. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/LTU/7 
9 May 2006 
 (06-2230) 
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:   LITHUANIA
 
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):         
2. Agency responsible:    
Ministry of Environment 
A.Jakšto g. 4/9 LT-01105 Vilnius 
LITHUANIA 
Tel:  +370 5 2663583 
Fax::  +370 5 2663663 
E-mail: i.urnikiene@am.lt 
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:    
EC TBT Enquiry Point: ec-tbt@cec.eu.int 
National TBT Enquiry Point: enquiry@lsd.lt 
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [  X ], 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):   Construction products 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Draft Order On the 
List of Construction Products Subject to Regulation (23 pages, in Lithuanian).   
6. Description of content:   This document represents an update draft for the technical 
regulation notified under G/TBT/N/LTU/6. It do es not supersede the existing regulation of  
construction products, but supplemen ts the list of construction pro ducts subject to regulation  
by introducing newly adopted European harm onized standards used for test methods, as 
well EOTA recommendations.  
The proposed regulation provides technical sp ecifications, mandatory essential requirements 
and conformity assessment schemes for a series of construction products, such as 
aggregates, binders, concrete and mortar, masonry units, thermal insulation products, 
concrete and reinforced conc rete, windows and doors, timber structure and products, glass, 
roof coverings and products, floors, walls a nd ceiling coverings, wate rproofing products, 
paints, geo-textiles, fire-construction, heati ng and water supply devices, reinforcing steel, 
embedded details, steel structures, road c onstruction products, chimneys, fire fighting 
systems, fire detection and fire alarm systems equipment, stationary fire extinction systems 
and their components, etc.  
The new draft adjusts conformity assessment schemes for the construction products for 
which harmonized standards are not yet available. G/TBT/N/LTU/7 
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  7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:  
The regulation is intended to bring about enha nced harmonization with EU legislation on 
construction products while improving the le vel of protection for human beings and 
environment. 
8. Relevant documents:   Regulation STR 1.01.04:  2002 C onstruction products. Attestation 
of conformity and "CE" marking. Regulation STR  1.03.02:  2002 Conformity declaration of 
construction products. 
9. Proposed date of adoption:   
Proposed date of entry into force:   }Not specified 
10. Final date for comments:   60 days after circulation by WTO Secretariat 
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: