WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/GEN/N/96 
10 February 2009 
 (09-0634) 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  
  
 
NOTIFICATIONS ISSUED DURING  THE MONTH OF DECEMBER 2008 
 
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 December 2008, which includes a total of 89 new notifications by 23 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/96 
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Member Notification/ 
Date of Circulation Articles Product/Measure Objective Deadline for 
Comments 
Brazil G/TBT/N/BRA/315 
8 December 2008 2.9.2 
  Food for athletes Human Health Protection 14 Jan 2009  
Canada G/TBT/N/CAN/255 
24 December 2008 2.9.2 
  Pesticides (ICS : 65.100) Protection of human health and the 
environment 15 Jan 2009 
Chile G/TBT/N/CHL/84 
4 December 2008 5.6.2 
 Gas-fired water heaters Safety 26 Jan 2009 
G/TBT/N/CHN/498 
22 December 2008 2.9.2 
 Dairy equipment 
(ICS: 67.260)  To protect human health and safety  20 Feb 2009  
(60 days after circulation date)  
G/TBT/N/CHN/499 22 December 2008 2.9.2 
 Sports beverage  
(ICS: 67.160.20; HS:  2202900090)  
 To protect consumers' benefit, prevent 
cheating and maintain fair trade 20 Feb 2009  
(60 days after circulation date) 
G/TBT/N/CHN/500 22 December 2008 2.9.2 
  Shot (air) blast equipment  
(ICS: 25.120.30; HS: 8454)  To protect human safety 20 Feb 2009  
(60 days after circulation date) 
G/TBT/N/CHN/501 22 December 2008 2.9.2 
  Low pressure die casting machine 
(ICS: 25.120.30; HS: 8454)  To protect human safety 20 Feb 2009  
(60 days after circulation date) 
G/TBT/N/CHN/502 22 December 2008 2.9.2 
  Press brake and flanging machine  
(ICS: 25.120.10; HS: 8462)  To protect human safety 20 Feb 2009  
(60 days after circulation date) 
G/TBT/N/CHN/503 22 December 2008 2.9.2 
  Shearing machinery  
(ICS: 25.120.10; HS: 8462)  To protect human safety 20 Feb 2009  
(60 days after circulation date) 
G/TBT/N/CHN/504 22 December 2008 2.9.2 
  small gasoline engines with rated power 
≤ 30 kW, it also applies to alternative fuel 
spark-ignition engines with rated power 
≤ 30 kW (ICS: 27.020 ; HS: 8407) To protect human safety 20 Feb 2009  
(60 days after circulation date) 
G/TBT/N/CHN/505 
22 December 2008 2.9.2 
  Fire-resistant glass (ICS: 81.040.20, 
13.220.50) Regulating the market, protecting the 
safety of personal and construction 20 Feb 2009  
(60 days after 
circulation date)  China  
G/TBT/N/CHN/506 
22 December 2008 2.9.2 
  Laminated glass (ICS: 81.040) 
 Regulating the market, protecting the 
safety of personal and construction 20 Feb 2009  
(60 days after 
circulation date)  
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G/TBT/N/CHN/507 
22 December 2008 2.9.2 
 Heat soaked thermally tempered glass 
(ICS: 81.040.20)  Regulating the market, Protection of 
human safety and construction 20 Feb 2009  
(60 days after circulation date) 
G/TBT/N/CHN/508 22 December 2008 2.9.2 
  Abio-non-metal building materials  
(ICS: 13.030.01) 
 Regulating the market and improving  
habitation by controlling the content of radioactivity in building materials 20 Feb 2009 
(60 days after circulation date) 
G/TBT/N/CHN/509 22 December 2008 2.9.2 
  Flat glass (ICS: 81.040.20) 
 Regulating the market, protecting the 
safety of personal and construction 20 Feb 2009  
(60 days after 
circulation date) 
G/TBT/N/CHN/510 
22 December 2008 2.9.2 Displacement air compressors (ICS: 
27.010;  HS: 8414) 
 To eliminate the displacement air 
compressors with low energy efficiency 
from the market;  energy efficiency 20 Feb 2009  
(60 days after 
circulation date) 
G/TBT/N/CHN/511 22 December 2008 2.9.2 Inland ships (ICS: 17.140.20, 47.020;  HS: 
8901, 8904, 8905) 
 To protect human safety  20 Feb 2009  
(60 days after 
circulation date) 
G/TBT/N/CHN/512 
22 December 2008 2.9.2 Safety nets (ICS:13.340.99) Ensuring the safety of personnel and 
production 20 Feb 2009  
(60 days after 
circulation date) China (cont'd)  
G/TBT/N/CHN/513 
22 December 2008 2.9.2 
 Static protective clothing (ICS: 13.340.10) Ensuring the safety of personnel and 
production 20 Feb 2009 
(60 days after 
circulation date) 
G/TBT/N/COL/122 8 December 2008 2.9.2 
  Materials, objects, packaging and 
equipment that come into direct or indirect contact with food, alcoholic beverages and the basic raw materials found in food and alcoholic beverages To protect human health, preserve the 
sanitary, nutritional and sensory characteristics of foods and prevent practices liable to mislead consumers 2 March 2009  
G/TBT/N/COL/123 
18 December 2008 2.9.2 
  Meat of animals of the Crocodylia order 
(crocodiles, caymans) To protect life and health and prevent 
practices liable to mislead consumers 15 March 2009  Colombia 
 
G/TBT/N/COL/124 
24 December 2008 2.9.2 Petroleum-based liquid fuels, biofuels, 
gasoline To prevent potential risks to safety, life, 
health and the environment. 18 March 2009  
Costa Rica G/TBT/N/CRI/84 
15 December 2008 2.9.2 
  International Classification for Standards 
(ICS:  65.020.30) Protection of human and animal health 
and the environment 13 Feb 2009  
European 
Communities G/TBT/N/EEC/236 
15 December 2008 2.9.2 
 Triflumuron (pesticide active substance) Protection of human health and the 
environment  13 Feb 2009 
(60 days after circulation date)  
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G/TBT/N/EEC/237 
16 December 2008 2.9.2 
  Non-directional household lamps. Fight against climate change, increase of 
energy efficiency in the EU 14 Feb 2009 
(60 days after circulation date) 
G/TBT/N/EEC/238 24 December 2008 2.9.2 
  Electric and electronic equipment as 
defined under Article 3(a) of Directive 2002/95/EC. Technical and scientific progress 22 Feb 2009 
(60 days after circulation date) 
G/TBT/N/EEC/239 24 December 2008 2.9.2 
  Electric and electronic equipment as 
defined under Article 3(a) of Directive 
2002/95/EC. Technical and scientific progress 22 Feb 2009 
(60 days after 
circulation date) European 
Communities (cont'd) 
 
G/TBT/N/EEC/240 
24 December 2008 2.9.2 
  fenpropimorph, sulfuryl fluoride, boric 
oxide, boric acid, disodium tetraborate and 
disodium octaborate tetrahydrate    Protection of public health and the 
environment. Harmonisation of the EU 
market on biocidal products. 22 Feb 2009 
(60 days after 
circulation date) 
G/TBT/N/FRA/92 16 December 2008 2.9.2 
  Raw materials and semi-manufactured or 
manufactured products made entirely or 
partly of leather or of materials with the appearance of leather, excluding footwear and personal protective equipment Consumer information. 14 Feb 2009  
(60 days after 
circulation date) 
France 
 
G/TBT/N/FRA/93 
16 December 2008 2.9.2 
  Raw materials and semi-manufactured or 
manufactured products made entirely or partly of leather or of materials with the appearance of leather, excluding footwear 
and personal protective equipment The proposed revised text ensures the 
reliability of the information given to consumers, while providing operators with more flexibility 14 Feb 2009  
(60 days after circulation date) 
Honduras G/TBT/N/HND/56 
15 December 2008 2.9.2 
  International Classification for Standards 
(ICS) code 65.020.30 Protection of human and animal health 
and the environment 13 Feb 2009  
(60 days after 
circulation date) 
G/TBT/N/IND/36 
16 December 2008 2.9.2 
  Frost Free Refrigerators Objective:  Energy Efficiency and 
Conservation , Energy Security 15 Feb 2009 India 
 
G/TBT/N/IND/37 
16 December 2008 2.9.2 
  Tubular Fluorescent Lamps Energy Efficiency and Conservation, 
Energy Security 15 Feb 2009 
G/TBT/N/JPN/281 
1 December 2008 2.9.2 
  Motor vehicles (HS: 87.01-08, 87.11, 
87.13 and 87.14) The objective of amending the regulations 
is to improve safety of vehicles and to harmonize with relevant international 
standards  23 Jan 2009 
Japan 
 
G/TBT/N/JPN/285 
4 December 2008 2.9.2 
  Drugs Public health and sanitation (Biological 
products).  31 Jan 2009  
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G/TBT/N/JPN/286 
8 December 2008 2.9.2 
  Drugs Public health and sanitation (Biological 
products)  8 Feb 2009 
G/TBT/N/JPN/287 
8 December 2008 2.9.2 
  Plumbing fixtures and piping connected to 
domestic water supply system; materials used for the construction of water supply facilities and as filter media 
 Protection of human health 12 Feb 2009 
G/TBT/N/JPN/288 
15 December 2008 2.9.2 
  Fire Alarm System’s Detectors (HS: 
8531.90), Fire Alarm System’s 
Transmitters (HS: 8531.90), Fire Alarm System’s Control and Indicating Equipments (HS: 8531.10)  Spread promotion of  fire alarm systems 13 Feb 2009  
(60 days after 
circulation date) Japan (cont'd)  
G/TBT/N/JPN/289 
22 December 2008 2.9.2 
  Rice, rice products and products which 
contain rice as a ingredient characterizing the products Securing prompt recall and trace-back of 
products, proper and smooth distribution of covered products; Consumer information  15 Feb 2009  
G/TBT/N/KOR/197 
16 December 2008 2.9.2 
  Medicines, herb medicines, etc This proposed regulation is to prevent 
herbal medicines containing benzopyrene from being circulated in the market.  14 Feb 2009  
(60 days after circulation date) 
G/TBT/N/KOR/198 17 December 2008 2.9.2 
  Prohibition of Sales and Restriction of 
Advertisements on Children Preference 
Food To protect children from obesity and 
unbalanced nutrition 15 Feb 2009  
(60 days after 
circulation date) Korea, Republic 
of  
G/TBT/N/KOR/199 
23 December 2008 2.9.2 
  Medicines, herb medicines, etc.   This proposed regulation is to prevent 
herbal medicines containing mycotoxin 
from being circulated in the market 21 Feb 2009  
(60 days after 
circulation date) 
Kuwait G/TBT/N/KWT/17 
22 December 2008 2.9.2 
  Any product placed on the Gulf 
Cooperation Council Countries (GCC) 
market whether manufactured in or 
imported into GCC Implementation of the objectives of the 
"Economic Agreement" establishing a 
single Market for Gulf Cooperation 
Council countries (GCC) (United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Qatar and Kuwait) 20 Feb 2009  
(60 days after 
circulation date) 
Lithuania G/TBT/N/LTU/12 
15 December 2008 2.9.2 
  Fire safety equipment Safety requirements for fire safety 
equipment and materials  13 Feb 2009  
(60 days after circulation date)  
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Paraguay G/TBT/N/PRY/21 
17 December 2008 2.9.2 
  Switches for fixed electrical installa tions. Consumer safety 15 Feb 2009  
(60 days after circulation date) 
G/TBT/N/SVN/80 23 December 2008 2.9.2 
  Steel construction, Construction, technical 
aspects (ICS: 91.080.10, 91.010.30) Safety, consumer protection 1 March 2009  
Slovenia 
 
G/TBT/N/SVN/81 
22 December 2008 2.9.2 
  ICS 91.080.40 Safety, consum er protection 1 March 2009  
G/TBT/N/ZAF/91 
17 December 2008 2.9.2 
  Vehicles (HS:  8704, ICS:  43.080.01) 
Motor vehicles for the transport of goods Consumer safety 14 Feb 2009 South Africa 
 
G/TBT/N/ZAF/92 
17 December 2008 2.9.2 
  Passenger cars (HS: 87.03, ICS :  43.100) 
National Tariff Heading: Motor cars and other motor vehicles principally designed for the transport of persons, including station wagons and racing cars Consumer safety 14 Feb 2009 
G/TBT/N/CHE/105 
15 December 2008 2.9.2 
  active substances: 
- Tebuconazol (CAS No  107534-96-3) 
- Thiabendazol (CAS No 148-79-8) Protection of public health and of the 
environment; Harmonisation. 13 Feb 2009  
(60 days after 
circulation date) 
G/TBT/N/CHE/106 
15 December 2008 2.9.2 
  Food Health and consumer protection. 13 Feb 2009  
(60 days after 
circulation date) 
G/TBT/N/CHE/107 15 December 2008 2.9.2 
  Food Health and consumer protection. 13 Feb 2009  
(60 days after 
circulation date) Switzerland  
G/TBT/N/CHE/108 
17 December 2008 2.9.2 
  Electrical equipment. Protection of human health and safety; 
Quality requirements 28 Feb 2009 
Chinese Taipei G/TBT/N/TPKM/66 
8 December 2008 2.9.2 
  Light duty vehicles and motorcycles Environmental protection 6 Feb 2009  
(60 days after 
circulation date) 
G/TBT/N/THA/285 4 December 2008 2.9.2 
  Lighters (HS: 9613, ICS: 97.180) Safety  and consumer protection 2 Feb 2009  
(60 days after 
circulation date) Thailand 
 
G/TBT/N/THA/286 
8 December 2008 2.9.2 
  Hazardous substance  
(HS: 3824, ICS: 13.030.30) Safety and consumer protection 6 Feb 2009  
(60 days after 
circulation date)  
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G/TBT/N/UGA/26 
8 December 2008 2.9.2 
  Milk fat product standard, 67.100 To s upport the value addition in the dairy 
sector, Consumer safety 6 Feb 2009  
(60 days after circulation date) 
G/TBT/N/UGA/27 8 December 2008 2.9.2 
  Water standard, 13.060 To promote the health and safety of 
consumers 6 Feb 2009  
(60 days after circulation date) 
G/TBT/N/UGA/28 8 December 2008 2.9.2 
  Water standard, 13.060 To promote the health and safety of 
consumers 6 Feb 2009  
(60 days after 
circulation date) 
G/TBT/N/UGA/29 
8 December 2008 2.9.2 
  Water standard, 13.060 To promote the health and safety of 
consumers 6 Feb 2009  
(60 days after 
circulation date) 
G/TBT/N/UGA/30 8 December 2008 2.9.2 
  Protective helmets, 13.340.20 Safety of consumers 6 Feb 2009  
(60 days after 
circulation date) 
G/TBT/N/UGA/31 
8 December 2008 2.9.2 
  Plastic products, 13.020.99 Protection of the environment 6 Feb 2009  
(60 days after 
circulation date) 
G/TBT/N/UGA/32 
8 December 2008 2.9.2 
  Paper based stationery standard  
(HS: 85.080) To guide both the local manufacturers and 
the traders who import a lot of these 
products onto the Ugandan market 6 Feb 2009  
(60 days after 
circulation date) 
G/TBT/N/UGA/33 8 December 2008 2.9.2 
  Paper based stationery standard, (HS: 
85.080) To guide both the local manufacturers and 
the traders who import a lot of these products onto the Ugandan market 6 Feb 2009  
(60 days after circulation date) 
G/TBT/N/UGA/34 8 December 2008 2.9.2 
  Registration plates, 43 Quality requirements 6 Feb 2009  
(60 days after circulation date) 
G/TBT/N/UGA/35 8 December 2008 2.9.2 
  Registration plates, 43 Quality requirements 6 Feb 2009  
(60 days after circulation date) Uganda  
G/TBT/N/UGA/36 
8 December 2008 2.9.2 
  Liquid fuels, 75.160.20 To guide traders who import these 
products onto the Ugandan market;  consumer protection 6 Feb 2009  
(60 days after circulation date)  
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Uganda (cont'd) G/TBT/N/UGA/37 
8 December 2008 2.9.2 
  Used vehicles, 43 To provide guidance for the inspection of 
used vehicles before their importation into the country 6 Feb 2009  
(60 days after circulation date)  
G/TBT/N/UKR/4 17 December 2008 2.9.2 
  Detergents: 
- detergents intended for washing or cleaning and put into circulation in the 
territory of Ukraine for use by consumers; 
- auxiliary detergents intended for presoaking, rinsing or bleaching articles of fabric; - fabric softeners used in processes that are 
auxiliary to washing; 
- substances for cleaning materials, articles, mechanisms, mechanical devices, vehicles and auxiliary equipment, tools, apparatus, etc. intended for household use; 
- other preparations intended for use in the 
course of washing and cleaning Harmonization not stated 
G/TBT/N/UKR/5 
17 December 2008 2.9.2 
  Hot-water boilers fired with liquid or 
gaseous fuels with output capacity from 4 
to 400 KWatts Harmonization not stated Ukraine 
 
G/TBT/N/UKR/6 
17 December 2008 2.9.2 
  A conglomerate of several types of devices 
or equipment intended to ensure user’s protection against one or several potential (simultaneous) risks; Protective devices or equipment intended for wearing by the user or ensuring their 
protection that is a part or is used together 
with other equipment; Replaceable parts of protective equipment that are necessary for its normal functioning and are used only for such 
equipment 
 Protection of human safety; 
Harmonization not stated  
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G/TBT/N/UKR/7 
17 December 2008 2.9.2 
  Wall-plugged household electric 
refrigerators, freezers and freezers and combinations thereof Harmonization not stated 
G/TBT/N/UKR/8 
17 December 2008 2.9.2 
  Appliances burning gaseous fuels: 
- appliances used for cooking, lighting, 
cooling, washing, heating and obtaining 
hot water (the temperature of the heating element or hot water must not exceed 105 ◦С); burners with forced draft and burning 
or heating appliances equipped with such burners; - safety devices, control or 
regulating devices and units (in particular, 
those using power) intended for use in appliances during their assembly that are sold at retail outlets  Protection of human safety; 
Harmonization not stated 
G/TBT/N/UKR/9 
17 December 2008 2.9.2 
  Equipment and protective systems 
intended for use in potentially explosive atmospheres: - equipment and protective systems; 
Protective, control and steering devices 
that are intended for use outside potentially explosive atmospheres and are necessary to ensure safe functioning of equipment and protective systems; Vehicles intended 
for use in potentially explosive 
atmospheres of mines and production workshops Protection of human safety; 
Harmonization not stated Ukraine 
 
G/TBT/N/UKR/10 
17 December 2008 2.9.2 
  Toys – products (toy materials) intended 
for playing by children up to 14 years of age Protection of human safety; 
Harmonization not stated  
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G/TBT/N/UKR/11 
17 December 2008 2.9.2 
  Transportable equipment used for 
transporting hazardous substances by highways and railroads, namely: 
vessels (cylinders, cylinder bundles, 
chambers, pressure reservoirs and cryogenic vessels); Tanks including demountable tanks, container tanks (transportable tanks), portable tanks, tanks 
that are elements of vehicles-boilers of 
tank cars, tanks or vessels that are part of lorry and trailer or railroad trains, vehicle tanks including valves and other auxiliary equipment of tanks that are used to transport class 2 gases, stabilized class 6,1 
hydrogen cyanide, dehydrated hydrogen 
fluoride and class 8 fluorohydrogen acid Protection of human safety; 
Harmonization not stated 
G/TBT/N/UKR/12 
17 December 2008 2.9.2 
  Containers for storing and/or burying 
radioactive waste generated as a result of civil activities, namely: containers for hard and liquid radioactive waste for storage (in packages of radioactive waste) in 
appropriate repositories; collector 
containers for radioactive substances;  containers for hard radioactive waste that are subject to burying (in packages of radioactive waste) in surface, near-surface or geological repositories in accordance 
with criteria of permissibility (non-
permissibility) of their burying in repositories of different types pursuant to the Rules of Nuclear Safety of Ukraine Harmonization not stated 
G/TBT/N/UKR/13 
17 December 2008 2.9.2 
  Sealed sources of ionizing radiation Harmonization not stated Ukraine (cont'd) 
 
G/TBT/N/UKR/14 
17 December 2008 2.9.2 
  Cable and conductor products, industrial 
pipeline fittings To create uniform competitive conditions 
for domestic and foreign manufacturers not stated  
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G/TBT/N/UKR/15 
17 December 2008 2.9.2 
  Gambling machines with monetary 
winnings Consumer protection not stated 
G/TBT/N/UKR/16 
17 December 2008 2.9.2 
  Construction products, buildings and 
structures Harmonization not stated Ukraine (cont'd) 
 
G/TBT/N/UKR/17 
17 December 2008 2.9.2 
  Nautical equipment intended for placement 
on the board of vessels sailing under Ukraine's national flag Harmonization not stated 
G/TBT/N/USA/432 
16 December 2008 2.9.2 
 Wood products (HS 44, 4408, 4410, 4411, 
4412;  (ICS:  790.060, 79.080, 79.040, 79.020, 13.020, 91)  Protection of human health and the 
environment 2 Feb 2009 
G/TBT/N/USA/433 
16 December 2008 2.9.2 
  Food products   
(ICS: 67.04) Consumer protection  23 Feb 2009 
G/TBT/N/USA/434 
16 December 2008 2.9.2 
  Gasoline and diesel fuel  
(HS: 2710;  ICS: 13, 75.160 )  Protection of the environment 7 Jan 2009 
G/TBT/N/USA/435 
17 December 2008 2.9.2 
  Respirators (HS: 9020;  ICS: 13.340.30)  Protection of human health 9 Feb 2009 
G/TBT/N/USA/436 
17 December 2008 2.9.2 
  Toys, childrens products  (HS: 9503;  ICS: 
CA.001, 97.200, 97.190) Consumer safety 17 Dec 2008 
G/TBT/N/USA/437 
17 December 2008 3.2 
  Oysters  (HS: 0307.10;  ICS: 67.120) Consumer protection 14 Dec 2008 United States 
 
G/TBT/N/USA/438 
18 December 2008 2.9.2 
  Respirators  (HS: 9020;  ICS: 13.340.30)  Protection of human health 9 Feb 2009 
 
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