. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/TTO/99 
15 March 2011  
 (11-1272) 
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 governme nt 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 applicable, otherwise national tariff heading. 
ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Pigtails and Flexible Hose 
Connectors for LP-Gas (ICS:  91.140.40) 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  TTS/ANSI/UL 569: 
20XX - Pigtails and Flexible Hose Connectors for LP - Gas (17 pages, in English). 
6. Description of content:  This standard applies to  wire steel nails which have been hardened 
by cold working or heat treatment. It spec ifies requirements for te nsile strength, finish, 
workmanship and specifies toleranc es for various size parameters.  
This standard does not apply to steel nails that have not been hardened. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:  
Compulsory status has been recommended to prevent fraud, deception, misleading, labelling, 
inferior products (toys) and to give adequate information to the consumer or user.  
8. Relevant documents:   ASTM International: 
ASTM F680, Standard test method for nails  
ASTM A1667, Standard Specification for Driven Fast eners: Nails, Spikes, and Staples  
ASTM B695, Standard Specification for Coatings of Zinc Mechanically Deposited on Iron 
and Steel  
British Standards Institute: 
BS 1202-1, Specification for nails  - Steel nails  G/TBT/N/TTO/99 
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  International Organization for Standardization: 
ISO 3951-1, Sampling procedures for inspection by variables - Part 1: Specification for 
single sampling plans indexed by  acceptance quality limit (AQL) for lot-by-lot inspection for 
a single quality characteristic and a single AQL  
Trinidad and Tobago Bureau of Standards: TTS 416:2002, Specification for steel nails    
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 Gaze tte as required by the 
Standards Act.    
10. Final date for comments:  17 April 2011 
11. Text available from: National enquiry point [X], or address, telephone and fax numbers, 
e-mail and web-site addresses, if available of the other body:    
Trinidad and Tobago Bureau of Standards                                                                                       
1-2 Century Drive, 
Trincity Industrial Estate  Macoya  Tunapuna  Trinidad and Tobago 
Telefax:  (1-868) 663-4335 
E-mail:  ttbs@ttbs.org.tt