./.WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/2/Add.48
24 September 1998
(98-3686)
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:  English
IMPLEMENTATION AND ADMINISTRATION OF THE AGREEMENT ON
TECHNICAL BARRIERS TO TRADE
Communication from Barbados
Addendum
The following statement under Article 15.2 of the Agreement has been received from the
delegation of Barbados.
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1. No special legislation is required in Barbados to implement the Agreement on Technical
Barriers to Trade.  All relevant Government Departments and Regulatory authorities responsible for
the implementation and administration of technical regulations, standards and conformity assessmentprocedures have been provided with copies of the Agreement, and have been informed accordingly of
their obligations under it.
2. The Ministry of International Trade and Business serves as the focal point for disseminating
information to departments and authorities on Barbados' obligation under the Agreement and is the
Central authority responsible for notifications under the WTO Agreement.  Its address is:
Ministry of International Trade and Business
"The Business Centre"Upton
St Michael
Barbados
Telephone: +246/430.2200
Telefax: +246/228.6167
+246/426.0960
3. In accordance with Article 10 of the TBT Agreement, the Enquiry Point of the Government of
Barbados for Standards, Technical Regulations, Certification and Conformity Assessment Proceduresis:
Barbados National Standards Institution
"Flodden"
Culloden Road
St MichaelBarbados
Telephone: +246/426.3870
Telefax: +246/436.1495G/TBT/2/Add.48
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E-mail: BNSI@Caribsurf.com
4. The Barbados National Standards Institution is in charge of the formulation and
implementation of national standards.  These standards are based on or are adopted international
standards of ISO, CODEX and IEC.  The Instit ution holds membership in ISO, OIML, CODEX,
COPANT and the Caribbean Common Market Standards Council (CCMSC).
5. The scope of the work of the Institution includes:
- Standardization;
- quality control;
- quality systems implementation and facilitation;
- metrology;
- product certification;  and
- testing and conformity assessment.
6. The national legislation governing standards, t echnical regulations and certification includes
the following:
- The Control of Standards Act 1981;
- the Control of Standards Regulations 1983;- the BNSI Certification Marks Act 1981;
- the BNSI Certification Marks Regulations 1983;
- the Weights and Measures Act 1978;  and
- the Weights and Measures Regulations 1985.
7. Notice of technical regulations made by the Government of Barbados are published in the
Official Gazette.  The public is also informed thr ough the local press.  Standards are published by the
Barbados National Standards Institution and the existence of national standards is made known
through the press and in the BNSI Standards Catalogue.
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