WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/Notif.00/157
23 March 2000
(00-1212)
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade
NOTIFICATION
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6.
1. Member to Agreement notifying:   JAMAICA
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):           
2. Agency responsible:   The Bureau of Standards (Jamaica) JBS
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):   Electric fans and
regulators
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Amendment #1 to
Standard Specification for Safety Requirements for Electric Fans and Regulators
(approximately 1 page)
6. Description of content:   The amendment gives a change to the specification for minimum
length of supply connections and external flexible cords and cables to a minimum length of1.8m.  It also expands the definition of "related current" to include the sentence, "If no
current is assigned to the appliances, the rated current for the purpose of this standard is the
current measured when the appliance is operating under normal load at rated voltage".
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
Consumer protection.
8. Relevant documents:   A notice of the standard will appear in the Jamaica Gazette
Supplement - Proclamations, Rules and Regulations.  When adopted, the document will
appear as a Jamaican National Standard which will be available for sale.
9. Proposed date of adoption:
Proposed date of entry into force: }To be determined.
10. Final date for comments:   20 May 2000
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ X] or address, e-mail and telefax
number of the other body:           