. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION   
G/TBT/N/JAM/25 
2 September 2011  
 (11-4309) 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
The following notification is being circ ulated in accordance with Article 10.6 
 
1. Notifying Member:  JAMAICA  
If applicable, name of local governme nt involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):     
2. Agency responsible:  Bureau of Standards Jamaica 
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 :   
Regional and International Office 
6 Winchester Road Kingston 10 Jamaica W.I. E-mail:  info@bsj.org.jm   
Tel.:  +(876) 926-3140-5 Fax:  (876) 929-4736 
Website:  http://www.bsj.org.jm  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [   ], 5.6.2 [   ], 5.7.1 [   ], other:   
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading. 
ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Fruit and vegetable juices 
and drinks, and fruit nectars  ICS 67.160.20 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Jamaican Standard 
Specification for fruit and vegetable juices and drinks, and fruit nectars (adoption of 
CARICOM Regional Standard Spec ification for fruit and vegeta ble juices and drinks, and 
fruit nectars) (35 pages, in English)  
6. Description of content:  This document specifies quality, hygiene and labelling requirements 
for juices and drinks derived from edible fruits and vegetables, fruit nect ars, as well as non-
carbonated beverages, containing no fruit or vegetable solids.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:  
This document is intended to set levels of qua lity that are generally acceptable to consumers 
in the region and meet the require ments of regulatory au thorities. It has been developed in an 
effort to establish quality requirements for fru it juices, fruit and vegetable drinks and fruit 
nectars produced or traded within CARICOM. It  is intended to be used by manufacturers, 
distributors, importers  as well as regulators of the industry.  G/TBT/N/JAM/25 
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  8. Relevant documents:   A notice of the Jamaican Stan dard Specification for fruit and 
vegetable juices and drinks, and fruit nect ars will appear in The Jamaica Gazette 
Supplement - Proclamations, Rules and Regula tions. When adopted, the document will 
appear as a Jamaican Standard Specification, with mandatory status, and will be available for 
sale.   
9. Proposed date of adoption:   
 
 
Proposed date of entry into force:    Date of publication in the Jamaica Gazette 
Supplement - Proclamations, Rules and Regulations. 
Six months following date of publication in the 
Jamaica Gazette Supplement - Proclamations, Rules and Regulations. 
10. Final date for comments:  60 days after circulati on by WTO Secretariat. 
11. Text available from:  National enquiry point [X], or address, telephone and fax 
numbers, e-mail and web-site addres ses, if available of the other body:    
The full text of the proposed technical regul ation (mandatory standa rd) can be directly 
accessed on the website of the Bureau Standards Jamaica:  http://www.bsj.org.jm