WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/Notif.00/86
21 February 2000
(00-0635)
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade
NOTIFICATION
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6.
1. Member to Agreement notifying:   UNITED KINGDOM
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):           
2. Agency responsible:   National Weights and Measures Laboratory
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):   70 ml Capacity Serving
Measure for Intoxicating Liquor
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Draft Order "Weights
and Measures (Intoxicating Liquor) (Amendment) Order 2000"  (1 page, in English)
6. Description of content:   The proposal has the effect of making it lawful for a
70 ml measure to be used for the purposes of measuring intoxicating liquor.
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
The 70 ml measure will be used by the licensed trade, who have indicated that they would
find it useful to be able to use a 70 ml “double” measure, to save them needing to use a 35ml “single” measure twice.
8. Relevant documents:   Draft Order
9. Proposed date of adoption:  31 December 2000
Proposed date of entry into force:  February 2001
10. Final date for comments:   1 May 2000
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ X] or address, e-mail and telefax
number of the other body:           