WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/ENQ/15
1 October 1999
(99-4070)
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade
NATIONAL ENQUIRY POINTS
Note by the Secretariat
The present document contains a list of names, addresses, telex, telephone, telefax numbers
and E-mail addresses, where available, of the enquiry point(s) foreseen in Articles 10.1 and 10.3 of
the Agreement, and any additional information provided by delegations concerning their operations.
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Argentina
Dirección Nacional de Comercio Interior
Director:  Ing. Hugo Polverini
Avda. Julio A. Roca 651 piso 7°, Sector 14
1322 Buenos Aires
Telephone: + (54 11) 4349 40 51/40 52
Telefax: + (54 11) 4349 40 38
E-mail: hpolve@secind.mecon.ar
Australia
The Director
WTO Enquiry Point
WTO Industrials & Market Access Unit
Trade Negotiations and Organisations Division
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
CanberraA.C.T. 2600
Telephone: + (61 2) 6261 24 00
Telefax: + (61 2) 6261 35 14
E-mail: TBT. Enquiry@DFAT.gov.au
Austria
(a) Technical regulations:
Bundesministerium für wirtschaftliche Angelegenheiten
(Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs)
Abteilung II/11 (Unit II/11)
Stubenring 1
A-1011 WienG/TBT/ENQ/15
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Austria (cont'd)
Telephone: + (43 1) 711 00/Ext. 5452
Telefax: + (43 1) 715 96 51/718 05 08
Telex: (047) 111780 regeb a
(047) 111145 regeb a
E-mail/X400: X 400 G = Gabriela;  S = Habermayer;
O = BMWA; A = ADA;  C = AT
E-mail/Internet:  Gabriela.Habermayer@bmwa.bmwa.ada.at
(b) Non-governmental standards:
Österreichisches Normungsinstitut - ON
(Austrian Standards Institute)
Heinestrasse 38
P.O.B. 130
A-1021- Wien
Telephone: + (43 1) 213 00/Ext. 613
Telefax: + (43 1) 213 00 650
Telex: (047) 115 960 norm a
E-mail/Internet:  IRO@TBXA.telecom.atE-mail/Geonet:  TBXA:IRO
Bahrain
Directorate of Standards and Metrology
Ministry of Commerce
P.O. Box 5479
Manama
Barbados
Barbados National Standards Institution
"Flodden"
Culloden Road
St Michael
Telephone:  + (246) 426 38 70
Telefax: + (246) 436 14 95
Belgium
CIBELNOR
Centre d'information belge sur les normes et les règlements techniques
(Belgian Information Centre on Standards and Technical Regulations)
Secrétariat:  Institut Belge de Normalisation (IBN)
(Belgian Standards Institute)
Avenue de la Brabançonne, 29B-1000 Bruxelles
Telephone: + (32 2) 738 01 11
Telefax: + (32 2) 733 42 64
Telex: 23877 BENOR BG/TBT/ENQ/15
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Belize
The Financial Secretary
Ministry of Finance
Belmopan
Benin
Ministry of Trade and Tourism
P.O.B 2037 Cotonou
Telephone: + (229) 31 52 67
+ (229) 31 54 02
Telefax: + (229) 31 52 58
Bolivia
(a) Technical regulations and conformity assessment procedures:
Viceministerio de Industria y Comercio Interno
Av. Camacho 1488
Casilla No. 4430La Paz
Telephone: + (591 2) 37 20 46
Telefax: + (591 2) 31 72 62
(b) Technical standards:
Instituto Boliviano de Normalización
y Calidad (IBNORCA)
Av. Camacho 1488
Casilla No. 5034
La Paz
Telephone: + (591 2) 31 72 62
+ (591 2) 31 01 85
Telefax: + (591 2) 31 72 62
Botswana
Botswana Bureau of Standards
Private Bag BO 48
Gaborone
Telephone:  + (267) 351 420
Telefax: + (267) 308 194
E-mail: bobs.Standard@infor.bwG/TBT/ENQ/15
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Brazil
Centro de Informação e Difusão Tecnológica (CIDIT)
Instituto Nacional de Metrologia, Normalizacão e Qualidade Industrial -INMETRO
Rua Santa Alexandrina, 416 - Rio Comprido20261-232 Rio de Janeiro (RJ)
Telephone: + (55 21) 293 06 16
Telefax: + (55 21) 502 04 15
E-mail: asbtcponto@inmetro.gov.br
Bulgaria
Committee for Standardization and Metrology
21, 6th September Street
1000 Sofia, Bulgaria
Telephone: + (359 2) 981 44 51
Telefax: + (359 2) 986 17 07
Telex: 22 570 dks bg
E-mail: csm@techno-link.com
Contact person:  Violetta Veleva
Canada
Standards Information Service
Standards Council of Canada
45 O'Connor Street, Suite 1200
Ottawa
Ontario K1P 6N7
Telephone: + (1 613) 238 32 22
Telefax: + (1 613) 995 45 64E-mail: info@scc.ca
Chile
Departamento de Comercio Exterior (DECOEX)
Ministerio de Economía
Teatinos 120, piso 11
Santiago
Telephone: + (56 2) 698 8148
Telefax: + (56 2) 697 4905
E-mail: decoex@minecon.cl
Colombia
Ministerio de Desarrollo Económico
Consejo Nacional de Normas y Calidades
Carrera 13 No. 28-01 Piso 6
Santa Fe de Bogotá, D.C.G/TBT/ENQ/15
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Colombia (cont'd)
Telephone: + (57 1) 350 55 00, ext. 1649
Telefax: + (57 1) 350 65 04
E-mail: llombana@sias.gov.co
Costa Rica
Oficina Nacional de Normas y Unidades de Medida
Ministerio de Economía, Industria y Comercio
Apartado Postal 1736-2050
San Pedro de Montes de Oca
Telephone: + (506 283 65 80
Telefax: + (506) 283 51 33
E-mail: metrolog@cnp.go.cr
Côte d'Ivoire
Côte d'Ivoire Normalisation (CODINORM)
Immeuble le Général, 5e étage
Angle Botreau RousselRue du Commerce
01 BP 1872 Abidjan 01
Telephone: + (225) 21 55 12
+ (225) 22 83 29
Telefax: + (225) 21 25 60
Cuba
Oficina Nacional de Normalización
Director de Relaciones Internacionales
Calle E No. 261 entre 11 y 13La Habana
Telephone: + (53 7) 30 00 22
+ (53 7) 30 08 25/35
Telefax: + (53 7) 33 80 48Telex: + (53 7) 51 22 45
Contact person:  Sr. Javier Acosta Alemany
Cyprus
Permanent Secretary
Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Tourism
CY 1421 Nicosia
Telephone: + (357 2) 30 80 41
+ (357 2) 30 80 46-49
Telefax: + (357 2) 37 51 20
Telex: 22 83 Mincomind CYG/TBT/ENQ/15
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Czech Republic
Czech Office for Standards, Metrology and Testing (COSMT)
WTO Enquiry Point
Biskupský dvur 5110 02 Praha 1
Telephone: + (42 2) 218 02 170
Telefax: + (42 2) 232 45 64
Contact person: Ms. Klara Dvorackova
Denmark
Dansk Standard
(Danish Standards Association)
Kollegievej 6DK-2920 Charlottenland
Telephone: + (45) 39 96 61 01
Telefax: + (45) 39 96 61 02
E-mail: Dansk.Standard@ds.dk
Dominican Republic
(a) Agricultural products:
Ministry of Agriculture (Secretaría de Estado de Agricultura)
Km. 6 ½ Autopista Duarte
Urbanización Los Jardines del Norte
Santo Domingo, D.N.
Telephone: + (1 809) 547 38 88
Telefax: + (1 809) 227 12 68
Contact person:  Mr. Luis Toral C., (Secretario de Estado de Agricultura)
(b) Industrial products:
Dirección General de Normas y Sistemas (DIGENOR)
Secretaría de Estado de Industria y Comercio
Edif. de Oficinas Gubernamentales Juan Pablo Duarte, piso 11
Ave. México, esq. Leopoldo Navarro,
Santo Domingo, D.N.
Telephone: + (1 809) 686 22 05
Telefax: + (1 809) 688 38 43
Contact person:  Mr. Luis MejíaG/TBT/ENQ/15
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Dominican Republic (cont'd)
(c) Pharmaceutical products and food additives:
Secretaría de Estado de Salud Pública y Asistencia Social (SESPAS)
Av. San Cristóbal, Esq. Tiradentes
Santo Domingo, D.N.
Telephone: + (1 898) 541 84 03
+ (1 898) 541 31 21
Telefax: + (1 809) 547 28 43
Contact person: Mr. Victoriano García Santos, (Secretario de Estado de Salud
Pública y Asistencia Social)
Ecuador
Ingeniero Felipe Urresta
Director General del Instituto Ecuatoriano de Normalización, INEN
Baquerizo Moreno E8-29 (454) y Almagro
Quito
Casilla Postale:  17-01-3999
Telephone: +(593 2) 501 885 (to 891)
Telefax: +(593 2) 567 815
+(593 2) 222 223
E-mail: inen1@inen.gov.ecInternet: http//:www.ecua.net.ec/inen/
Egypt
Egyptian Organization for Standardization
2 Latin America Street
Garden CityCairo
Telephone: + (20 2) 354 07 71
+ (20 2) 354 97 20
Telefax: + (20 2) 355 78 41
Telex: 93296 EOS UNE-mail: moi@idso.gov.eg
El Salvador
Ministerio de Economía
Dirección de Política Comercial
División de Normas Técnicas
Centro de Gobierno, Plan Maestro Edificio c-2
Alameda Juan Pablo II y Calle Guadalupe
San Salvador, El Salvador, C.A.
Telephone: + (503) 281 11 22
+ (503) 281 11 55
Telefax: + (503) 221 47 71G/TBT/ENQ/15
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European Communities
EC TBT Enquiry Point
DG III – B/4
Rue de la Science, 15 – 1/611049 Brussels
Belgium
Telephone: + (32 2) 295 57 38
+ (32 2) 295 87 49
Telefax: + (32 2) 299 57 25
+ (32 2) 296 08 51
E-mail: sabine.lecrenier@dg3.cec.be
There will no longer be a separate enquiry point for agricultural products.
Finland
Suomen Standardisoimisliitto SFS
(Finnish Standards Association SFS)
P.O. Box 116
FIN-00241 Helsinki
Telephone: + (358 09) 149 93 31
Telefax: + (358 09) 146 49 14
Internet: http://www.sfs.fi
E-mail: wto@sfs.fi
Fiji
Department of Fair Trading and Consumer Affairs
Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Public Enterprises
P.O. Box 2112
Suva
Telephone + (679) 305 411
Telefax: + (679) 302 617
France
Centre d'Information sur les Normes et Règlements Techniques (CINORTECH)
(Information Centre on Standards and Technical Regulations)
Association Française de Normalisation (AFNOR)
(French Standard Association)
Tour Europe Cedex 07F-92049 Paris La Défense
Telephone: + (33 1) 42 91 56 69
Telefax: + (33 1) 42 91 56 56
Telex: 611974 AFNOR F
(address care of CINORTECH)Contact person:  Mme Martine VaquierG/TBT/ENQ/15
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France (cont'd)
"The Centre is fully operational.  CINORTECH can provide all information on AFNOR
standards and on technical regulations and certification systems."
*Georgia1
State Department for Standardization, Metrology and Certification of Georgia
GEOSTAND
Coordinator:  Zurab Japaridze
67 Chargali st
Tbilisi, 380092
Telephone and Telefax: + (995 32) 95 14 70
E-mail: tbtgeostand@access.sanet.ge
Germany
Deutches Informationszentrum für technische Regeln (DITR)
(German Information Centre for Technical Regulations)
Postfach 11 07, Burggrafenstr. 6
D-10787 Berlin
Telephone: + (49 30) 26 01 26 00
Telefax: + (49 30) 26 28 125
The DITR is being established by DIN, the German Standards Institute, in co-operation with
the Federal Government.  This body is the central point to which to address all questions concerning
technical rules in the Federal Republic of Germany.
The Centre provides information about all technical rules (including standards, technical
regulations and certification systems) valid in the Federal Republic of Germany, irrespective of
whether the technical rules have been issued by federal or local authorities or by non-governmental
bodies.  At present the computer-aided DITR databank comprises information about 36,000 technicalrules either in force or in the draft stage.
Ghana
The Director
Ghana Standards Board
P.O. Box 245
Accra-Ghana
Telephone: + (233 21) 776 171
Telefax: + (233 21) 776 092
Greece
Hellenic Organization for Standardization (ELOT)
Information Center
313 Acharnon Str.
GR 11145 Athens
                                                     
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Greece (cont'd)
Telephone: + (30 1) 201 98.90
Telefax: + (30 1) 202 07.76
Telex: 21 96.21 ELOT GRE-Mail: eem@elot.gr
Honduras
(a) Enquiry point for all notifications:
Secretaría de Industria y Comercio
(Ministry of Industry and Trade)
Dirección General de Integración
Economica y Politíca Comercial
Edificio Larach, Piso No. 10
Tegucigalpa
Telephone: + (504) 222 60 55
+ (504) 222 18 19
Telefax: + (504) 238 13 36
(b) Technical regulations, standards and conformity assessment procedures:
Secretaría de Industria y Comercio
(Ministry of Industry and Trade)
Dirección General de Protección al ConsumidorDepartamento de Normalización y Metrología
Edificio Larach y Cia Piso No. 8
Tegucigalpa
Telephone: + (504) 222 70 48
Telefax: + (504) 238 13 36
E-mail: rosorio@sieca.org.gt
(b) Pharmaceutical products:
Secretaría de Salud
Departamento de FarmaciaEdificio Vigil 3era Planta
Tegucigalpa
Telephone: +(504) 238 62 88
Telefax: +(504) 237 53 43
(c) Food products:
Secretaría de Salud
Departamento Control de AlimentosPaseo Monumento a la Paz, Edificio CEESCO
1er Piso Barrio Morazán
Telephone: + (504) 232 11 39
Telefax: + (504) 232 27 13G/TBT/ENQ/15
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Hong Kong, China
Industry Department
36th Floor, Immigration Tower
7 Gloucester Road, Wan ChaiHong Kong
Telephone: + (852) 2829 4824
(Assistant Director-General,
Quality Services Division)
Telefax: + (852) 2824 1302
Telex: 50151 INDHK HXE-mail: psib@id.gcn.gov.hk
Hungary
Magyar Szabvanyugyi Testulet
(Hungarian Standards Institute)
25 Ulloi ut
H-1091 Budapest
Telephone: + (36 1) 218 30 11
Telefax: + (36 1) 218 51 25
Iceland
Ministry for Foreign Affairs and External Trade
External Trade Department
Contact person: Mrs. Bryndis Kjartansdóttir
Raudarárstigur 25
150 Reykjavík
Telephone: + (354) 560 99 30
Telefax: + (354) 562 48 78E-mail: bryndis.kjartansdottir@utn.stjr.is
India
Bureau of Indian Standards
Manak Bhavan
Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg 9
New Delhi 110 002
Telephone: + (91 11) 323 09 10
Telefax: + (91 11) 323 40 62
Telex: (031)-65870 - Answer Back 'BIS/IN'
Indonesia
Badan Standardisasi Nasional (BSN)
(National Standardization Agency)
Sasana Widya Sarwono Lt 5
Jalan Gatot Subroto No. 10
Jakarta 12710G/TBT/ENQ/15
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Indonesia (cont'd)
Telephone: + (62 21) 520 65 74
+ (62 21) 522 16 86
Telefax: + (62 21) 520 65 74E-mail: pustan@rad.net.id
Ireland
(a) Technical regulations and certification systems:
EU/WTO Division
Department of Tourism and Trade
Kildare Street
Dublin 2
Telephone: + (353 1) 662 14 44
Telefax: + (353 1) 676 61 54
(b) Standards:
Standards Development
National Standards Authority of IrelandGlasnevin
Dublin 9
Telephone: + (353 1) 807 38 00
Telefax: + (353 1) 807 38 38
Telex: 45301
Israel
The Standards Institution of Israel
42, Chaim Levanon St.
Tel-Aviv 69977
Telephone: + (972 3) 646 51 54
Telefax: + (972 3) 641 96 83 (Director-General)
+ (972 3) 641 27 62 (Inf. Center,
WTO Enquiry Point)
Italy
(a) WTO notifications:
MICA DGPI
Ministero Industria, Commercio e Artigianato
Divisione XIX
Via Molise 19
I-00187 Roma
Telephone: + (39 6) 470 526 69Telefax: + (39 6) 478 877 48
E-mail: Min.Ind.Isp.Tecnico@agora.stm.itG/TBT/ENQ/15
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Italy (cont'd)
(b) Technical regulations:
Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (CNR)
Ufficio Trasferimento, Innovazione, Br evetti, Normativa Tecnica (Stibnot)
Via Tiburtina 770
I-00159 Roma
Telephone: + (39 6) 40 758 26
Telefax: + (39 6) 49 932 440
E-mail: Utinob@IRMRETI.CED.RM.CNR.IT
(c) Standards of all sectors, except electronics which can be requested to CEI:
Ente Nazionale Italiano di Unificazione (UNI)
Via Battistotti Sassi 11-b
I-20153 Milano
Telephone: + (39 2) 70 02 41
Telefax: + (39 2) 70 10 61 06
E-mail: Presidenza@UNI.UNICEI.IT
(d) Electronics standards:
Comitato Elettrotecnico Italiano (CEI)
Viale Monza 259
I-20126 Milano
Telephone: + (39 2) 25 77 31
Telefax: + (39 2) 25 77 32 01E-mail: Camagni@CEIUNI.IT
Jamaica
Jamaica Bureau of Standards
6 Winchester Road
P.O. Box 113Kingston 10
Telephone: + (876) 926 3140-6
+ (876) 968 2063-71
Telefax: + (876) 929 47 36E-mail: jbs@cwjamaica.com
This government agency has responsibility for standards development and standards
implementation as follows:
- laboratory testing;
- product and systems certification;
- technical information;
- training;
- energy efficiency evaluation;- metrology;
- ISO 9000 certification;  and
- laboratory accreditation.G/TBT/ENQ/15
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Japan
(a) Standards Information Service2
First International Organization Division
Economic Affairs BureauMinistry of Foreign Affairs
2-2-1 Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo
Telephone: + (81 3) 35 80 33 11
Telefax: + (81 3) 35 03 31 36
Telex: C. J22350 A. GAIMU A-B J22350
(b) Standards Information Service
3
Information Service Department
Japan External Trade Organizations (JETRO)2-2-5
Toranomon, Minato-Ku
Tokyo
Telephone: + (81 3) 35 82 62 70
Telefax: + (81 3) 35 89 41 79
Telex: C. J24378
A. JETRO A-B J24378
In relation to the services of these two bodies, a Standards Agreement Office has been
established in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA).  Enquiries can be made in a WTO language.
Kenya
The Managing Director,
Kenya Bureau of Standards
P.O. Box 54974Nairobi
Telephone: + (254 2) 50 22 10-9
Telefax: + (254 2) 50 32 93
Telex: 252 52 "VIWANGO"E-mail: KEBS@ARGO GN.APC.ORG
                                                     
2Standards Information Service at MOFA mainly handles enquiries in the fields of drugs, cosmetics,
medical devices, foodstuffs, food additives, telecommunications facilities, motor vehicles, ships, aircraft and
railway equipment (excluding enquiries concerning Japa nese Industrial Standards (JIS) which are handled by
JETRO).
3Standards Information Service at JETRO mainly hand les enquiries in the fields of electric equipment,
gas appliances, measurement scales, foodstuffs, food additives, etc.  Those enquiries concerning JIS on medical
devices, motor vehicles, ships, aircraft and railway equipment are handled by JETRO.G/TBT/ENQ/15
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Korea, Republic of
(a) Industrial products:
Agency for Technology and Standards (ATS)
Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Energy (MOCIE)
2 Joongang-dong, Kwachon
Kyunggi-do, 427-010
Telephone: + (82 2) 507 43 69
+ (82 2) 509 73 96/73 98
Telefax: + (82 2) 503 79 77E-mail: standard@ats.go.kr
Internet: http://www.ats.go.kr
(b) Agricultural products:
Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF)
Bilateral Cooperation Division
1, Joongang-dong, Kwachon
Kyunggi-do 427-760
Telephone: + (82 2) 503 72 94
Telefax: + (82 2) 507 20 95
E-mail: bcd@maf.go.kr
(c) Fishery products:
Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries
Trade Promotion Division
826-14 Yoksam-dong, Kangnam-gu
Seoul, 135-080
Telephone: + (82 2) 567 27 29
Telefax: + (82 2) 556 78 17
(d) Health, sanitation and cosmetic products:
Ministry of Health and Welfare (MOHW)
International Cooperation Division
2, Joongang-dong, Kwachon
Kyunggi-do 427-760
Telephone: + (82 2) 503 75 24
Telefax: + (82 2) 504 64 18
E-mail: invuiou1@chollian.net
Latvia
World Trade Organization Information Division
Department of Quality Manageme nt and Structure Development
Ministry of Economy
55 Brivibas Street
Riga LV-1519G/TBT/ENQ/15
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Latvia (cont'd)
Telephone: + (371) 701 31 97
+ (371) 701 32 36
Telefax: + (371) 728 08 82
Liechtenstein
Office for foreign Affairs
Heiligkreuz 14
9490 Vaduz
Liechtenstein
Luxembourg
Inspection du Travail et des Mines (ITM)
Rue Zithe 26Boîte postale 27
L - 2010 Luxembourg
Telephone: + (352) 478 61 50
Telefax: + (352) 491 447
Macau
Macau Government Economic Services
1-3 Rua do Dr. Pedro José LoboEdificio "Luso Internacional"
25th floor
Macau
Telefax: + (853) 59 03 10
Malaysia
Standard and Industrial Research Institute of Malaysia (SIRIM)
Persiaran Dato' Menteri
Section 2,
P.O. Box 703540911 SHAH ALAM
Selangor Darul Ehsan
Telephone: + (60 3) 559 26 01
+ (60 3) 559 16 30
Telefax: + (60 3) 550 80 95
Telex: SIRIM MA 38672
Malawi
Malawi Bureau of Standards
P.O. Box 946
BlantyreG/TBT/ENQ/15
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Malawi (cont'd)
Telephone: + (265) 670 488
Telefax: + (265) 670 756
Telex: 44325 "MSD" MI
Mali
Direction nationale des industries
Rue Famalo Coulibaly
BP 278
Bamako
Telephone: + (223) 22 57 56
+ (223) 22 06 63
Telefax: + (223) 22 61 37
Malta
Malta Standards Authority (MSA)
Department of Industry
Kukkanja Street,
St. Venera CMR02
Telephone: + (356) 446 250
Telefax: + (356) 446 257
Mauritius
Mauritius Standards Bureau
Moka
Telephone: + (230) 433 36 48
Telefax: + (230) 433 50 51
+ (230) 433 51 50
Mexico
Lic. Carmen Quintanilla Madero
Dirección General de NormasAv. Puente de Tecamachalco No. 6, 3° piso
Col. Lomas de Tecamachalco
C.P. 53950
Naucalpan, Mexico
Telephone: + (52 5) 729 94 80
Telefax: + (52 5) 729 94 84
E-mail: cidgn@secofi.gob.mx
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Mongolia
Mongolian National Centre for Standardization and Metrology
Peace Street 46 A
Ulaanbaatar 51Mongolia
Telephone: + (976 1) 358 349
Telefax: + (976 1) 358 032
Morocco
Ministry of Trade, Industry and Handicrafts
Standardization and Quality Promotion Division
Moroccan Industrial Standardization Service (SMINA)
Administrative District Rabat-Chellah
Telephone: + (212) 7 76 63 17
+ (212) 7 76 66 98
Telefax: + (212) 7 76 62 96
Mozambique
Instituto Nacional de Normalização e Qualidade
Av. 25 de Setembro, 1179 2° andar
Maputo
P.O. Box 2983 Maputo
Telephone + (258 1) 42 14 09
+ (258 1) 42 14 98
Telefax: + (258 1) 42 45 85
Telex: 6-933 INNOQ MO
Myanmar
Director General
Directorate of Trade
Ministry of Commerce
228-240 Strand RoadYangon
Telephone: + (95 1) 286 442
+ (95 1) 283 235
Telefax: + (95 1) 289 578
Namibia
Namibia Standards Information and
Quality Office (NSIQO)Private Bag 13340
WindhoekG/TBT/ENQ/15
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Namibia (cont'd)
Telephone: + (264) 61 283 7111
Telefax: + (264) 61 220 227
Netherlands
(a) Enquiry point for Article 10, paragraph 1.1:
Ministry of Finance
Central Licensing Office for Imports and Exports
Tax and Customs AdministrationSection EEC/WTO- Notifications 
P.O. Box 30003
9700 RD Groningen
Telephone: + (31 50) 52 39 178
+ (31 50) 52 39 275
Telefax: + (31 50) 52 39 219
E-mail/X.400: C = NL;  A = 400NET;  P = CDIU
S = NOTIF;  OUI = CDUI
E-mail: cdiuor@noord.bart.nl
The CDIU is responsible for the implementation of regulations in the field of international
trade and also for information on technical regulations, including notifications.
(b) Enquiry point for Article 10, paragraph 1.2:
Nederlands Normalisatie Instituut (NNI)
(Netherlands Standardization Institute)
P.O. Box 5059
NL 2600 GB Delft
Telephone: + (31 15) 69 02 55
Telefax: + (31 15) 69 01 30
(c) Enquiry point for Article 10, paragraph 1.3:
Raad voor Accreditatie
(Council for Accreditation)
P.O. Box 2768
NL-3500 GT Utrecht
Telephone: + (31 34) 28 94 500
Telefax: + (31 34) 23 94 539
New Zealand
Standards New Zealand
Standards House
155 The Terrace
Private Bag 2439
WellingtonG/TBT/ENQ/15
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New Zealand (cont'd)
Telephone: + (64 4) 498 59 90
Telefax: + (64 4) 498 59 9
Nicaragua
Ministerio de Fomento, Industria y Comercio
Dirección de Tecnología, Normalización y Metrología
Centro de Información sobre Obstáculos Técnicos al Comercio
Director:  Dr. Oscar Manuel Gómez Jiménez
Niger
Ministère du commerce et de l'industrie
BP 480
Niamey
Telephone: + (227) 72 34 67
+ (227) 73 29 74
Telefax: + (227) 73 21 50
Nigeria
The Director-General
Standards Organization of Nigeria
Federal Secretariat9th floor, Phase 1
Ikoyi, Lagos
Telephone: + (234 1) 68 26 15
Telefax: + (234 1) 68 18 20
Norway
Norges Standardiseringsforbund
(Norwegian Standards Association)
P.O. Box 7020 Homansbyen
(Hegdehaugsveien 31)N-0306 Oslo 3
Telephone: + (47) 22 04 92 00
Telefax: + (47) 22 04 92 11
Telex: 19050 nsf n
Pakistan
(a) Standardization and certification undertaken by the Pakistan Standards Institution:
Pakistan Standards Institution
39 Garden Road
Saddar, Karachi 74400G/TBT/ENQ/15
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Pakistan (cont'd)
Telephone: + (92 21) 77 29 527
Telefax: + (92 21) 77 28 124
(b) Technical regulations relating to food and health safety:
Ministry of Health, Social Welfare and Population Planning
Government of Pakistan
Secretariat Block 'C', Islamabad
Telephone: + (92 51) 820 930
Telefax: + (92 51) 829 703
Panama
Directorate-General for Industrial Standards and Technology4
Ministry of Trade and Industry
Avenida Cuba
Edificio de la Lotería Nacional
Piso 19 Panamá
Telephone: + (507) 227 47 49Telefax: + (507) 225 77 24
Papua New Guinea
Director General
National Institute of Standards and Industrial Technology (NISIT)
P.O. Box 3042
BOROKO
National Capital District
Port Moresby
Telephone: + (675) 323 18 52
Telefax: + (675) 325 87
Peru
Comisión de Reglamentos Técnicos y Comerciales
Instituto de Defensa de la Competencia y de la Propiedad Intelectual
Calle La Prosa No. 138
Lima 41, Perú
Telephone: + (51 1) 224 07 88
Telefax: + (51 1) 224 03 48
+ (51 1) 224 0347
E-mail: cnmamel@indecopi.gob.pe
                                                     
4 The Directorate for Industrial Standards and Technology is currently making arrangements, with
international cooperation, to set up an Enquiry Point to carry out the functions described in paragraphs 1 and 3
of Article 10.  In the meantime, the address specified here can be used for all enquiries and requests fordocuments.G/TBT/ENQ/15
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Philippines
Bureau of Product Standards
Department of Trade and Industry
3/F Trade and Industry Bldg.361 Sen. Gil J. Puyat Avenue
Metro Manila, Makati City 1200
Telephone: + (63 2) 890 49 65
Telefax: + (63 2) 890 49 26
+ (63 2) 890 51 30
E-mail: dtibpsrp@mnl.sequel.net
Postal Address:  P.O. Box 3228 MCPO
Poland
Polski Komitet Normalizacyjny (PKN)
(Polish Committee for Standardization)
WTO/TBT National Enquiry Point
P.O. Box 411
ul. Elektoralna 2
PL-00-950 Warsaw
Telephone: + (48 22) 620 02 41 ext. 651
+ (48 22) 624 71 22
Telefax: + (48 22) 624 71 22
E-mail: polknor@atos.warman.com.pl
Contact person:  Mr. Marek Zarnoch
Portugal
Instituto Português da Qualidade
(Portuguese Institute for Quality)Rua C à Avenida dos Três Vales
P-2825 Monte da Caparica
Telephone: + (351 1) 294 81 00
Telefax: + (351 1) 294 82 23
 + (351 1) 294 81 01
+ (351 1) 294 82 22
E-mail X 400: C = PT;  A = MAILPAC;
P = GTW-MS;  O =  IPQ.OU;
1 = IPQM;  S = PINCDCP
Internet: PINCDCP@IPQM.IPQ.GTW
MS.MAILPAC.PT
Romania
Asociatia de Standardizare din România (ASRO)
(Romanian Standards Association)
21-25, Mendeleev Street
Sector 1
BucharestG/TBT/ENQ/15
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Romania (cont'd)
Telephone: + (40 1) 211 32 96
Telefax: + (40 1) 210 08 33
Saint Lucia
St. Lucia Bureau of Standards
Government Buildings
Block B, 4th Floor
John Compton Highway
Castries
Telephone: + (1 758) 453 00 49
Telefax: + (1 758) 453 73 47
Singapore
(a) Standardization and certification undertaken by the Singapore Productivity and
Standards Board:
Singapore Productivity and Standards Board
1 Science Park Drive
PSB Building
Singapore 118221
Telephone: + (65) 778 77 77
Telefax: + (65) 776 12 80
(b) Technical regulations relating to specific electrical fittings and accessories:
Public Utilities Board
111 Somerset Road
15-01Singapore 238164
Telephone: + (65) 235 88 88
Telefax: + (65) 731 30 20
(c) Technical regulations relating to processed food:
Food Control Department
Ministry of the Environment
Environment Building40 Scotts Road
Singapore 228231
Telephone: + (65) 732 90 15
Telefax: + (65) 731 98 44G/TBT/ENQ/15
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Singapore (cont'd)
(d) Technical regulations relating to fish, meat, fruits and vegetables:
Primary Production Department
National Development Building
5 Maxwell Road
Singapore 169110
Telephone: + (65) 222 12 11
Telefax: + (65) 220 60 68
Telex: RS 28851 PPD
Slovak Republic
Slovenský ústav technickej normalizácie
WTO Enquiry PointKarloveská cesta 63
842 45 Bratislava
Visiting address:
Stefanovicova 3814 39 Bratislava
Telephone: + (421 7) 397 886
Telefax: + (421 7) 397 886
Slovenia
Standards and Metrology Institute of the Republic of Slovenia (SMIS)
WTO TBT Enquiry Point
Kotnikova 6
SI-1000 Ljubljana
Telephone: + (386 61) 178 3041Telefax: + (386 61) 178 3196
E-mail: smis@usm.mzt.si
South Africa
Standards Information Centre
South African Bureau of Standards
Private Bag X191
0001 PRETORIA
Telephone: + (27 12) 428 7911
Telefax: + (27 12) 344 1568
E-mail: info@sabs.co.zaG/TBT/ENQ/15
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Spain
(a) Ministerio de Comercio y Turismo
Secretaría General de Comercio Exterior
(Subdirección General de Control, Inspección yNormalización del Comercio Exterior)
Paseo de la Castellana, 162, 6a planta
28046 Madrid
Telephone: + (34 1) 349 37 70
+ (34 1) 349 37 64
+ (34 1) 349 37 54
Telefax: + (34 1) 349 37 40
+ (34 1) 349 37 77
E-mail:
Buzon.Oficial@SGSOIVRE.SECGCOMEX.SSCC.MCX.ES
(b) Spanish national standards:
Asociación Española de Normalización y de Certificación (AENOR)
Calle Fernández de la Hoz, 52
28010 Madrid
Telephone: + (34 1) 310 48 51
Telefax: + (34 1) 310 49 76
Sri Lanka
Director of Commerce
Department of Commerce
"Rakshana Mandiraya"
21 Vauxhall Street
Colombo 2
Telephone: + (94 1) 29 733
+ (94 1) 43 61 14
Telefax: + (94 1) 43 02 33
Telex: 21908 COMMERCE
Swaziland
Quality Assurance Unit
Ministry of Enterprise and Employment
P.O. Box 451Mbabane
Telephone: + (268) 432 01
Telefax: + (268) 447 11G/TBT/ENQ/15
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Sweden
(a) Enquiry point for Article 10.1:
Kommerskollegium
(National Board of Trade)
WTO-TBT Enquiry Point
Box 6803
S-113 86 Stockholm
Telephone: + (46 8) 690 48 00
Telefax: + (46 8) 690 48 40
(b) Enquiry point for Article 10.2:
SIS Service AB
WTO-TBT Enquiry PointBox 6455
S-10382 Stockholm
Telephone: + (46 8) 610 30 00
Telefax: + (46 8) 307 757
Switzerland
Swiss Association for Standardization
SNVMühlebachstrasse 54
CH-8008 Zürich
Telephone: + (41 1) 254 54 54
Telefax: + (41 1) 254 54 74
E-mail: switec@snv.ch
The SNV has been established as the Enquiry Point by the State Secretariat for Economic
Affairs.
Tanzania
The Principal Secretary
Ministry of Industries and Trade
P.O. Box 9503
Dar Es Salaam
Telephone: + (255 51) 117 222-5
Telefax: + (255 51) 46919
Telex: 41689
The Director
Tanzania Bureau of Standards
P.O. Box 9524
Dar Es SalaamG/TBT/ENQ/15
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Tanzania (cont'd)
Telephone: + (255 51) 450 298
Telefax: + (255 51) 450 983
Telex: 41667 TBS TZ
Thailand
Thai Industrial Standards Institute (TISI)
Ministry of Industry
Rama VI Street
Bangkok 10400
Telephone: + (66 2) 202 34 01
+ (66 2) 202 35 08
+ (66 2) 202 35 12
Telefax: + (66 2) 247 87 34
+ (66 2) 202 34 02
E-mail: stdinfo@tisi.go.th
Trinidad and Tobago
The Director
Trinidad and Tobago Bureau of Standards (TTBS)
P.O. Box 467
Port of Spain
Telephone: + (868) 662 88 27
+ (868) 662 44 81/2
Telefax: + (868) 663 43 35
E-mail: ttbs@opus.co.tt
Tunisia
(a) Standards:
Institut National de la Normalisation et de la Propriété Industrielle
(National Standardization and Industrial Property Institute)INNORPI
Contact Point: Mr. Ali Ben Gaied
Cité El Khadhra par Rue Alain Savary
1003 Tunis le Belvédère
B.P. 231012 Tunis
Telephone: + (216 1) 78 59 22
Telefax: + (216 1) 78 15 63
For information on:   Standards; Standardization and certification systems; Industrial
property; Quality; Relations with foreign standardization and certification bodies.G/TBT/ENQ/15
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Tunisia (cont'd)
For services in the areas of:  Quality promotion; Certification; Industrial property; Other
services include sale of standards and draft standards, access to domestic and foreign databases,
consultation of Tunisian and foreign standards.
(b) Seeds and plants:
Ministry of Agriculture
Directorate-General of Agricultural Production
Seeds and Plants Monitoring and Certification Division
Contact Point: Mr. Aissa Bouziri30, rue Alain Savary
1002 Tunis Belvédère
Telephone and
Telefax: + (216 1) 80 04 19
For information on:  Standards for seeds and plants
Documents available:   Analysis reports and texts of regulations and standards
(c) Technical regulations on Telecoms:
Ministry of Communications
Contact Point: Mr. Ridha Guellouz
3 bis, rue d'Angleterre
1000 Tunis
Telephone: + (216 1) 33 34 36
Telefax: + (216 1) 33 26 85
Documents available on:  Regulations and technical subjects
(d) Pesticides and disinfectants for domestic use:
Ministry of Public Health
Directorate of Environmental Health and Environmental Protection
Contact point:  Mr. Shlaheddine CHENITI.
5 rue Chaabane El B' houri1002 Tunis
Telephone: + (216 1) 79 17 15
Telefax: + (216 1) 79 09 73
For information on:   Regulatory and organizational aspects relating to pesticides for domestic
use and disinfectants.
Documents available on:   Approval and attribution procedures relating to pesticides for
domestic use and disinfectants.G/TBT/ENQ/15
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Tunisia (cont'd)
(e) Pharmaceuticals, medical accessories and special diet foods:
Ministry of Public Health
Directorate of Pharmacy and Medicaments
Contact point:  Professor Amor TOUMI
31 rue Khartoum
1002 Tunis
Telephone: + (216 1) 79 68 24
Telefax: + (216 1) 79 78 16
For information on:   Regulatory and organizational aspects relating to:
- Human medicaments;
- Veterinary medicaments;- serums and vaccines;
- pharmaceutical accessories;
- cosmetics.
Documents available on:   Legislation and approval and attribution procedures for the above-
mentioned products.
(f) Technical regulations in other areas:
Ministry of Trade
Directorate-General of Competition and Internal Trade
6, rue Venezuela
1002 Tunis Belvédère
Telephone: + (216 1) 78 08 15
Telefax: + (216 1) 78 18 47
For information on:   Any technical regulations not covered above
Turkey
(a) Enquiry point for Article 10.1:
Prime Ministry
Undersecretariat for Foreign Trade
General Directorate for Standardization for Foreign Trade
06510 Emek-Ankara
Telephone: + (90 312) 212 58 96
+ (90 312) 212 87 17
Telefax: + (90 312) 212 87 68
E-mail: gokali@foreigntrade.gov.trG/TBT/ENQ/15
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Turkey (cont'd)
(b) Enquiry point for Article 10.1.2:
Turkish Standards Institution
Necatibey Cad. No: 112 Bakanhklar
06100 Ankara
Telephone: + (90 312) 418 01 15
Telefax: + (90 312) 418 01 16
E-mail: biedb@tse.org.tr
Uganda
Uganda National Bureau of Standards (UNBS)
Plot M 217, Nakawa Industrial Area
P.O. Box 6329
Kampala
Telephone: + (256 41) 22 23 69
+ (256 41) 22 23 67
United Kingdom
(a) Enquiry point of Article 10.1:
WTO Section
Department of Trade and IndustryRoom 360, Kingsgate House
66-74 Victoria Street
London SW1E 6SW
Telephone: + (44 171) 2 15 45 11
Telefax: + (44 171) 2 15 45 12
(b) Enquiry point of Article 10.3:
BSI Information Centre
389 Chiswick High Road
London  W4  4AL
Telephone:  + (44 181) 996 71 11
Telefax: + (44 181) 996 70 48
United States
National Center for Standards and Certification Information
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Bldg. 820, Room 164
Gaithersburg, MD  20899
Telephone: + (1 301) 975 40 40
Telefax: + (1 301) 926 15 59
E-mail: ncsci@nist.govG/TBT/ENQ/15
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United States (cont'd)
The United States' enquiry point, in the National Institute of Standards and Technology,
maintains a reference collection of standards, specifications, test methods, codes and recommended
practices.  This reference material includes United States' government agencies regulations, andstandards of United States private standards-developing organizations and foreign national and
international standardizing bodies.  The enquiry point responds to all enquiries for information
concerning federal, state and private regulations, standards, and conformity assessment procedures.
Uruguay
Dirección General para Asuntos Económicos Internacionales
Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores
Colonia 1206
Montevideo
Telephone: + (598 2) 902 06 18
Telefax: + (598 2) 901 74 13
Dirección General de Comercio del Ministerio de Economía y Finanzas
Servicio de Información Comercial
Colonia 1206 – PBC.P. 11.100
Montevideo
Telephone: + (598 2) 900 26 22
Telefax: + (598 2) 902 82 06E-mail: coexsic@tips.org.uy
Zambia
(a) Zambia Bureau of Standards
The Director
Box 50259ZA 15101
Ridgeway
Lusaka
Telephone and
Telefax: + (260 1) 227 171
Telex: 40555 zabs
E-mail: zabs@zamnet.zm
(b) Permanent Secretary/Attent ion of Director of Trade
Ministry of Commerce, Trade and Industry
P.O. Box 31968, Lusaka, Zambia
Telephone: + (260 1) 228 301/9
Telefax: + (260 1) 226 673G/TBT/ENQ/15
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Zambia (cont'd)
(c) Zoo - Sanitary (Animal/animal material)
Senior Veterinary Officer
Department of Animal Production and HealthMulungushi House
P.O. Box 50060, Lusaka, Zambia
Telephone: + (260 1) 250 274
+ (260 1) 252 608
Telefax: + (260 1) 236 283
(d) Phytosanitary service (Plant material)
Mount Makulu Research Station
P/B 7 Chilanga, Zambia
Telephone: + (260 1) 278 655
+ (260 1) 278 242
Telefax: + (260 1) 230 62 22
Zimbabwe
(a) Standards, technical regulations and certification schemes:
The Director General,
Standards Association of Zimbabwe
P.O. Box 2259Northend Close, Northridge Park
Borrowdale, Harare
Telephone: + (263 4) 882 017-19
+ (263 4) 885 511/2
Telefax: + (263 4) 882 020
(b) Agricultural products:
The Permanent Secretary,
Ministry of Agriculture
1 Borrowdale Road
P/Bag 7701Causeway, Harare
Telephone: + (263 4) 708 061
Telefax: + (263 4) 734 646
(c) Food and health safety:
Ministry of Health and Child Welfare
P.O. Box CY 1122
CausewayHarare
Telephone: + (263 4) 730 011
Telefax: + (263 4) 729 154
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