. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/AUS/61 
7 May 2008 
 (08-2158) 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
The following notification is being circ ulated in accordance with Article 10.6. 
 
1. Member to Agreement notifying:   AUSTRALIA
 
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):         
2. Agency responsible:    
Water Efficiency Division 
Commonwealth Department of the Environm ent, Water, Heritage and the Arts  
King Edward Terrace, Parkes 
Canberra, 2600     AUSTRALIA 
Telephone: +612 6274 2775 Fax: +612 6274 2268 
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, e-mail and web-site 
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 [   ], other:         
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading. 
ICS numbers may be provided in  addition, where applicable):   Non-urban water meters 
5. Title, number of pages and lang uage(s) of the notified document:    
National Measurement Institute (NMI):  
Part M10-2 Meters Intended for the Metering of Non-urban Water in Full Flowing Pipes 
(70 pages)  Part M11-2 Meters Intended for the Metering of Non-urban Water in Open Channels and 
Partially Filled Pipe (58 pages) 
 
Australian Technical Specification (ATS 4747): 
 
Part 2 Specification of meters for closed conduits fully charged (62 pages) 
Part 3 Specifications for open channel meters (55 pages) 
Part 5 Installation and commissioning of me ters for closed conduits fully charged  
(26 pages) 
Part 6 Installation and commissioning of open channel meters (15 pages) 
(All documents are in English). G/TBT/N/AUS/61 
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  6. Description of content:    
NMI M10-2 and NMI 11-2 are Pattern Approval Standards for non-urban water meters (or 
class 2.5 meters) that specify the metrological  performance of devices and the tests to be 
performed to establish those characteristics 
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:  
To accurately measure extractions from river and groundwater systems for the purpose of ensuring the environmental health of these sy stems through environmentally sustainable 
extraction levels 
8. Relevant documents:   Intergovernmental Agreement on a National Water Initiative 
http://www.nwc.gov.au/nwi/docs/ig a_national_water_initiative.pdf 
9. Proposed date of adoption:   
    
 
  Proposed date of entry into force:    The Australian Technical Standards are due for 
publication by the end of June 2008.  The Technical Standards will be finalised as Australian Standards in 2010. 
The NMI documents will be published by the 
end of May for adoption after 4 July 2008. 
To be advised 
10. Final date for comments:   4 July 2008 
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [  X ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers, e-mail and web-site addresses, if available of the other body:   
WTO Enquiry Point 
The Director 
WTO Industrials and Market Access Section 
Office of Trade Negotiations Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade Canberra ACT 0221 Australia Telephone: + (61 2) 6261 2062 
Fax:            + (61 2) 6261 29 27 
E-mail:        TBT.Enquiry@dfat.gov.au