WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/GEN/N/75 
18 April 2007 
 (07-1577) 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  
  
 
NOTIFICATIONS ISSUED DURI NG THE MONTH OF MARCH 2007 
 
Note by the Secretariat
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
 In the Second Triennial Review of the Oper ation and Implementation of the TBT Agreement 
(concluded in November 2000), Members instructed the Secretariat to prepare a monthly list of 
notifications.  The attached table contains a list of  all notifications issued during the month of March 
2007, which includes a total of 65 new notifications by 21 Members.  
 
_______________ This document has been prepa red under the Secretariat's own 
responsibility and without prejudice to the positions of Members 
and to their rights and obligations under the WTO  
  G/TBT/GEN/N/75 
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of Circulation Article Product/Measure Objective Deadline for 
Comments 
G/TBT/N/ALB/12 
08/03/2007 2.9.2 Accreditation of the conformity assessment 
bodies. To define the rules of creating and 
functioning of accreditation system of conformity assessment bodies, the areas where the accreditation will be carried out and role of the accreditation bodies. 7 May 2007 
G/TBT/N/ALB/13 
16/03/2007 2.9.2 Drugs and pharmaceutical service To  make some changes and additional 
improvements to the pharmaceutical service. 15 May 2007 
G/TBT/N/ALB/14 
16/03/2007 2.9.2 Stomatological  health service To make some changes and additional 
improvements to the stomatological health 
service. 15 May 2007 Albania 
 
G/TBT/N/ALB/15 
21/03/2007 2.9.2 Simple pressure vessels To provid e all necessary steps to ensure that 
the vessels may be placed on the market and 
put into service only if they do not compromise the safety of persons, domestic animals or property. 20 May 2007 
Australia G/TBT/N/AUS/54 
19/03/2007 2.9.2 Heavy Vehicle Underrun Protection To respond to problems of road trauma in 
Australia and to harmonize ADRs, where appropriate, with UNECE standards. 25 May 2007 
G/TBT/N/BRA/237 
09/03/2007 5.6.2 Angles, shapes and sections of alloy steel 
other than stainless, n.e.s (HS:  7228.70) Consumer safety 6 April 2007 Brazil 
 
G/TBT/N/BRA/238 
26/03/2007 5.6.2 Wine (HS:  2204) Protection of human health. 25 April 2007 
Canada G/TBT/N/CAN/198 
12/03/2007 2.9.2 
5.6.2 Motor vehicle theft prevention systems (ICS:  
13.310) Protection of human safety. 17 May 2007 
Chile G/TBT/N/CHL/59 
21/03/2007 2.9.2 Electrical installations for road and street 
lighting Safety 
 20 May 2007 
G/TBT/N/CHN/241 
09/03/2007 2.9.2 Pencils  (ICS:  13100) To protect  human health and Safety. 8 May 2007 China 
 
G/TBT/N/CHN/242 
09/03/2007 2.9.2 On-load tap-changers of both resistance type 
and reactance type, off-circuit tap-changers 
and their motor drive mechanisms, all types of tap-changers of power and distribution transformers, and tap-ch angers of reactors  
(ICS:  29.180) For the safety of people and property. 8 May 2007  
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G/TBT/N/CHN/243 
09/03/2007 2.9.2 Newly manufactured combined transformers 
for use with electrical measuring instruments and electrical protective devices at frequencies from 15Hz to 100Hz  (ICS:  29.180). For the safety of people and property. 8 May 2007 
G/TBT/N/CHN/244 
09/03/2007 2.9.2 Industrial X-ray radiographic equipment up 
to 500kV (including large mobile x-ray 
detection apparatus, small pipeline x-ray 
crawler and so on)  (ICS:  13.280;19.100;  HS:  9022909090). For the protection of people, preventing 
harm from radiation, and environmental 
protection. 8 May 2007 
G/TBT/N/CHN/245 
09/03/2007 2.9.2 Apparatus and equipment for colour printing 
and processing (ICS: 37.040.10;  HS:  9010). For human safety and environmental 
protection. 8 May 2007 
G/TBT/N/CHN/246 
09/03/2007 2.9.2 Balancing machines (ICS:  21.120.40;  HS:  
903110) For people's safety 8 May 2007 
G/TBT/N/CHN/247 
09/03/2007 2.9.2 Hot rolled ribbed bars and hot rolled ribbed 
bars of fine grains for the reinforcement of concrete (ICS:  77.140.60) For human safety 8 May 2007 
G/TBT/N/CHN/248 
09/03/2007 2.9.2 Inner tube of motorcycle tyres 
 (ICS:  160.83.10). For safety assurance 8 May 2007 
G/TBT/N/CHN/249 
09/03/2007 2.9.2 Cotton - Upland Cotton (ICS:  59.060.10) To regulate the market and protect human 
safety. 8 May 2007 
G/TBT/N/CHN/250 
09/03/2007 2.9.2 Clinical electronic thermometers  
(ICS:  11.040.5) For the protection of human health 8 May 2007 
G/TBT/N/CHN/251 
09/03/2007 2.9.2 Clinical infrared ear thermometers 
 (ICS:  11.040.55) For the protection of human health 8 May 2007 China (cont'd) 
 
G/TBT/N/CHN/252 
21/03/2007 2.9.2 Products related to the safety of drinking 
water. For the protection of human health 20 May 2007 
G/TBT/N/COL/88 
02/03/2007 2.9.2 Bovine and bubaline animals Protec tion of human life and health and the 
environment and prevention of practices 
liable to mislead, confuse or deceive consumers. 28 May 2007 
Colombia 
 
G/TBT/N/COL/89 
08/03/2007 2.9.2 Poultry and wild fowl Protection of human life and health and the 
environment and prevention of practices liable to mislead, confuse or deceive consumers. 4 June 2007  
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Colombia 
(cont'd) G/TBT/N/COL/90 
16/03/2007 2.10.1 Fish, molluscs and crustaceans (HS:03) To prevent potential risk to human health 
from consumption of fishery products and by-products due to the use of additives and the presence of contaminants.  
G/TBT/N/CZE/118 
16/03/2007 2.9.2 Methods for labe lling of foodstuffs and 
tobacco products Due to the accession of Bulgaria and 
Romania. 30 April 2007 
G/TBT/N/CZE/119 
16/03/2007 2.9.2 Foods of plant and animal origin . To adjust the ma ximum residue limits 
(MRL) of pesticides in foods of plant and animal origin; to transpose EC directives; 
and  to incorporate the national maximum 
pesticide residue limits. 1 May 2007 Czech Republic 
G/TBT/N/CZE/120 
16/03/2007 2.9.2 Animal products To further draw up the new draft of the legal 
regulation to a detailed opinion from the Commission of 21 September 2006 concerning draft 2006/293/CZ on veterinary and hygiene requirements for animal 
products.  
G/TBT/N/DNK/66 
02/03/2007 2.9.2 Floating homes and floating businesses The technical regulation shall ensure the 
safety of those floating homes and floating 
businesses. 8 March 2007 
G/TBT/N/DNK/67 
19/03/2007 2.9.2 Packaging for mineral water without carbon 
dioxide, spring water and water.  Already covered are packaging for beer, carbonised soft drinks, “alcopops” and cider. To reduce littering and establish equal 
conditions for packaging for carbonised and non carbonised mineral water. 18 May 2007 
G/TBT/N/DNK/68 
26/03/2007 2.10.1 Bunker operations in Danish territorial 
waters The order requires that bunker ships have to 
be approved by the Danish Maritime Authority to carry out bunker operations in 
Danish territorial waters.  Denmark 
 
G/TBT/N/DNK/69 
26/03/2007 2.10.1 Order on exchange of oil cargo between 
ships in Danish territorial waters (STS-
operations). To require that STS-operations are carried 
out according to ICS and OCIMF’s 
guidelines - Ship to Ship transfer guide petroleum, under supervision of an approved STS supervisor.  
European 
Communities G/TBT/N/EEC/148 
13/03/2007 2.9.2 Cat and dog fur and products containing 
such fur. Consumer protection 12 May 2007  
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G/TBT/N/FRA/60 
02/03/2007 2.9.2 Fire prevention and fire-fighting installations 
and equipment. To bring the existing regulations into line 
with technical and legal developments. 31 May 2007 
G/TBT/N/FRA/61 
02/03/2007 2.9.2 Building envelope components, heating 
systems, domestic hot water systems, cooling systems, equipment for generating energy using renewable energy sources, ventilation systems, lighting systems. To reduce energy consumption and C02 
emissions in existing buildings by improving their energy performance. 15 April 2007 
France 
 
G/TBT/N/FRA/62 
02/03/2007 2.9.2 Insulation products, co-generation facilities 
and fire extinguishers The text seeks to bring the existing 
regulations into line with technical and legal 
developments. 1 May 2007 
G/TBT/N/JPN/196 
19/03/2007 2.9.2 Passenger vehicles that are fuelled with 
gasoline or diesel oil, and freight vehicles 
with a gross vehicle weight of 3.5 tons or less, that are fuelled with gasoline or diesel oil. To promote rationalization in the use of 
energy through prevalence of machinery and 
equipment with high energy consumption efficiency and to cope with the recent increases of energy consumption in the transport sector and with the global warming 
problem. 18 May 2007 
G/TBT/N/JPN/197 
26/03/2007 2.9.2 
5.6.2 Motor vehicles 
(HS:  87.01-08, 87.11, 87.14 and 87.16) To improve the safety of vehicles and to 
harmonize with the relevant international 
standards. 25 May 2007 Japan 
 
G/TBT/N/JPN/198 
27/03/2007 2.9.2 Asbestos-containing products To prevent hazards to workers due to 
asbestos. 1 June 2007 
Jordan G/TBT/N/JOR/3 
08/03/2007 2.9.2 Ceramic Tiles (HS:  6907;  6908) Pr evention of deceptive practices; consumer 
protection. 14 April 2007 
G/TBT/N/KEN/102 
16/03/2007 2.9.2 Spring Mattresses 
(HS:  9404;  ICS:  97.140) Consumer safety and prevention of 
deceptive practices. 15 May 2007 
G/TBT/N/KEN/103 
16/03/2007 2.9.2 Tyres for passenger cars 
 (HS:  401110;  ICS:  97.140). Consumer safety and prevention of 
deceptive practices. 15 May 2007 
G/TBT/N/KEN/104 
16/03/2007 2.9.2 Tyres  for commercial vehicles  
(HS:  401120;  ICS:  83.160.10). Protection of Consumer safety and 
prevention of deceptive practices. 15 May 2007 Kenya 
 
G/TBT/N/KEN/105 
16/03/2007 2.9.2 Laundry soap 
(HS:  340120;  ICS:  71.100.70) Protection of consumer safety. 15 May 2007  
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Mexico G/TBT/N/MEX/122 
13/03/2007 2.9.2 All toys marketed in the territory of the 
United Mexican States, irrespective of the materials of which they are made and including those operated by cells, batteries and/or any other power supply. To establish the commercial information that 
must be displayed on toys marketed in Mexican territory. 10 April 2007 
G/TBT/N/MDA/10 
13/03/2007 2.9.2 Meat Products (HS:  1601.00, 1602) To  ensure quality and fair practices in food 
industry, consumer health protection and 
environmental protection, and correct and 
full information in conformity with the requirements of regulations on consumer protection 01 April 2007 
G/TBT/N/MDA/8 
13/03/2007 2.9.2 HS:  6810 Characteristics, classification and marking, 
rules for quality checking. March 2007 Moldova 
 
G/TBT/N/MDA/9 
13/03/2007 2.9.2 HS:  1704; 1606 To ensure quality and fair practices in food 
industry, consumer health protection, and correct and full information provided on the 
label. March 2007 
Netherlands G/TBT/N/NLD/74 
08/03/2007 2.10.1 Children’s beds and playpens To de lete the detailed technical requirements 
and  refer to the European Standards for 
children’s beds and playpens for these requirements. To lay down special safety regulations for children’ s beds and playpens 
used in childcare facilities. 16 May 2007 
New Zealand G/TBT/N/NZL/33 
27/03/2007 2.9.2 Imported (as well as domestically produced) 
foods sold in New Zealand. (a) the protection of public health and safety; 
(b) the provision of adequate information 
relating to food to enable consumers to make 
informed choices; and (c) the prevention of misleading or deceptive conduct. 25 May 2007 
Chinese Taipei G/TBT/N/TPKM/46 
15/03/2007 2.9.2 Pre-packaged frozen foods, seasonings and 
other packaged food products. Consumer information 14 May 2007 
G/TBT/N/THA/222 
12/03/2007 2.9.2 
5.6.2 Motors  
(ICS:  29.160.30; HS:  8501) Safety 11 May 2007 
G/TBT/N/THA/223 
12/03/2007 2.9.2 
5.6.2 Motors (ICS:  29.160.30; HS:  8501) Energy Saving 11 May 2007 Thailand 
 
G/TBT/N/THA/224 
12/03/2007 2.9.2 
5.6.2 Ventilators. Fans. Air-conditioners 
(ICS:  23.120; HS:  8414) Safety 11 May 2007  
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G/TBT/N/THA/225 
12/03/2007 2.9.2 
5.6.2 Body care equipment 
(ICS: 97.170; HS:  8516) Safety 11 May 2007 
G/TBT/N/THA/226 
12/03/2007 2.9.2 
5.6.2 Fluorescent lamps: Discharge lamps 
 (HS:  8539;  ICS:  29.140.10) Energy saving 11 May 2007 Thailand 
(cont'd) 
G/TBT/N/THA/227 
13/03/2007 2.9.2 
5.6.2 Radio communication equipment  
(ICS:  33.060;  HS:  8526) Safety 12 May 2007 
G/TBT/N/USA/241 
01/03/2007 2.9.2 Insect repellent - sunscreen drug products 
(HS: 3304, 3808; ICS: 13.120, 65.100,  71.100) Protection of human life and health 23 May 2007 
G/TBT/N/USA/242 
08/03/2007 2.9.2 Clothing textiles, Safety  
(HS:  61, 62, 63;  ICS:  13, 61) Protection of human life and health 14 May 2007 
G/TBT/N/USA/243 
12/03/2007 2.9.2 Medical Devices; Anesthesiology Devices; 
Oxygen Pressure Regulators and Oxygen Conserving Devices 
(HS:  9018, 9019, 9032;  ICS:  11.040) Protection of human life and health 29 May 2007 
G/TBT/N/USA/244 
12/03/2007 2.9.2 Organic foods 
(HS:  16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21; ICS:  67.040) Protection of human life and health 7 May 2007 
G/TBT/N/USA/245 
15/03/2007 3.2 School buses 
(HS:  8705, 8706, 8707;  ICS:  43) Protection of human life and health  
G/TBT/N/USA/246 
20/03/2007 2.9.2 Passenger cars 
(HS:  8703;  ICS:  13.020, 43.060, 43.100, 
75.160) Protection of the environment and 
consumers 29 May 2007 
for passenger 
car comments 
and  27 June 
2007 for light 
truck 
comments 
G/TBT/N/USA/247 20/03/2007 2.9.2 Temperature-Indicating Devices; Thermally 
Processed Low-Acid Foods Packaged in 
Hermetically Sealed Containers  (HS: 9025;  ICS: 17.200.20, 67.020. 67.230. 67.250) Protection of human life and health 12 June 2007 United States 
 
G/TBT/N/USA/248 
21/03/2007 3.2 Hardwood plywood, particle board, and 
medium density fibreboard panel (HS: 44, 4412, 4408, 4410, 4411;  
ICS: 79, 91) Protection of human life and health 25 April 2007  
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United States 
(cont'd) G/TBT/N/USA/249 
26/03/2007 3.2 Volatile Organic Compound (VOC) 
Emissions  (HS:  29;  ICS:  13.020) Protection of the environment  
 
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