. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/2/Add.97 
30 October 2007 
 (07-4696) 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:   English 
  
 
IMPLEMENTATION AND ADMINISTRATION OF THE AGREEMENT  
ON TECHNICAL BARRIERS TO TRADE 
 
Communication from Botswana
 
 
Addendum  
  
 The following statement under Article 15.2 of the Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade 
has been received from Botswana . 
 
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1. In accordance with Article 15.2 of the WTO Ag reement on Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT)   
and considering the decision of the TBT Committee of 14 July 1995, concerning Statements on Implementation and Administration of the Agreemen t as contained in document G/TBT/1/Rev.8 of  
23 May 2002, the Government of the Republic of Botswana accepted the Agreement Establishing the 
WTO, TBT Agreement and the associated Legal Instrument included in Annexes 1, 2 and 3. 
 
2. The Ministry of Trade and Industry is responsible for implementation of the WTO 
agreements, and has the overall responsibility of en suring that the obligations under the agreements 
are fulfilled.  According to the requirements of th e Agreement, the Government of the Republic of 
Botswana, through the Ministry of Trade and Industr y, has designated Botswana Bureau of Standards 
(BOBS) as the Notification Authority and nati onal Enquiry Point for WTO-TBT Notifications. 
 
3. The principal responsibilities of the National Enquiry Point and Notification Authority for Botswana include:  responding to technical enqui ries from other WTO Members regarding Botswana 
domestic regulations, standards and conformity assessme nt procedures in force;  and fulfilment of the 
notifications obligations under the TBT Agreement. 
 
4. The Botswana Bureau of Standards (BOB S) is a statutory body of the Government, 
established by the Standards Act of 1995, and is mandated to provide for the preparation and 
promotion of standards in relation to goods, servi ces, processes and practices.  The implementation 
and administration of the WTO Agreement on Techni cal Barriers to Trade is therefore supported by 
the Standards Act 1995, and is the responsibility of the BOBS. 
 
5. Notices concerning standards and technical regul ations developed, issued or adopted by the 
BOBS are published in the Botswana Gazzette.  6. The aims and objectives of BOBS include pr eparation of standards relating to products, 
measurements, materials, processes, etc. and their promotion at national, regional and international 
levels;  certification of products;  assistance in  the production of quality goods;  improvement of 
measurement accuracies and dissemination of information relating to standards.  G/TBT/2/Add.97 
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  7 Code of Good Practice: BOBS has accepted th e Code of Good Practice for the Preparation, 
Adoption and Application of Standa rds (Annex 3 to the Agreement). 
 8.  All enquiries concerning the Botswana implementation of the Agreement should be 
addressed to: 
  
 Botswana Bureau of Standards (BOBS)  Private Bag BO 48  Main Airport Road  Plot No. 55745 
 Block 8, Gaborone 
 BOTSWANA   Tel: (+267) 390 3200  Fax: (+267) 390 3120 
 
 E-mail: infoc@hq.bobstandards.bw   
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