G/TBT/N/BWA/153  
25 May 2022  
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Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6  
 
1. Notifying Member:  BOTSWANA  
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:   
BOTSWANA BUREAU OF STANDARDS  
Private Bag B0 48  
Gaborone,  
Botswana.  
Tel : (+267) 3903200  
Fax:(+267)3903120  
Toll Free Number : (0800 600 900)  
E-mail : infoc@hq.bobstandards.bw  
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 [  ], 3.2 [  ], 7.2 [  ], 
other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Welding 
consumables (ICS code(s): 25.160.20)  
5. Title, number of page s and language(s) of the notified document:  BOS 89:2010 
Covered steel electrodes for the manual arc welding of carbon and carbon manganese 
steels ― Specification; (34 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  This specification covers requirements f or covered steel 
electrodes suitable for the manual arc welding of carbon and of carbon manganese steels 
having an ultimate tensile strength not exceeding 650 MPa.  
NOTE 1 Requirements that must be specified by the purchaser are listed in Annex A.  
NOTE 2 Except under the standardization mark scheme, arrangements for obtaining the 
sample required in terms of 8.1.2 will in the case of electrodes of nominal diameter other 
than 4 mm, require special agreement between the supplier and the purchaser.  
NOTE 3 The coding system used in the specification consists of a section indicating general 
characteristics and a section indicating the specific properties of an electrode. Where so 
required in descriptions and in marking other than those on the container, the symbo ls 
indicating general characteristics only may be used to describe an electrode type, but 
each container of electrodes shall be marked with the complete coding in accordance with 
7.2. 
NOTE 4 An example of the use of the coding system is given in Annex B.  G/TBT/N/BWA/153  
 
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  7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  National security requirements; Prevention of deceptive practices and 
consumer protection; Protection of the environment; Quality requirements  
8. Relevant documents:   
BOS EN 1435, Non-destructive examination of welds – Radiographic examination of 
welded joints.  
ISO 83, Steel – Charpy impact test ( U -notch).  
ISO 148, Steel – Charpy impact test ( V -notch ).  
ISO 6892, Metallic materials – Tensile testing at ambient temperature.  
BOS 398 -1, Welding Part 1: Glossary of terms.  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force:  To be determined  
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from notification  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
BOTSWANA BUREAU OF STANDARDS  
Private Bag B0 48  
Gaborone,  
Botswana.  
Tel : (+267) 3903200  
Fax:(+267)3903120  
Toll Free Number : (0800 600 900)  
E-mail : infoc@hq.bobstandards.bw