal impact (9 pages, in English) 
• Motor vehicles – methods of test for passenger cars impact strength – Part 2 – 
moving barrier rear impact (5 pages, in English) 
• Motor vehicles – methods of test for passenger cars impact strength – Part 3 – Side 
impact (6 pages, in English) 
• Motor vehicles – methods of test for passe nger cars impact strength – Part 4 – Roof 
strength (5 pages, in English) 
• Motor vehicles – Cars impact strength (4 pages, in English) 
• Multi-purpose vehicles, trucks, buses and tr ailers tires – Part 1 – nomenclature, 
designation, marking, dimensions, load capac ities and inflation pressure (8 pages, in 
English) 
• Motor vehicles – Tires – retreated tires and their methods of test (20 pages, in 
English) 
• Motor vehicles child restraint system (9 pages, in English) 
• Motor vehicles methods of testing of child restraint system (7 pages, in English) 
• Motor vehicles – Speed limits – Part 1:   General requirements – Equipment 
inspection, certification and type approval (9 pages, in English) 
• Motor vehicles – Spare parts – general requirements (7 pages, in English) 
6. Description of content:   Mainly the above standards deal  with the mechanical aspect of 
motor vehicles, covering the area tires, brakes, view mirrors, impact strength, restraining 
system for children in vehicles, speed limits and spare parts. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable:    
 To maintain quality of vehicles, enviro nmental issues, consumer protection, and 
marketing relations with GCC neighbours. 
8. Relevant documents:   *please note, that the Kingdom of Bahrain has adopted the below 
mentioned standards as National Standards.   Some were issued by the Standards 
Organisation for the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf (GSO) and other 
standards have been issued by th e Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA). 
GSO Standard 674:  1998   GSO Standard 37:  1984 GSO Standard 742:  1998   GSO Standard 38:  1984 
GSO Standard 743:  1998   GSO Standard 39:  1984 
GSO Standard 230:  1995   GSO Standard 40:  1984 GSO Standard 279:  1995   GSO Standard 645:  1997 GSO Standard 280:  1995   GSO Standard 962:  1999 GSO Standard 421:  1995   KSA Standard 2209:  2003  G/TBT/N/BHR/3 
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 GSO Standard 36:  1984   KSA Standard 1444:  2002 
KSA Standard 2278:  2004 
9. Proposed date of adoption:   
 Proposed date of entry into force:   15 November 2005  
30 November 2005 
10. Final date for comments:   1 November 2005 
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:   
Ms. Salwana Abdul-Mohsin 
Tel:  (+973) 17 574891 
Fax:   (+973) 17 530730 
Email:  bsmd@commerce.gov.bh 
Website: http://www.commerce.gov.bh