. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/POL/3 
14 February 2006 
 (06-0613) 
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:   POLAND
 
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):         
2. Agency responsible:   Military Centre for Standardization, Quality and Codification 
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:    
Military Centre for Standardiza tion, Quality and Codification  
Pl. Piłsudskiego 4  
00-909 Warszawa Poland. 
Tel:  (+48) 22 6873 219 
Fax:  (+48) 22 6873 473 
E-mail:  wcnjk@wp.mil.pl Website: www.wcnjk.wp.mil.pl 
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):   Section XIX:  arms and 
ammunition, parts and accessories thereof (9301, 9305, 9306) 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   The system of 
conformity assessment for defence and security products act (22 pages, in Polish). 
6. Description of content:   The act consists of, as follows: 
− general rules of the defence and security products conformity assessment; 
− rules of organizational units accreditation fo r conducting conform ity assessment activity 
and procedure of accreditation; 
− the supervision of conformity assessment sy stem for defence and security products; 
− the charges connected with conducting the conformity assessment activity; 
− changes in other legal acts; and 
− interim and final regulations. G/TBT/N/POL/3 
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7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable:   
The main purposes of the act are, as follows: 
(1) assurance of protection of State defence a nd security interests through establishing rules 
concerning the conformity assessment for defence and security products; 
(2) assurance of conditions to carry out conf ormity assessment activity for defence and 
security products by competent and independe nt bodies, in scope of meeting technical 
specification requirements; and 
(3) assurance of conditions to eliminate threat s produced by defence and security products 
for life and health of theirs users, as well as for environment. 
8. Relevant documents:   - 
9. Proposed date of adoption:   
Proposed date of entry into force:    - 
1 July 2006 
10. Final date for comments :  60 days 
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [    ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers, e-mail and web-site addresses, if available of the other body:   
http://www.wcnjk.wp.mil.pl/pdf/ustawa_wzj_2006.pdf 
 
Military Centre for Standardiza tion, Quality and Codification  
Pl. Piłsudskiego 4  
00-909 Warszawa Poland. 
Tel:  (+48) 22 6873 219 
Fax:  (+48) 22 6873 473 E-mail:  wcnjk@wp.mil.pl 
Website: www.wcnjk.wp.mil.pl