WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION RESTRICTED
ORGANISATION MONDIALE DUCOMMERCEG/TBT/W/67
26May 1998
ORGANIZACI ÓNMUNDIAL DEL COMERCIO(98-2153)
Original: English/
Committee onTechnical Barriers toTrade anglais/
inglés
COMMUNICATION FROM THE ISO
Theattached communication1,dated 15April 1998, hasbeen received from theISOwith
therequest thatitbecirculated toMembers oftheCommittee.
Comité desobstacles techniques aucommerce
COMMUNICATION DEL'ISO
L'ISO afaitparvenir auSecrétariat lacommunication ci-après, datée du15avril 1998, en
luidemandant deladistribuer auxmembres duComité.
Comité deObstáculos Técnicos alComercio
COMUNICACI ÓNDELAISO
Seharecibido delaISO, conruego dequesedistribuya alosMiembros delComité, la
comunicación adjunta defecha 15deabril de1998.
1InEnglish only/Anglais seulement/En Inglés solamenteG/TBT/W/67
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REPORT ONTHE SURVEY REGARDING ACCEPTANCE OFTHE WTO TBT CODE OF
GOOD PRACTICE FOR THE PREPARATION, ADOPTION AND APPLICATION OF
STANDARDS BYISOMEMBERS
The questionnaire, presented inAnnex 1tothisdocument, was sent to73ISO members
(39member bodies, 24correspondent members and10subscriber members) which hadnotnotified
their acceptance oftheWTO TBT Code ofGood Practice forthePreparation, Adoption and
Application ofStandards. Thelistofthese ISOmembers isattached atAnnex 2.
Atthetime ofsending thequestionnaire, 13June 1997, 68standardizing bodies hadnotified
theISO/IEC Information Centre inGeneva thatthey hadaccepted theWTO TBT Standards Code.
Outofthese 68bodies, 49areISOmembers.
Atpresent, outofthe73ISOmembers receiving thequestionnaire:
- 23members have accepted theWTO TBT Standards Code (the listofthese members is
attached atAnnex 3);
- 17returned thecompleted questionnaire with indication ofthereasons forcurrent
non-acceptance oftheWTO TBT Standards Code (thelistofthese members andofrespective
reasons isattached atAnnex 4).Thefollowing areamong thereasons given bythestandards
bodies: non-membership ofWTO; inadequate infrastructure; waiting forapproval ofnew
legislation, etc.Allthese members indicated thatthey intend toaccept theCode later.
From 13June 1997 until now, theISO/IEC Information Centre hasalsoreceived notifications
oftheacceptance oftheCode from thefollowing seven standardizing bodies which arenotISO
members:
- Australian Communications Authority (ACA)
- Environmental Choice New Zealand
- Highways Department oftheGovernment oftheHKSAR (Hong Kong)
- Office oftheTelecommunications Authority ofHong Kong
- Transport Department oftheGovernment oftheHKSAR (Hong Kong)
- Japan Environment Association (JEA)
- Norsk Elektroteknisk Komite (NEK)
Therefore, since conducting thesurvey, thetotal number ofstandardizing bodies having
accepted thecode hasrisen to98,ofwhich 72areISOmembers (thecurrent total membership, 128).
The complete list ofthe standardizing bodies having notified their acceptance ofthe
WTO TBT Standards Code ispresented inAnnex 5.G/TBT/W/67
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ANNEX 1
Please complete thisquestionnaire andreturn thisform totheISOCentral Secretariat
before 01-08-1997
QUESTIONNAIRE CONCERNING ACCEPTANCE OFTHE WTO2TBT3CODE
OFGOOD PRACTICE FOR THE PREPARATION, ADOPTION AND
APPLICATION OFSTANDARDS
Name oftheorganization:
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2WTO -World Trade Organization
3TBT -Agreement onTechnical Barriers toTradeG/TBT/W/67
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1.Your organization hasnotnotified theISO/IEC Information Centre ofitsacceptance oftheCode
ofGood Practice forthePreparation, Adoption andApplication ofStandards. What arethereasons
forthis?
Please complete theappropriate box(es) with atick()
(a)Your organization wasnotaware ofthisCode
(b)Your organization wasnotinaposition tomeet therequirements ofthe
Code
Ifthiswasthecase, please specify which paragraph(s) oftheCode contain
requirements thatcannot bemet(e.g. A,B,Cetc.)
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(c)Your organization waswaiting forinformation/instruction from:
thegovernment ofyour country
and/or
another organization
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(d)Thecode isnotavailable inthenational language ofyour country
(e)Other reasons (please specify )
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2.Does your organization intend toaccept thecode?
Yes No
3.Ifyour organization intends toaccept theCode, when doyouintend tonotify thisacceptance?
(Please state month andyear, ifpossible )
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ANNEX 2
ISOMEMBERS TOWHICH THE QUESTIONNAIRE WAS CIRCULATED CONCERNING
STANDARDIZING BODIES HAVING NOTIFIED THE ACCEPTANCE OFTHE WTO TBT
CODE OFGOOD PRACTICE
M-Member body
C-Correspondent member
S-Subscriber member
Country ISO member ISO status
M C S
1. ALBANIA Drejtoria eStandardizimit dheCilesise (DSC) •
2. ALGERIA Institut algérien denormalisation etdepropriété industrielle
(INAPI)•
3. ANTIGUA AND
BARBUDAAntigua andBarbuda Bureau ofStandards (ABBS) •
4. ARGENTINA Instituto Argentino deNormalización (IRAM) •
5. ARMENIA Department forStandardization, Metrology andCertification
(SARM)•
6. BANGLADESH Department forStandardization, Metrology andCertification
(BSTI)•
7. BAHRAIN Standards andMetrology Directorate (BSMD) •
8. BARBADOS Barbados National Standards Institution (BNSI) •
9. BELARUS Committee forStandardization, Metrology andCertification
(BELST)•
10. BELGIUM Institut belge denormalisation (IBN) •
11. BENIN Direction delaPromotion delaQualité etduConditionnement
desProduits (DPQC)•
12. BOLIVIA Instituto Boliviano deNormalización yCalidad (IBNORCA) •
13. BOSNIA AND
HERZEGOVINAInstitute forStandardization, Metrology andPatents (BASMP) •
14. BOTSWANA Botswana Bureau ofStandards (BOBS) •
15. BRUNEI
DARUSSALAMConstruction Planning andResearch Unit (CPRU) •
16. CAMBODIA Ministry ofIndustry, Mines andEnergy •
17. CANADA Standards Council ofCanada (SCC) •
18. CHINA China State Bureau ofTechnical Supervision (CSBTS) •
19. COSTA RICA Instituto deNormas Técnicas deCosta Rica (INTECO) •
20. COTE D'IVOIRE CODINORM •
21. CROATIA State Office forStandardization andMetrology (DZNM) •G/TBT/W/67
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M C S
22. CYPRUS Cyprus Organization forStandards andControl ofQuality
(CYS)•
23. DOMINICAN
REPUBLICDirreción General deNormas ySistemas deCalidad
(DIGENOR)•
24. ESTONIA National Standards Board ofEstonia (EVS) •
25. ETHIOPIA Ethiopian Authority forStandardization (EAS) •
26. FIJI FijiTrade Standards andQuality Control Office •
27. GHANA Ghana Standards Board (GSB) •
28. GREECE Hellenic Organization forStandardization (ELOT) •
29. GRENADA Grenada Bureau ofStandards (GDBS) •
30. GUYANA Guyana National Bureau ofStandards (GNBS) •
31. HONG KONG,
CHINAIndustry Department •
32. IRAN, ISLAMIC
REPUBLIC OFInstitute ofStandards andIndustrial Research ofIran (ISIRI) •
33. IRELAND National Standards Authority ofIreland (NSAI) •
34. JORDAN Jordanian Institution forStandards andMetrology (JISM) •
35. KOREA,
DEMOCRATIC
PEOPLE 'S
REPUBLIC OFCommittee forStandardization oftheDemocratic People 's
Republic ofKorea (CSK)•
36. KOREA,
REPUBLIC OFKorean National Institute ofTechnology andQuality (KNITQ) •
37. KUWAIT Public Authority forIndustry Standards andMetrology Affairs •
38. KYRGYZSTAN State Inspection forStandardization andMetrology
(KYRGYZST)•
39. LIBYAN ARAB
JAMAHIRIYALibyan National Centre forStandardization andMetrology
(LNCSM)•
40. LATVIA Latvian National Center ofStandardization andMetrology
(LVS)•
41. LEBANON Lebanese Standards Institution (LIBNOR) •
42. LITHUANIA Lithuanian Standards Board (LST) •
43. MALTA Malta Standardization Authority (MSA) •
44. MAURITIUS Mauritius Standards Bureau (MSB) •
45. MEXICO Dirección General deNormas (DGN) •
46. MOLDOVA Department ofStandards, Metrology andTechnical
Supervision (MOLDST)•G/TBT/W/67
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M C S
47. MOROCCO Service denormalisation industrielle marocaine (SNIMA) •
48. MOZAMBIQUE National Institute ofStandardization andQuality (INNOQ) •
49. NAMIBIA Namibia Standards Information andQuality Office (NSIQO) •
50. NEPAL Nepal Bureau ofStandards andMetrology (NBSM) •
51. NIGERIA Standards Organization ofNigeria (SON) •
52. OMAN Directorate General forSpecifications andMeasurements
(DGSM)•
53. PAPUA NEW
GUINEANational Institute ofStandards andIndustrial Technology
(NISIT)•
54 PAKISTAN Pakistan Standards Institution (PSI) •
55. PANAMA Comisión Panameña deNormas
Industriales yTécnicas (COPANIT)•
56. PARAGUAY National Institute ofStandards andIndustrial Technology
(INTN)•
57. PORTUGAL Instituto Português daQualidade (IPQ) •
58. QATAR Department ofStandards, Measurements andConsumer
Protection•
59. RUSSIAN
FEDERATIONCommittee oftheRussian Federation forStandardization,
Metrology andCertification (GOST R)•
60. SAINT LUCIA Saint Lucia Bureau ofStandards (SLBS) •
61. SAUDI ARABIA Saudi Arabian Standards Organization (SASO) •
62. SRILANKA SriLanka Standards Institution (SLSI) •
63. SYRIAN ARAB
REPUBLICSyrian Arab Organization forStandardization andMetrology
(SASMO)•
64. TANZANIA Tanzania Bureau ofStandards (TBS) •
65. THE FORMER
YUGOSLAV
REPUBLIC OF
MACEDONIAZavod zastandardizacija imetrologija (ZSM) •
66. TURKMENISTAN Major State Inspection ofTurkmenistan (MSIT) •
67. UGANDA Uganda Bureau ofStandards (UNBS) •
68. UNITED ARAB
EMIRATESDirectorate ofStandardization andMetrology (SSUAE) •
69. URUGUAY Instituto Uruguayo deNormas Técnicas (UNIT) •
70. USA American National Standards Institute (ANSI) •
71. UZBEKISTAN Uzbek State Centre forStandardization, Metrology and
Certification (UZGOST)•G/TBT/W/67
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M C S
72. VIET NAM Directorate forStandards andQuality (TCVN) •
73. YUGOSLAVIA Savezni savod zastandardizaciju (SZS) •
TOTAL: 73 39 24 10G/TBT/W/67
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ANNEX 3
ISOMEMBERS HAVING NOTIFIED ACCEPTANCE OFTHE WTO TBT CODE OFGOOD
PRACTICE SINCE 13JUNE 1997
M-Member body C-Correspondent member S-Subscriber
member
Country ISO Member ISO status
M C S
1. ALBANIA Drejtoria eStandardizimit dheCilesise (DSC) •
2. ARGENTINA Instituto Argentino deNormalización (IRAM) •
3. BAHRAIN Standards andMetrology Directorate (BSMD) •
4. BANGLADESH Bangladesh Standards andTesting Institution (BSTI) •
5. BARBADOS Barbados National Standards Institution (BNSI) •
6. BELGIUM Institut belge denormalisation (IBN) •
7. BOSNIA AND
HERZEGOVINAInstitute forStandardization, Metrology andPatents ofBosnia
andHerzegovina (BASMP)•
8. COSTA RICA Instituto deNormas Técnicas deCosta Rica (INTECO) •
9. DOMINICAN
REPUBLICDirreción General deNormas ySistemas deCalidad
(DIGENOR)•
10. ESTONIA National Standards Board ofEstonia (EVS) •
11. GREECE Hellenic Organization forStandardization (ELOT) •
12. GRENADA Grenada Bureau ofStandards (GDBS) •
13. GUYANA Guyana National Bureau ofStandards (GNBS) •
14. LATVIA Latvian National Center ofStandardization andMetrology
(LVS)•
15. MEXICO Dirección General deNormas (DGN) •
16. MOLDOVA Department ofStandards, Metrology andTechnical
Supervision (MOLDST)•
17. MOROCCO Service denormalisation industrielle marocaine (SNIMA) •
18. MOZAMBIQUE National Institute ofStandardization andQuality (INNOQ) •
19. SRILANKA SriLanka Standards Institution (SLSI) •
20. TANZANIA Tanzania Bureau ofStandards (TBS) •
21. UGANDA Uganda Bureau ofStandards (UNBS) •
22. URUGUAY Instituto Uruguayo deNormas Técnicas (UNIT) •
23. USA American National Standards Institute (ANSI) •
TOTAL: 23 13 7 3G/TBT/W/67
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QUESTIONNAIRE WITH INDICATION OFTHE REASONS FOR CURRENT NON-ACCEPTANCE OFTHE WTO TBT CODE OFGOOD PRACTICE
M-Member body C-Correspondent member S-Subscriber member
Country ISO member Reason fornon-acceptance ISO status
M C S
1. BENIN Direction delaPromotion delaQualité etdu
Conditionnement desProduits (DPQC)DPQC iswaiting forcreation ofanational standardization committee •
2. CAMBODIA Ministry ofIndustry, Mines andEnergy
Technical DepartmentMinistry ofIndustry, Mines andEnergy Technical Department does
nothave adequate infrastructure•
3. CANADA Standards Council ofCanada (SCC) SCC does notprepare, adopt orapply standards butSCC does
accredit organizations thatcarry outthese functions inCanada•
4. CHINA China State Bureau ofTechnical Supervision
(CSBTS)China isnotamember ofWTO atpresent •
5. CROATIA State Office forStandardization andMetrology
(DZNM)DZNM iswaiting until thefirst quarter of1998 •
6. GHANA Ghana Standards Board (GSB) Theacceptance isunder study •
7. HONG KONG,
CHINAIndustry Department Aims tosubmit thenotification inearly 1998 •
8. KOREA,
REPUBLIC OFKorean National Institute ofTechnology and
Quality (KNITQ)KNITQ does nothave adequate infrastructure •
9. KUWAIT Public Authority forIndustry Standards and
Metrology AffairsTheCode isnotavailable inthenational language ofthecountry •
10. LITHUANIA Lithuanian Standards Board (LST) Lithuania isnotamember oftheWTO atpresent •
11. MALTA Malta Standardization Authority (MSA) Theorganization wasnotinaposition tomeet therequirements of
paragraph EoftheCode; intends toaccept inJuly 1998•
12. MAURITIUS Maurititus Standards Bureau (MSB) MSB willaccept on1October 1997 •
13. NAMIBIA Namibia Standards Information andQuality
Office (NSIQO)NSIQO iswaiting tofinalize anational quality infrastructure •G/TBT/W/67
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M C S
14. RUSSIAN
FEDERATIONCommittee oftheRussian Federation for
Standardization, Metrology andCertification
(GOST R)TheRussian Federation isnotamember ofWTO atpresent •
15. SYRIAN ARAB
REPUBLICSyrian Arab Organization forStandardization and
Metrology (SASMO)TheSyrian Arab Republic isconsidering membership ofWTO •
16. VIET NAM Directorate forStandards andQuality (TCVN) Viet Nam isnotamember oftheWTO atpresent •
17. YUGOSLAVIA Savenzni zavod zastandardizaciju (SZS) SZS iswaiting until 1January 1998 •
TOTAL: 17 10 4 3G/TBT/W/67
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ANNEX 5
STANDARDIZING BODIES HAVING NOTIFIED THE ACCEPTANCE OFTHE
WTO TBT CODE OFGOOD PRACTICE, asof31January 1998
M-Member body C-Correspondent member S-Subscriber member
Country Standardizing body ISO
Mem-
berISO Status
M C S
1. ALBANIA Drejtoria eStandardizimit dheCilesise (DSC) • • - -
2. ARGENTINA Instituto Argentino deNormalización (IRAM) • • - -
3. AUSTRALIA Australian Communications Authority (ACA) - - - -
4. AUSTRALIA Standards Australia (SAA) • • - -
5. AUSTRIA Österreichischer Verband fürElektrotechnik
(ÖVE)- - - -
6. AUSTRIA ONÖsterreichisches Normungsinstitut • • - -
7. BAHRAIN Standards andMetrology Directorate (BSMD) • - • -
8. BANGLADESH Bangladesh Standards andTesting Institution
(BSTI)• • - -
9. BARBADOS Barbados National Standards Institution
(BNSI)• - • -
10. BELGIUM Institut belge denormalisation (IBN) • • - -
11. BOSNIA AND
HERZEGOVINAInstitute forStandardization, Metrology and
Patents ofBosnia andHerzegovina (BASMP)• • - -
12. BRAZIL Associa çãoBrasileira deNormas Técnicas
(ABNT)• • - -
13. BULGARIA Committee forStandardization andMetrology
(BDS)• • - -
14. CHILE Instituto Nacional deNormalización (INN) • • - -
15. COLOMBIA Instituto Colombiano deNormas Técnicas y
Certificación (ICONTEC)• • - -
16. COSTA RICA Instituto deNormas Técnicas deCosta Rica
(INTECO)• • - -
17. CUBA Oficina Nacional deNormalización (NC) • • - -
18. CZECH
REPUBLICCzech Standards Institute (CSNI) • • - -
19. DENMARK Dansk Standard (DS) • • - -G/TBT/W/67
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berISO Status
M C S
20. DOMINICAN
REPUBLICDirreción General deNormas ySistemas de
Calidad (DIGENOR)• - - •
21. ECUADOR Instituto Ecuatoriano deNormalización
(INEN)• • - -
22. EGYPT Egyptian Organization forStandardization and
Quality Control (EOS)• • - -
23. ELSALVADOR Consejo Nacional deCiencia yTecnologia
(CONACYT)• - • -
24. ESTONIA National Standards Board ofEstonia (EVS) • - • -
25. FINLAND Finnish Standards Association SFS • • - -
26. FRANCE Association française denormalisation
(AFNOR)• • - -
27. GERMANY DIN Deutsches Institut fürNormung e.V. • • - -
28. GREECE Hellenic Organization forStandardization
(ELOT)• • - -
29. GRENADA Grenada Bureau ofStandards (GDBS) • - - •
30. GUYANA Guyana National Bureau ofStandards
(GNBS)• - - •
31. HONG KONG,
CHINAHighways Department oftheGovernment of
theHKSAR- - - -
32. HONG KONG,
CHINAOffice oftheTelecommunications Authority - - - -
33. HONG KONG,
CHINATransport Department oftheGovernment of
theHKSAR- - - -
34. HUNGARY Magyar Szabványügyi Testület (MSZT) • • - -
35. ICELAND Icelandic Council forStandardization (STRI) • • - -
36. INDIA Bureau ofIndian Standards (BIS) • • - -
37. INDONESIA Badan Standardisasi Nasional (BSN) • • - -
38. ISRAEL Standards Institution ofIsrael (SII) • • - -
39. ITALY Ente Nazionale Italiano diUnificazione (UNI) • • - -
40. ITALY CEI -Italian Electrotechnical Committee - - - -
41. JAMAICA Jamaica Bureau ofStandards (JBS) • • - -
42. JAPAN Fair Trade Commission - - - -
43. JAPAN Japan Environment Association (JEA) - - - -G/TBT/W/67
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44. JAPAN Japanese Industrial Standards Committee
(JISC)• • - -
45. JAPAN Ministry ofAgriculture, Forestry and
Fisheries- - - -
46. JAPAN Ministry ofInternational Trade andIndustry - - - -
47. KENYA Kenya Bureau ofStandards (KEBS) • • - -
48. LATVIA Latvian National Center ofStandardization
andMetrology (LVS)• - • -
49. MALAWI Malawi Bureau ofStandards (MBS) • - • -
50. MALAYSIA Department ofStandards Malaysia (DSM) • • - -
51. MEXICO Dirección General deNormas (DGN) • • - -
52. MOLDOVA Department ofStandards, Metrology and
Technical Supervision (MOLDST)• - • -
53. MONGOLIA Mongolian National Centre for
Standardization andMetrology (MNCSM)• • - -
54. MOROCCO Service denormalisation industrielle
marocaine (SNIMA)• • - -
55. MOZAMBIQUE National Institute ofStandardization and
Quality (INNOQ)• - • -
56. NETHERLANDS Nederlands Normalisatie-instituut (NNI) • • - -
57. NEW ZEALAND Environmental Choice New Zealand - - - -
58. NEW ZEALAND Standards New Zealand (SNZ) • • - -
59. NORWAY Norges Standardiseringsforbund (NSF) • • - -
60. NOWAY Norsk Elektroteknisk Komite (NEK) - - - -
61. PERU Instituto Nacional deDefensa dela
Competencia ydelaProtección dela
Propiedad Intelectual (INDECOPI)• - • -
62. PHILIPPINES Bureau ofProduct Standards (BPS) • • - -
63. POLAND Polski Komitet Normalizacyjny (PKN) • • - -
64. ROMANIA Institutul Român deStandardizare (IRS) • • - -
65. SENEGAL Institut sénégalais denormalisation (ISN) - - - -
66. SINGAPORE Singapore Productivity andStandards Board
(PSB)• • - -
67. SLOVAKIA Slovak Office ofStandards, Metrology and
Testing (UNMS)• • - -G/TBT/W/67
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M C S
68. SLOVENIA Standards andMetrology Institute (SMIS) • • - -
69. SOUTH AFRICA South African Bureau ofStandards (SABS) • • - -
70. SPAIN Asociación Española deNormalización y
Certificación (AENOR)• • - -
71. SRILANKA SriLanka Standards Institution (SLSI) • • - -
72. SWEDEN Allmänna Standardiseringsgruppen, STG - - - -
73. SWEDEN BST -Byggstandardiseringen (Swedish
Building Standards Institution)- - - -
74. SWEDEN HSS -Hälso- ochSjukvårdsstandardiseringen - - - -
75. SWEDEN IKH, Kran- ochHisstandardiseringen - - - -
76. SWEDEN ITS-Informationstekniska standardiseringen - - - -
77. SWEDEN SEK -Svenska Elektriska Kommissionen - - - -
78. SWEDEN SIS-Standardiseringen iSverige • • - -
79. SWEDEN SMS Svensk Material- &Mekanstandard - - - -
80. SWEDEN TKS -Tryckkärlsstandardiseringen - - - -
81. SWITZERLAND ProTelecom, association suisse des
télécommunications- - - -
82. SWITZERLAND Schweizerische Normen-Vereinigung (SNV) • • - -
83. SWITZERLAND Swiss Electrotechnical Committee (CES) - - - -
84. TANZANIA Tanzania Bureau ofStandards (TBS) • • - -
85. THAILAND Thai Industrial Standards Institute (TISI) • • - -
86. TRINIDAD AND
TOBAGOTrinidad andTobago Bureau ofStandards
(TTBS)• • - -
87. TUNISIA Institut national delanormalisation etdela
propriété industrielle (INNORPI)• • - -
88. TURKEY Türk Standardlari Enstitüsü (TSE) • • - -
89. UGANDA Uganda Bureau ofStandards (UNBS) • - • -
90. UKRAINE State Committee ofUkraine for
Standardization, Metrology andCertification
(DSTU)• • - -
91. UNITED
KINGDOMBritish Standards Institution (BSI) • • - -G/TBT/W/67
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92. URUGUAY Instituto Uruguayo deNormas Técnicas
(UNIT)• • - -
93. USA American National Standards Institute (ANSI) • • - -
94. VENEZUELA Comisión Venezolana deNormas Industriales
(COVENIN)• • - -
95. ZIMBABWE Standards Association ofZimbabwe (SAZ) • • - -
96. EUROPEAN
ORGANIZATIONEuropean Committee forElectrotechnical
Standardization (CENELEC)- - - -
97. EUROPEAN
ORGANIZATIONEuropean Committee forStandardization
(CEN)- - - -
98. EUROPEAN
ORGANIZATIONETSI -European Telecommunications
Standards Institute- - - -
TOTAL: 98 72 59 10 3
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