WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/GEN/39/Rev.5 
22 February 2011 
 (11-0906) 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  
  
 
LIST OF MEMBERS' PUBLICATIONS IN RE LATION TO TECHNI CAL REGULATIONS, 
CONFORMITY ASSESSMENT PROCEDURES AND STANDARDS 
 
Note from the Secretariat
1 
 
Revision  
   In 1995, the TBT Committee decided that the Statements under Article 15.2 of the TBT Agreement should include, inter alia , information on the "names of th e publications used to announce 
that work is proceeding on draft technical regul ations or standards and conformity assessment 
procedures and those in which the relevant texts are published [...]".
2   At the Third Triennial Review 
of the TBT Agreement, concluded in Novemb er 2003, the Committee recalled this decision.3  
Subsequently, at the Fourth Triennial Review, th e Committee noted that there appeared to be no 
uniformity as to how the notices that work was proceeding on draft technical regulations and conformity assessment procedures were published.  The Committee agreed to examine ways in which 
the publications for such notices – and their conten t – were made available, so as to enable all 
interested parties to beco me acquainted with them.
4 
  The following table has been prepared to facilitate Members' identification of relevant 
publications.  It contains: a list of names of pub lications; information on th eir content; and, other 
electronic sources of information.  Information has been drawn from Article 15.2 Statements 
submitted by Members since the entry into force of the Agreement,
5 or from other sources provided 
by Members.  Any additional information, in par ticular with respect to the on-line availability of 
publications, will be included in s ubsequent revisions of the table. 
  The provisions of the TBT Agreement relevant to publications are contained in the Annex to 
this document.   
 
                                                     
 
1 This document has been prepared under the Secret ariat's own responsibility and is without prejudice 
to the positions of Members and to their rights and obligations under the WTO. 
2 G/TBT/1/Rev.9, page 13. 
3 G/TBT/13, para. 18. 
4 G/TBT/19, para 51 and 68(a)(i). 
5 The latest list of such statements is contained in document G/TBT/GEN/1/Rev.10.  
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 INFORMATION CONTAINED THEREIN ELECTRONIC SO URCES OF 
INFORMATION (E.G. WEBSITES) 
Albania Official Gazette Technical regu lations, conformity assessment, 
accreditation, metrology and all legal and sub-legal 
acts   
Antigua and 
Barbuda Antigua and Barbuda Gazette Notices  of proposed draft standards 
Compulsory standards declaration and date of entry 
into effect   
Argentina Official Journal of Argentina  Adopted technical regulations   
Armenia Standards' Guide 
Catalogue on standards Information on issues related to standards and 
certification   
Commonwealth of Australia's Gazette 
ANZFA's Food Standards News 
The Australian Standard and NATA News Notices of technical regulations  
Standards and conformity assessment procedures 
Notices of standards   Australia 
Commonwealth of Australia's Gazette 
ANZFA's Food Standards News 
The Australian Standard and NATA News Notices of technical regulations  
Standards and conformity assessment procedures 
Notices of standards   
Bahrain Official Gazette Bahraini standards   
Bangladesh Official Gazette of the People's Republic of 
Bangladesh  Bulletin of BSTI Technical rules adopted in form of laws and 
regulations   
Barbados Official Gazette 
BNSI Standards Catalogue Notices of technical regulations 
Standards   
Bolivarian Republic 
of Venezuela Official Journal of the Bolivarian Republic of 
Venezuela Adopted technical regulations 
Titles and numbers of st andards and conformity 
assessment procedures   
Botswana Botswana Gazette Notices of standards and technical regulations 
developed, issued or adopted   
Brazil Official Gazette (DOU – Diário Oficial da 
União Notices of draft technical regulations and adopted ones www.inmetro.gov.br/  
barreirastecnicas  
(Complete texts of notified technical 
regulations) 
Bulgaria State Gazette No. 86/01.10.1999, amend.  SG 
No. 63/2002, SG No. 93/2002 and SG No. 
18/2003 Law on Technical Requirements to Products     
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 INFORMATION CONTAINED THEREIN ELECTRONIC SO URCES OF 
INFORMATION (E.G. WEBSITES) 
President's Decree No. 38 0/29.10.1996 in State 
Gazette No. 93/01.11.1996 -Law on Standardization of 19 June 1964, as last 
amended in 1996; 
-Regulation for implementation of the Law on Standardization of 15 June 1973, as last amended in 
1993; 
-Regulation No. 121 of the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Bulgaria of 3 July 1992 for determination 
of basic functions and tasks of the Committee for 
Standardization and Metrology, as amended by 
Regulation No. 183/25.09.1995, assigning the 
Committee for Standardization and Metrology with functions for WTO/TBT Enquiry Point; 
-Ordinance No. 1 of the Committee for 
Standardization and Metrology of 6 January 1997 on application of European and International Standards in 
the Republic of Bulgaria; 
-Ordinance No. 2 of the Committee for Standardization and Metrology of 6 August 1991 on 
Technical Committees fo r Standardization.   
 
State Gazette Adopted new technical regulations    
Cambodia National Gazette Work proceeding in regulations, standards and 
conformity assessment procedures http://www.isc.gov.kh  
Canada Canada Gazette Technical regulations , standards, certification systems, 
notices of comments period   
Chile Official Journal Texts of technical regulations, standards and 
conformity assessment procedures www.reglamentostecnicos.cl  (texts of 
technical regulations, notices and 
notifications)   
http://www.inn.cl  (announcements on 
public consultation period on standards) 
China Gazette of the Ministry of Foreign Trade and 
Economic Cooperation 
Bulletin of AQSIQ Technical regulations, standards and conformity 
assessment procedures   
Costa Rica La Gaceta 
Quality and Standards INTECO AL DIA 
INTECO catalogue of national standards 
 Notices on draft technical regulations and conformity 
assessment procedures and texts of adopted ones Notices on draft standards 
Notice announcing the comment period on standards 
Adopted standards    
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 INFORMATION CONTAINED THEREIN ELECTRONIC SO URCES OF 
INFORMATION (E.G. WEBSITES) 
Croatia Official Gazette of the Republic of Croatia   
(Narodne novine) 
Bulletin of the Croatian Standards Institute (HZN Glasilo) Technical regulations 
Standards 
   
Cuba Official Gazette of th e Republic of Cuba 
Normalización, Paginas Sueltas Adopted technical regulations, standards and 
conformity assessment procedures 
Notices on the elaboration of standards and conformity assessment procedures   
Cyprus Cyprus Official Gazette Technical regulations, standards and conformity 
assessment procedures   
Czech Republic Collection of Laws 
Official Journal of the Czech Office for 
Standards, Metrology and Testing Technical regulations 
Standards 
 http://www.unmz.cz  (notifications and 
draft technical regulations) 
Democratic Republic of the Congo Ministerial Decrees Notices on technical regulations or conformity 
assessment procedures   
Dominican Republic National newspaper Technical regulations   
Ecuador Registro Oficial Adopted techni cal regulations and conformity 
assessment procedures   
Egyptian official Gazette  Texts of the new adopted technical regulations, 
conformity  assessment procedures and all legal acts falling under the scope of TBT Agreement    
Egypt 
Egyptian Official Gazette 
EOS Bulletin: Standards & Quality World Texts of technical regulations, standards and 
conformity assessment procedures   
El Salvador National newspapers Technical regulations and notices   
Estonia Official Journal of Estonian Standards Board 
(EVS Teataja) Proposed and adopted standards 
Draft regulations http://www.evs.ee  (titles of proposed and 
adopted standards)  
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 INFORMATION CONTAINED THEREIN ELECTRONIC SO URCES OF 
INFORMATION (E.G. WEBSITES) 
Official Journal of the European Communities, 
C series 
Official Journal of the European Communities, L series Information and notices (e.g. preparation of 
Community law) 
References of harmonized standards ("C" Series)  
Legislation (texts of technical regulations and 
conformity assessment procedures ("L" Series)  
 http://eur-lex.europa.eu/
  
(Official Journal) 
http://ec.europa.eu/at work/programmes/i
ndex_en.htm   
(Commission Legislation and Work 
Programme) http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/tbt/
 (TBT 
notifications and comments) 
Websites concerning standardisation in 
Europe :  
http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/newapproac
h/standardization/harmstds/index_en.html
http://www.cenorm.be/cenorm/index.htm  
http://www.cenelec.org/Cenelec/Homepa
ge.htm  
http://www.etsi.org/  
 
Federal law Gazette Technical regulations   European Union 
Information and notices (e.g. preparation of 
Community law) 
References of harmonized standards  Legislation (texts of technical regulations and 
conformity assessment procedures) http://europa.eu.int/comm/enterprise/tbt / 
Fiji (a) Fiji Times 
(b) Fiji Daily Post (c) Fiji Sun 
 
Fiji Islands Gazette Notices of draft technical regulations and standards 
Adopted technical regulations and standards http://www.pasc.standards.org.au
  
(all technical regulations and standards) 
Former Yugoslav Republic of 
Macedonia  Official Gazette of the Republic of Macedonia Techni cal regulations  
France Journal Officiel de la République Française 
 Technical regulations, standards and conformity 
assessment procedures  
 Enjeux Notices of preparation of technical regulations, 
standards and conformity assessment procedures  
Georgia Geostandard Manual 
Georgian Legislative News (Sakartvelos Sakanomdeblo  
Matsne) Technical regulations, standards and conformity 
assessment procedures    
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 INFORMATION CONTAINED THEREIN ELECTRONIC SO URCES OF 
INFORMATION (E.G. WEBSITES) 
Bundesgesetzblatt 
 Technical regulations adopted by the Federal State  
Landesgesetzblatt 
 Technical regulations adopted by the Länder  Germany 
DIN-Anzeiger für technische Regeln 
 Standards (except elect rtotechnical ones)   
Greece Greek Official Journal:  Govern mental Sheet Technical regulati ons, standards and conformity 
assessment procedures  
Grenada Government Gazette 
 Notices of technical regulations and standards  
Guatemala Publication in the offici al State journal, the 
Diario de Centro América Guatemalan technical regula tions are adopted in the 
country and are enforceable throughout the territory 
once they have been published in the Diario de Centro América, the official jour nal of the Republic of 
Guatemala, which establishes the date of entry into 
force.   
Guinea Bissau (a) Gazeta de Noticias 
(b)Diario de Bissau 
(c) Nô Pintcha 
 Boletim Oficial Notices of draft technical regulations and standards 
Adopted technical regulations and standards 
   
Honduras Official Journal (La Gaceta)  Laws and regulations   
Hong Kong, China Hong Kong Government Gazette Notices of proposed technical regulations, standards 
and conformity assessment procedures 
   
Hungary Official Journal (Magyar Közlöny) 
Szabványügyi Közlöny All legislation, except standards 
Standards are published in Szabványügyi Közlöny   
Iceland Icelandic Law and Ministerial Gazette 
(Stjórnartíðindi) 
Standards Bulletin (Staðlatíðindi) Technical regulations 
Standards http://www.stadlar.is/forsida / 
 Icelandic Law and Ministerial Gazette 
(Stjórnartíðindi) 
Standards Bulletin (Staðlatíðindi) Technical regulations 
Standards   
India Official Gazette of India 
Standards India and Standards Monthly 
Additions Technical regulations 
Notice of existence of a work programme 
Information announcing the opening of comment 
period for standards   
Indonesia Bulletin "Warta Standardisasi" Draft tech nical regulations, standards and rules of 
certification systems http://www.bsn.or.id  (announcement on 
standards and conformity assessment 
procedures  
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 INFORMATION CONTAINED THEREIN ELECTRONIC SO URCES OF 
INFORMATION (E.G. WEBSITES) 
 Warta Standardisasi Drafts of technical  regulations, standards and rules of 
certification systems http://www.bsn.or.id   
Ireland Iris Oifigiúil Notices on technical regulations, standards and 
conformity assessment procedures www.nsai.ie  and www.standards.ie  
(standards) 
Israel Official Gazette Standards www.sii.org.il  (information on all 
publications related to standards) 
Italy Official Journal ( Gazzetta Ufficiale della 
Repubblica Italiana ) Technical regulations  
Jamaica Jamaica Gazette Notices of pro posed technical regulations and 
standards   
Japan TSUSHO-KOHO (JETRO Daily) Notice of all pr oposed technical regulations, standards 
and conformity assessment procedures   
Jordan Official Gazette Notices to announce that work is proceeding on draft 
standards and conformity assessment procedures. Titles of technical regulations and conformity 
assessment procedures http://www.jism.gov.jo
 
Kenya Kenya Gazette and Legal Notices Notices con cerning technical regulations and standards 
developed, issued or adopted   
Kingdom of Saudi 
Arabia   Draft technical regulations, standards and conformity 
assessment procedures (see website) 
Texts of approved technical regulations, standards and 
conformity assessment procedures available at the Information Centre of SASO (see website)  
Korea, Republic of Official Gazette (Guan Bo) Notices of pr oposed technical regulations, standards 
and conformity assessment procedures   
Kyrgyz Republic Catalogue of Normative Documents (annual) 
Information Indicator (quarterly)  Data on existing State normative documents on 
standardization Normative acts on standardization (standards, 
technical terms and rules)   
Latvia Official Journal (Latvijas Vestnesis) Technical regulations   
Lithuania Official Journal (Lietuvos Žinios) 
LST Bulletin 
 
  Adopted technical regulations and conformity 
assessment procedures 
Notices of new adopted and withdrawn Lithuanian 
standards and of European and international standards Notices on standards programs http://www.lsd.lt
 (notices of draft 
technical regulations and conformity 
assessment procedures; notices of draft 
standards for public enquiry) 
Macao, China Macau Official Gazette General   
Malawi Official Gazette of the Republic of Malawi Noti ces concerning technical regulations and standards 
developed, issued or adopted    
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 INFORMATION CONTAINED THEREIN ELECTRONIC SO URCES OF 
INFORMATION (E.G. WEBSITES) 
Malaysia Percetakan Nasional Malaysia Berhad (PNMB) 
Government Gazette Publication of technical regulations adopted by the 
Malaysian Government  
Technical regulations and standards http://www.printnasional.com.my  
 
http://www.lawnet.com.my  (texts of 
technical regulations available on 
subscription) 
Malta Government Gazette Technical regulations and standards www.doi.gov.mt  (Malta Government 
Gazette on-line) 
Mauritius Government Gazette Announcements of t echnical regulations and standards   
Mexico Official Journal of the Federation  
(Diario Oficial de la Federación) Technical regulations and standards 
Standardization work programme   
Moldova Standardization Bulletin  
(Buletinul de Standardizare) Official Gazette (Monitorul Oficial) 
 
 Announcement of work proceeding on technical 
regulations and conformity assessment procedures Plans of development of national standards 
Notices on draft international standards for public 
enquiry Legal acts on standardization, technical regulations 
and conformity assessment procedures 
Texts of adopted technical regulations and conformity assessment procedures   
Official Journals of MNCSM "Standardization 
and Metrology" and "Standards Information"  Titles of technical regulations, standards and 
procedures for assessment of conformity http://www.masm.gov.mn  Mongolia 
Standardization and Metrology 
Standards Information National Standards   
Morocco Official Journal Technical regulations and decisions approving 
standards   
Namibia South African Gazette Regulations, standards and conformity assessment 
procedures   
New Zealand New Zealand Standards Catalogue 
Standards New Zealand Journal 
 List of technical regulatio ns and standards in use 
Monthly update on new technical regulations and 
standards   
Nicaragua National newspapers Draft technical regulations   
Niger Le Sahel 
Official Journal of the Republic of Niger Notices of draft regulations and standards 
Adopted technical regulations and standards   
Nigeria Official Gazette Notices of tech nical regulations, standards and 
certification systems 
Adopted standards   
Oman Official Gazette Information on all technical regulations and adoption 
of Omani standards  
Pakistan Gazette Notification Notices of technical regulations, certification and 
standards    
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 INFORMATION CONTAINED THEREIN ELECTRONIC SO URCES OF 
INFORMATION (E.G. WEBSITES) 
Panama Official Gazette of the Republic of Panama  Adopted technical regulations, standards and 
conformity assessment procedures   
NISIT Quarterly Newsletter 
Papua New Guinea National Gazette Register of Mandatory Standards, Reference in 
the Legislation 
Papua New Guinea Standards Catalogue Notices of draft technical regulations, standards and 
conformity assessment procedures Notices of adopted technical regulations, standards and 
conformity assessment procedures 
Texts of technical regulations Texts of standards and conformity assessment 
procedures http://www.nisit.gov.pg
  
(standards and conformity assessment procedures) 
 Papua New Guinea 
Papua New Guinea National Gazette 
Register of Mandatory Standards, Reference in 
the Legislation 
Papua New Guinea Standards Catalogue Notices of adopted technical regulations, standards and 
conformity assessment procedures 
Texts of technical regulations 
Texts of standards and conformity assessment procedures  
Paraguay Official Gazette  
(Gaceta Oficial) Adopted technical regulations and conformity 
assessment procedures http://www.snin.gov.py  
Peru El Peruano Texts of technical regulations, standards and 
conformity assessment procedures   
Philippines Official Gazette Approved  mandatory standards   
Poland Journal of Laws (Dziennik Ustaw) No. 98/1995 
dated 24 August 1995, pos. 483 
Journal of Laws (Dziennik Ustaw) No. 9/1996 
dated 27 January 1996, pos. 54, annex The full text of the Agreement establishing the World 
Trade Organization  
Text of the TBT Agreement    
Portugal Official Journal ( Diario de Republica ) 
 
"Draft standards" 
"Technical Regulations" All legislation, except standards 
 
Draft standards and draft technical regulations are 
announced in special lists. These lists are available at www.ipq.pt http://www.incm.pt/
 
Qatar Gazette  
Bulletin of Qatar General Organization for Standards and Metrology (QS). Announcements of technical regulations   
Romania Buletin Standardizarii Wo rk proceeding on  draft standards and titles of 
adopted and amended ones   
Rwanda Official Gazette of the Republic of Rwanda Notices concerning standards and technical regulations   
Saint Lucia Official Gazette Notices  or proposed technical regulations, standards 
and conformity assessment procedures Announcements of comment period on standards   
Saint Vincent and 
the Grenadines Official Government Gazette 
SVGBS Catalogue Notices of technical regulations and standards 
Announcement of existence of national standards   
Sierra Leone Sierra Leone Gazette Notices of stan dards and technical regulations    
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INFORMATION (E.G. WEBSITES) 
Government Gazette Notices of technical regulations, rules of certification 
or Singapore standards   Singapore 
Government Gazette Notices of technical regulations, rules of certification 
or Singapore standards   
Slovak Republic Collection of Laws 
STN List (annual) 
Bulletin of UNMS (monthly) Technical regulations (full texts or announcements) 
Identification data on standards 
New standards http://www.sutn.gov.sk   
(information on standards and 
standardization work) 
Official Gazettte  
(Uradni list Republike Slovenije) 
Bulletin Sporocila/Messages Technical rules adopted in form of laws or regulations 
Announcements of standards 
 http://www.uradni-list.si   
(Official Gazette)  
http://www.sist.si   
(Bulletin available on password) Slovenia 
Official Gazette of Republic of Slovenia 
Bulletin Sporocila/Messages  Technical rules adopted in the form of laws or 
regulations  
Standards    
South Africa Government Gazette 
SABS Official Information (supplement to SABS Bulletin) 
 Notices of technical regulations or rules of certification 
Notices on standards    
Boletin Oficial de Estado Technical regulations, standards or conformity 
assessment procedures adopted by the central government  
Spain 
Boletines de las Communidades Autonomas Technical regulations, standards or conformity 
assessment procedures adopted by autonomous 
communities  
Sri Lanka Government Gazette  
SLSI Bulletin Notices of proposed techni cal regulations, standards 
and conformity assessment procedures   
NOTNYTT  Notifications of proposals for technical regulations and 
conformity assessment procedures www.svenskstandard.se   
(titles of adopted standards) Sweden  
Swedish Code of Statutes (Laws and 
Government Ordinances) Adopted regulations  
Switzerland Recueil Officiel suisse  (Official Compendium 
of Swiss Federal legislation) Technical regulations and conformity assessment http://www.admin.ch/aktuell/vernehmlass
ung/index.html?lang=fr  
Chines Taipei Official Gazette Notices of proposed and adopted technical regulations, 
standards and conformity assessment procedures   
Tanzania Government Gazette Technical regulations   
Thailand Thai Government Gazette 
TISI Newsletter 
 Notices of technical re gulations, standards and 
conformity assessment procedures 
Notices of standards    
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INFORMATION (E.G. WEBSITES) 
Trinidad and 
Tobago Gazette 
Daily newspapers 
 Notices of the intention to declare compulsory 
standards and date of entry into effect 
Notices of proposed draft standards   
Tunisia Official Journal of the Tunisian Republic 
Official Bulletin of the National Standardization 
and Industrial Property Institute Technical regulations, standards and conformity 
assessment procedures 
Draft standards   
Uganda Gazette and local newspapers Notices of  technical regulations, standards and 
conformity assessment procedures   
Ukraine Official gazette "Ofitsiyniy Visnyk Ukrajiny" 
and "Standards" journal  Notices on draft technical regulations or standards and 
procedures for assessment of conformity  http://www.dssu.gov.ua  
 
"http://www.dssu.gov.ua/control/uk/publi
sh/article/main?art_id=40337&cat_id=30
515"   
 "http://www.dssu.gov.ua/control/uk/publi
sh/category/main?cat_id=96920"  
United Arab Emirates Official Gazette of the Government of the UAE Information on all technical regulations and adoption 
of UAE standards   
Update Standards  Information on published standards http://www.bsi-global.com/bsol  
 Information on standardization work programme  United Kingdom 
Office of Public Sector Information All UK legislation including draft Statutory 
Instruments http://www.opsi.gov.uk/  
Federal Register Notices (and opportunity for online submission of 
comments on proposals)  
 Searchable database of notices from 1994 to date 
 
Tables of contents, indexed by year, from 1998 to date 
 www.regulations.gov
 
 
www.gpoaccess.g ov/fr/index.html  
 
"http://www.archives.gov/federal-
register/the-federal-re gister/indexes.html"
 Final texts of central government technical regulations 
and conformity assessment procedures  
Administrative Codes and Registers Section of 
state-level information maintained by the 
National Association of Secretaries of State Technical regulations and conformity assessment 
procedures prepared by state governments www.nass.org/acr/internet.html  United States 
 Information on standards 
(information maintained by the American National Standards Institute – ANSI) www.nssn.org
 
Viet Nam Ministry of Science and Technology catalogue  
Annual catalogues and/or supplements  of the 
Information Centre of STAMEQ New technical regulations 
Notification of National standards  
    
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INFORMATION (E.G. WEBSITES) 
 annual catalogues and/or  supplements thererof 
by the Information Centre of STAMEQ National standards  http://www.tcvn.gov.vn  
 
 
Zimbabwe Government Gazette Notices of technical regulations and rules of 
certification   
 
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  ANNEX 
 
Provisions of the TBT Agreement relevant to Publications  
  
 With respect to technical regulations and conf ormity assessment procedures , the Agreement 
sets out publication obligations for Members both before the adoption of these measures and thereafter.  In particular, in relation to the pr e-adoption publication oblig ations, Article 2.9.1 and 
Article 5.6.1 of TBT Agreement provide that:   
"[....] Members shall publish a notice in a publication at an early 
appropriate stage, in such a manner as  to enable interested parties in 
other Members to become acquainted with it, that they propose to 
introduce a particular technical regulation/conformity assessment procedure." 
 In relation to the post-adoption publication obl igations, Article 2.11 and Article 5.8 of the 
TBT Agreement read:  
"Members shall ensure that all technical regulations/conformity assessment procedures that have been adopted are published promptly or 
otherwise made available in such a ma nner as to enable interested parties 
in other Members to become acquainted with them." 
 Furthermore, Article 2.12 and 5.9 provide that: 
 
"[...] Members shall allow a reasonable interval between the publication of 
technical regulations/conformity asse ssment procedures and their entry 
into force in order to allow time fo r producers in exporting Members, and 
particularly in developing country Me mbers, to adapt their products or 
methods of production to the requi rements of the importing Member. 
 With respect to standards , the TBT Agreement sets out publication obligations for 
standardizing bodies, in relation to their work programmes, to the announcement of the comment 
period and to the adopted standards.  
 
 In particular, in relation to the publica tion obligations concerning the work programme, 
paragraph J of Annex 3 of th e TBT Agreement provides that: 
 
"At least once every six months, the standardizing body shall publish a 
work programme containing its name and address, the standards it is 
currently preparing and which it has ad opted in the preceding period. [...] 
A notice of existence of the work programme shall be published in a 
national or, as the case may be, regional publication of standardization activities." 
 In relation to the publication obligations c oncerning the comment period, Paragraph L of 
Annex 3 of the TBT Agreement provides that: 
 
"[...] No later than at the start of the comment period, the standardizing 
body shall publish a notice announcing the period for commenting in the publication referred to in paragraph J. [...]" G/TBT/GEN/39/Rev.5 
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   Finally, in relation to the post-adoption obliga tions on standards, Paragraph O of Annex 3 of 
the TBT Agreement reads:   
"Once the standard has been adopted, it shall be promptly published." 
 
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