. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/JAM/7 
13 February 2007 
 (07-0615) 
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 government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):         
2. Agency responsible:   The Bureau of Standards Jamaica 
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):    
Labelling of Prepackaged goods 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Caribbean 
Community Standard for Requirements for labelling (Labelling of prepackaged goods) 
(Approximately 15 pages). 
6. Description of content:   This standard sets out requirements for the information to be 
included on labels of goods prepackaged for re tail sale, the method of display of such 
information, and where necessary, the wording and units of measurements (metric) to be 
used:  This standard does not apply to the following: 
 
i. Goods in packages not intended for retail sale: 
ii. Goods or classes of goods where different or additional information is prescribed by 
any CARICOM Regional Standard or model regulations approved by the 
CARICOM Regional Organization for Standard and Quality (CROSQ); 
iii. Goods intended for export only which comply  with the requirements of standards or 
laws on labelling in force in the country  to which they are being exported; 
iv. Cases where any Caricom Regional Standa rd for any goods or classes of goods 
makes differing or supplementary provisions for labelling, the provisions of that standard shall prevail over the provisions of this standard; 
v. Gift-wrapped goods; and 
vi. Marking on shipping containers. 
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7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable:   It 
was developed to prevent fraud and deception ar ising from misleading labelling and to give 
adequate information to the consumer or user  of prepackaged goods.  This standard should 
thus assist the consumer or purchaser in avoiding these practices and minimize associated 
losses.  It is hoped that this standard will assi st manufacturers in meeting requirements for 
labelling imposed on countries outside the Caribbean Community. 
The standard will be mandated as a Techni cal Regulation throughout the Caribbean 
Community. 
8. Relevant documents:   A Notice of the standard will appear in the Jamaican Gazette 
Supplement-Proclamations, Rules and Regula tions. When adopted, the document will 
appear as Jamaica 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:   9 April 2007 
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: