. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/TTO/92 
1 September 2010  
 (10-4532) 
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:  TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
  
If applicable, name of local government 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 applicab le, otherwise national tariff heading. 
ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Low-pressure, non 
adjustable regulators having a maximum outlet pr essure of less than or equal to 200 mbar, 
with a capacity of less than or equal to 4 kg/h, and their associated safety devices for 
butane, propane or their mixtures (ICS:  23.060.40, 13.240,  and 75.200). 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  TTS/EN 12864: 
20XX - Low-pressure, non adjustable regulators having a maximum outlet pressure of less 
than or equal to 200 mbar, with a capacity of less than or equal to 4 kg/h, and their 
associated safety devices for butane, propane or their mixtures  (128 pages, in English). 
6. Description of content:  This national standard defines operational characteristics, safety 
requirements, test methods and marking requirements for low-pressure, non adjustable regulators use with liquefied petroleum gases.  
The regulators covered by this standard are designed for a maximum outlet pressure of up 
to and including 200 mbar and a maximu m rate of up to and including 4 kg/h. 
This national standard provides for batch tes ting and type approval certificates to determine 
compliance. 
This national standard shall apply to regulator s intended for use with tanks of 9.1 kg and 
45.4 kg water capacity containing liquefied pe troleum gases and intended for use with 
domestic gas cooking appliances. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the natu re of urgent problems where applicable:  
Protection of consumers or users ag ainst danger to health or safety.  
8. Relevant documents:   EN 12864: 2010 - Low-pressure, non adjustable regulators having a 
maximum outlet pressure of less than or equal to  200 mbar, with a capacity of less than or 
equal to 4 kg/h, and their associated safety devices for butane, propane or their mixtures.   G/TBT/N/TTO/92 
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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:  24 September 2010 
11. Text available from: National enquiry po int [ X ], or address, telephone and fax 
numbers, e-mail and web-site addresses, if available of the other body:    
This proposed draft Trinidad and Tobago Sta ndard is an adoption of EN 12864: 2010 with 
national deviations.  The national deviations document is available at: Trinidad and Tobago Bureau of Standards 
1-2 Century Drive 
Trincity Industrial Estate Macoya, Tunapuna Trinidad and Tobago E-mail Address:  ttbs@ttbs.org.tt