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ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/2/Add.87 
27 February 2006 
 
 (06-0838) 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:   English 
  
 
IMPLEMENTATION AND ADMINISTRATION OF THE AGREEMENT ON 
TECHNICAL BARRIERS TO TRADE 
 
Communication from the State of Qatar
 
 
Addendum  
   The following communication, dated 22 Febr uary 2006, has been received from the 
delegation of the State of Qatar
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   1. Pursuant to Article 15.2 of the Agreement on T echnical Barriers to Trade, the State of Qatar 
submits to the TBT Committee measures taken in respect of the implementation and administration of 
the Agreement.  
I. TRANSPARENCY 
A. GOVERNMENT
 AUTHORITY 
2. Qatar General Organization for Standards and Metrology (QS) has the overall responsibility 
for ensuring that obligations unde r the Agreement are fulfilled. 
B. ENQUIRY  POINT  AND  NOTIFICATION  POINT 
3. Qatar General Organization for Standards and Metr ology (QS) is the enquiry point foreseen in 
Article 10.1 of the TBT Agreement. 
 The address, telephone and fax numbers are as follows: 
 
 TBT Enquiry Point 
 Qatar General Organization for Standards and Metrology (QS)  
 P.O. Box: 23277  Doha - Qatar   
 Tel:   (+974) 44 08 518  
 Direct:  (+974) 44 78 912  Mobile:  (+974) 58 48 019  Fax:   (+974) 44 78 508   E-mail:  standard@qatar.net.qa  
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  4. Qatar General Organization for Standards a nd Metrology (QS) performs notifications 
procedures of technical regulations, standards and conformity assessment procedures as well as 
information exchange in accordance with Article 10. 
C. PUBLICATIONS 
5. Notifications of draft technical regulations are sent to WTO secretariat in accordance with 
Articles 2.9.2 , 2.10.1 , 5.6.2 and  5.7.1 of the Agreement. 
6. Technical regulations (standards made mandatory ) are approved by the Head of the Board of 
Directors (Minister of Economy and Commerce) and are announced in the gazette and in the bulletin 
of Qatar General Organization for Standards and Metr ology (QS).  Texts of technical regulations and 
standards are available in the information center of  the Qatar General Organization for Standards and 
Metrology (QS), which can be obtained from the enquiry point. 
7. Messages issued by Qatar General Organizati on for Standards and Metrology (QS) can be 
obtained from the enquiry point. 
D. TIME 
8. A period of at least 60 days is allowed for presentation of comments in writing on technical 
regulations, standards or procedures for assessment of  conformity under Articles 2.9.4 and 2.10.3;  3.1 
(in relation to 2.9.4 and 2.10.3);  5.6.4 and 5.7.3; 7. 1, 8.1 and 9.2 (in relation to 5.6.4 and 5.7.3);  and 
paragraph L of Annex 3 of the Agr eement.  This period may, howeve r, be shortened in cases where 
urgent problems of safety, health or e nvironment arise or threaten to arise. 
II. RELATIVE LAWS AND REGULATIONS 
The process of implementation and administration of the TBT is supported by the following laws: 
− Law number (4) of the year 1990;  concerning the system of standards and metrology in 
Qatar and its amendment law number (2) of  the year 1992.  (Available upon request, in 
Arabic). 
− Law number (16) of the year 2002;  con cerning the establishing of the Qatar General 
Organization for Standards and Metrology (QS) .  (Available upon request, in Arabic and 
in English). 
− Law number (8) of the year 1990;  concerning the arrangement control of human food in 
Qatar. (Available upon request, in Arabic). 
− State of Qatar has accepted the code of good practice for preparation, adoption and 
application of standards. 
  
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