. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/LCA/49/Rev.1 
8 February 2010  
 (10-0699) 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
Revision
 
 
The following notification is being circ ulated in accordance with Article 10.6. 
 
1. Member to Agreement notifying:  SAINT LUCIA  
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):     
2. Agency responsible:   Saint Lucia Bureau of Standards (in conjunction with the St. Lucia 
Metrication Board) Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, e-mail 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 [   ], 2.10.1 [   ], 5.6.2 [ X ], 5.7.1 [   ], other:  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicab le, otherwise national tariff heading.
ICS numbers may be provided in  addition, where applicable):   Pre-packaged products 
with declared net quantities in British Imperial Units or U.S. customary units, weights of non-
metric denomination, measuring devices or instruments which  indicate only   in British Imperial units or U.S. customary units, tools and fasteners which are not  compatible with 
metric standards and/or specifications, road  transportation equipment or vehicles with 
speedometers and odometers which indicate only in miles per hour and miles respectively. 
5. Title, number of pages and language (s) of the notified document:  Legal and Standard 
Units of Measurement Order(s), (English only).   
6. Description of content:  St. Lucia will prohibit the importation of products; Pre-packaged 
products with declared net quantities in British Imperial Units or U.S. customary units, weights of non-metric denomination, measuri ng devices or instruments which indicate only  
in British Imperial units or U.S. customary units, tools and fasteners which are not  compatible with metric standards and/or sp ecifications, road transportation equipment or 
vehicles with speedometers and odometers which indicate only in miles per hour and miles 
respectively The importations of the following products will not be prohibited; (a) Pre-
packaged products with declared net quantities in dual units (metric & British, metric and 
U.S. customary) (b) Measuring equipment whic h can indicate  in dual units (metric and 
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  7. Objective and rationale, including the natu re of urgent problems where applicable:  
Boost regional and international trade thr ough use of the metric system. The national 
education system (school curricula from kindergar ten to tertiary level) metricated in 1980 
through a regional (CARICOM) initiative. Student s are educated in metric but encounter 
British imperial units in the commercial sector.  St. Lucia’s Metrology Act stipulates that the 
International System of Units (SI) shall be the legal units of measurement.  St. Lucia, through 
CARICOM, became an Associate of the CGPM in October 2005.  
8. Relevant documents:  Metrology Act 17/2000, Metrology Regulations 113/2001. St. Lucia 
Cabinet Conclusion 49/2006, Customs (Cont rol and Management) Act 23/1990,   
9. Proposed date of adoption:   
Proposed date of entry into force:   }June 2010 
10. Final date for comments:   - 
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [   ], or address, telephone or fax numbers, 
e-mail and web-site address, if available of the other body:    
Saint Lucia Bureau of Standards  
E-mail: slbs@candw.lc