WORLD TRADE G/TBT/ENQ/8
18March 1997
ORGANIZATION(97-1087)
Committee onTechnical Barriers toTrade
NATIONAL ENQUIRY POINTS
Note bytheSecretariat
Thepresent document contains alistofnames, addresses, telex, telephone, telefax
numbers andE-mail addresses, where available, oftheenquiry point(s) foreseen inArticles 10.1
and10.3oftheAgreement, andanyadditional information provided bydelegations concerning its
(their) operations.
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Argentina
Dirección Nacional deComercio Interior
Director Lic.Blanca Conde
Av.Julio A.Roca 651,4piso, sector I
-1322 -Buenos Aires
Telephone: +(541)3494039
+(541)3494051
Telefax: +(541)3494038
Australia
WTO Enquiry Point
TheDirector
Trade Obligations Section (GTO)
Trade Negotiations andOrganisations Division
Department ofForeign Affairs andTrade
Canberra
A.C.T. 2600
Telephone: +(616)2613037
Telefax: +(616)2731527
Telex: 62007 or62001G/TBT/ENQ/8
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Austria
(a) Fortechnical regulations:
Bundesministerium fürwirtschaftliche Angelegenheiten
(Federal Ministry forEconomic Affairs)
Abteilung I/6(Division I/6)
Stubenring 1
A-1011 Wien
Telephone: +(431)71100/Ext. 5452
Telefax: +(431)7159651/718 0508
Telex: (047) 111780 regeb a
(047) 111145 regeb a
E-mail/X400: X400G=Gabriela; S=Habermayer; O=BMWA; A
=ADA; C=AT
E-mail/Internet: Gabriela.Habermayer@bmwa.bmwa.ada.at
(b) Fornon-governmental standards:
Österreichisches Normungsinstitut -ON
(Austrian Standards Institute)
Heinestrasse 38
P.O.B. 130
A-1021- Wien
Telephone: +(431)21300/Ext. 613
Telefax: +(431)21300650
Telex: (047) 115960norm a
E-mail/Internet: IRO@TBXA.telecom.at
E-mail/Geonet: TBXA:IRO
Bahrain
Directorate ofStandards andMetrology
Ministry ofCommerce
P.O.Box5479
ManamaG/TBT/ENQ/8
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Belgium
CIBELNOR
Centre d'Information belge surlesnormes etlesrèglements techniques
(Belgian Information Centre onStandards andTechnical Regulations)
Secrétariat: Institut belge deNormalisation (IBN)
(Belgian Standards Institute)
Avenue delaBraban çonne, 29
B-1000 Bruxelles
Telephone: +(322)7380111
Telefax: +(322)7334264
Telex: 23877 BENOR B
Benin
Ministry ofTrade andTourism
P.O.B 2037 Cotonou
Telephone: +(229) 315267
+(229) 315402
Telefax: +(229) 315258
Bolivia
Instituto Boliviano deNormalización
yCalidad (IBNORCA)
Av.Camacho, esq/Bueno no.1488
Casilla No.5034
LaPaz
Telephone: +(5912)317262
+(5912)310185
Telefax: +(5912)317262
Brazil
Centro deInforma çãoeDifusãoTecnológica (CIDIT)
Contact person: Mr.Paulo Roberto deBraga eMello,
Head ofCIDIT
RuaSanta Alexandrina, 414,8andar
20261-232 RiodeJaneiro (RJ)
Telephone: +(5521)2930616
+(5521)5020415
Telefax: +(5521)2931564
E-mail: cidit@inmentro.gov.brG/TBT/ENQ/8
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Canada
Standards Information Service
Standards Council ofCanada
45O'Connor Street, Suite 1200
Ottawa
Ontario K1P6N7
Telephone: +(1613)2383222
Telefax: +(1613)9954564
Chile
Dirección deRelaciones Económicas internacionales
Ministerio deRelaciones Exteriores
(Directorate-General forInternational Economic Relations,
Ministry ofExternal Relations)
Alameda Bernardo O'Higgins 1315, 2piso
Santiago
Telephone: +(562)6960043
Telefax: +(562)6960639
Telex: 240836 PROCH CL
340120 PROCH CK
Colombia
Ministerio deDesarrollo Económico
División deNormalización yCalidad
Dirección: Carrera 13No.28-01. Piso8
Santafé deBogotà
Telephone: +(571)3380641
Telefax: +(571)2457256
Costa Rica
Dirección General deNormas yUnidades deMedida
Ministerio deEconomía, Industria yComercio
Apartado Postal 1736-2050
SanPedro deMontes deOca
Telephone andtelefax: +(506) 2835133G/TBT/ENQ/8
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Cuba
Oficina Nacional deNormalización
Contact person: Sr.Javier Acosta Alemany
Director deRelaciones Internacionales
Calle ENo.261entre 11y13
LaHabana
Telephone: +(537)300022
+(537)300825
+(537)300835
Telefax: +(537)338048
Telex: +(537)512245
Cyprus
Permanent Secretary
Ministry ofCommerce, Industry andTourism
CY1421 Nicosia
Telephone: +(3572)303441
+(3572)303448
Telefax: +(3572)375120
Telex: 2283MINCOMIN NICOSIA
Czech Republic
Czech Office forStandards, Metrology andTesting
WTO Enquiry Point
Biskupsk ýdvur5
11002Praha 1
Telephone: +(422)2324564
+(422)21802170
Telefax: +(422)2324564
Denmark
Dansk Standard
(Danish Standards Association)
Kollegievej, 6
DK-2920 Charlottenland
Telephone: +(4539)966101
Telefax: +(4539)966102
E-mail: Dansk.Standard@ds.dkG/TBT/ENQ/8
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Dominican Republic
(a) Agricultural Products:
Ministry ofAgriculture (Secretaría deEstado deAgricultura)
Km.6½Autopista Duarte
Urbanización LosJardines delNorte
Santo Domingo, D.N.
Telephone: +(809) 5473888
Telefax: +(809) 2271268
Contact person: Mr.LuisToral C.
Secretario deEstado deAgricultura
(b) Industrial Products:
Dirección General deNormas ySistemas (DIGENOR)
Secretaría deEstado deIndustria yComercio
Edif. deOficinas Gubernamentales JuanPablo Duarte, piso11
Ave. México, esq.Leopoldo Navarro,
Santo Domingo, D.N.
Telephone: +(809) 6862205
Telefax: +(809) 6883843
Contact person: Mr.LuisMejía
(c) Pharmaceutical Products andfoodadditives:
Secretaría deEstado deSalud Pública yAsistencia Social (SESPAS)
Av.SanCristóbal, Esq.Tiradentes
Santo Domingo, D.N.
Telephone: +(898) 5418403
+(898) 5413121
Telefax: +(809) 5472843
Contact person: Mr.Victoriano García Santos
Secretario deEstado deSalud Pública yAsistencia Social
Egypt
Egyptian Organization forStandardization
2Latin America Street
Garden City
Cairo
Telex: 93296 EOSUNG/TBT/ENQ/8
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ElSalvador
Ministerio deEconomía
Dirección dePolítica Comercial
Normas Técnicas
Paseo General Escalón 4122
SanSalvador
Telephone: +(0503) 2794181
Telefax: +(0503) 2793973
European Community
TheheadoftheECenquiry point isMr.G.Lohan
ECTBTEnquiry Point
DGIII/A/1
7thfloor, office 128
RuedelaScience 15
1049 Brussels
Belgium
Telephone: +(322) 2969271
+(322) 2960698
Telefax: +(322) 2966026
Telex: 21877 COMEU B
There willnolonger beaseparate enquiry point foragricultural products.
Finland
Suomen Standardisoimisliitto SFS
(Finnish Standards Association SFS)
P.O.Box116
FIN-00241 Helsinki
Telephone: +(3580)1499331
Telefax: +(3580)1464914
Fiji
Department ofFairTrading andConsumer Affairs
Ministry ofCommerce, Industry andPublic Enterprises
P.O.Box2112
Suva
Telephone +(679) 305411
Telefax: +(679) 302617G/TBT/ENQ/8
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France
Centre d'Information surlesNormes etRèglements techniques (CINORTECH)
(Information Centre onStandards andTechnical Regulations)
Association françaisedeNormalisation (AFNOR)
(French Standard Association)
Contact person: Mme Martine Vaquier
Tour Europe Cedex 07
F-92049 Paris LaDéfense
Telephone: +(331)42915669
Telefax: +(331)42915656
Telex: 611974 AFNOR F
(address careofCINORTECH)
"The Centre isfullyoperational. CINORTECH canprovide allinformation on
AFNOR standards andontechnical regulations andcertification systems."
Germany
Deutches Informationszentrum fürtechnische Regeln (DITR)
(German Information Centre forTechnical Regulations)
Postfach 1107,Burggrafenstr. 6
D-10787 Berlin
Telephone: +(4930)26012600
Telefax: +(4930)2628125
TheDITR isbeing established byDIN, theGerman Standards Institute, in
co-operation withtheFederal Government. Thisbody isthecentral point towhich to
address allquestions concerning technical rules intheFederal Republic ofGermany.
TheCentre provides information about alltechnical rules (including standards,
technical regulations andcertification systems) valid intheFederal Republic ofGermany,
irrespective ofwhether thetechnical rules havebeenissued byfederal orlocalauthorities
orbynon-governmental bodies. Atpresent thecomputer-aided DITR databank comprises
information about 36,000 technical rules either inforce orinthedraftstage.
Ghana
TheDirector
Ghana Standards Board
P.O.Box245
Accra-Ghana
Telephone: +(23321)776171
Telefax: +(23321)776092G/TBT/ENQ/8
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Greece
Hellenic Organization forStandardization (ELOT)
Information Center
313Acharnon Str.
GR11145 Athens
Telephone: +(301)20198.90
Telefax: +(301)20207.76
Telex: 2196.21 ELOT GR
E-Mail: eem@elot.gr
Hong Kong
Industry Department
36thFloor, Immigration Tower
7Gloucester Road, WanChai
Hong Kong
Telephone: +(85228)294824
(Assistant Director-General,
Quality Services Division)
Telefax: +(85228)241302
Telex: 50151 INDHK HX
Hungary
Magyar Szabvanyugyi Hivatal
(Hungarian Standards Office)
Ulloi ut25
1450 Budapest
Telephone: +(361)1183011
Telefax: +(361)1185125
Telex: 225723norm h
Iceland
Ministry ofIndustry andCommerce
Mr.Sverrir Júlíusson
Arnarhvoli
150ReykjavíkG/TBT/ENQ/8
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India
Bureau ofIndian Standards
Manak Bhavan
Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg 9
NewDelhi 110002
Telephone: +(9111)3230910
Telefax: +(9111)3234062
Telex: (031)-65870 -Answer Back 'BIS/IN '
Indonesia
Dewan Standardisasi Nasional (DSN)
Sasana Widya Sarwono Lt5
Jl.Gatot Subroto 10
Jakarta 12710
Telephone: +(6221)5206574
+(6221)5221686
Telefax: +(6221)5206574
Ireland
(a) Fortechnical regulations andcertification systems:
EU/WTO Division
Department ofTourism andTrade
Kildare Street
Dublin 2
Telephone: +(3531)6621444
Telefax: +(3531)6766154
(b) Forstandards:
Standards Development
National Standards Authority ofIreland
Glasnevin
Dublin 9
Telephone: +(3531)8073800
Telefax: +(3531)8073838
Telex: 45301G/TBT/ENQ/8
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Israel
TheStandards Institution ofIsrael
42,Chaim Levanon St.
Tel-Aviv 69977
Telephone: +(9723)6465154
Telefax: +(9723)6419683(Director-General)
+(9723)6412762
(Inf.Center, WTO Enquiry Point)
Italy
(a) Enquiry point forWTO notifications:
MICA DGPI
Ministero Industria, Commercio eArtigianato
Divisione XIX
ViaMolise 19
I-00187 Roma
Telephone: +(396)47052669
Telefax: +(396)47887748
E-mail: Min.Ind.Isp.Tecnico@agora.stm.it
(b) Enquiry point fortechnical regulations:
Consiglio Nazionale delleRicerche (CNR)
Ufficio Trasferimento, Innovazione, Brevetti, Normativa Tecnica (Stibnot)
ViaTiburtina 770
I-00159 Roma
Telephone: +(396)4075826
Telefax: +(396)49932440
E-mail: Utinob@IRMRETI.CED.RM.CNR.IT
(c) Enquiry point forstandards ofallsectors, excepted electrics andelectronics which
canberequested toCEI:
EnteNazionale Italiano diUnificazione (UNI)
ViaBattistotti Sassi 11-b
I-20153 Milano
Telephone: +(392)700241
Telefax: +(392)70106106
E-mail: Presidenza@UNI.UNICEI.ITG/TBT/ENQ/8
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(d) Enquiry point forelectrics andelectronic standards:
Comitato Elettrotecnico Italiano (CEI)
Viale Monza 259
I-20126 Milano
Telephone: +(392)257731
Telefax: +(392)25773201
E-mail: Camagni@CEIUNI.IT
Jamaica
Jamaica Bureau ofStandards
6Winchester Road
P.O.Box113
Kingston 10
Telephone: +(809) 9263140 6
+(809) 9682063 71
Telefax: +(809) 9294736
Telex: 2291 STANBUR JA
Thisgovernment agency hasresponsibility forstandards development andstandards
implementation asfollows:
-laboratory testing;
-product andsystems certification;
-technical information;
-training;
-energy efficiency evaluation;
-metrology;
-ISO9000 certification; and
-laboratory accreditation.
Japan
(a) Standards Information Service1
FirstInternational Organization Division
Economic Affairs Bureau
Ministry ofForeign Affairs
2-2-1
Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo
1Standards Information Service atMOFA mainly handles enquiries inthefields ofdrugs, cosmetics, medical devices, foodstuffs,
foodadditives, telecommunications facilities, motor vehicles, ships, aircraft andrailway equipment (excluding enquiries concerning
Japanese Industrial Standards (JIS)which arehandled byJETRO).G/TBT/ENQ/8
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Telephone: +(813)35803311
Telefax: +(813)35033136
Telex: C.J22350
A.GAIMU A-BJ22350
(b) Standards Information Service2
Information Service Department
Japan External Trade Organizations (JETRO)
2-2-5
Toranomon, Minato-Ku
Tokyo
Telephone: +(813)35826270
Telefax: +(813)35894179
Telex: C.J24378
A.JETRO A-BJ24378
Inrelation totheservices ofthese twobodies, aStandards Agreement Office has
beenestablished intheMinistry ofForeign Affairs (MOFA). Enquiries canbemade ina
WTO language.
Kenya
TheManaging Director,
Kenya Bureau ofStandards
P.O.Box54974
Nairobi
Telephone: +(2542)502210-9
Telefax: +(2542)503293
Telex: 25252"VIWANGO"
E-mail: KEBS@ARGO GN.APC.ORG
Korea, Republic of
(a) Forindustrial products:
International Cooperation andMetrology Division
National Institute ofTechnology andQuality
1599, Kwanyang-dong, Anyang
Kyunggi-do, 431-060
Telephone: +(82343)841861
Telefax: +(82343)846077
2Standards Information Service atJETRO mainly handles enquiries inthefields ofelectric equipment, gasappliances,
measurement scales, foodstuffs, foodadditives, etc.Those enquiries concerning JISonmedical devices, motor vehicles, ships,
aircraft andrailway equipment arehandled byJETRO.G/TBT/ENQ/8
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(b) Foragricultural products:
Technical Cooperation Division
Ministry ofAgriculture, Forestry andFisheries (MAFF)
1,Choongang-dong, Kwachon
Kyunggi-do 427-760
Telephone: +(822)5037294
Telefax: +(822)5072095
(c) Forfishery products:
Trade Promotion Division
Ministry ofMaritime Affairs andFisheries
826-14 Yoksam-dong, Kangnam-gu
Seoul, 135-080
Telephone: +(822)5672729
Telefax: +(822)5672677
(d) Forhealth, sanitation andcosmetic products:
International Cooperation Division
Ministry ofHealth andWelfare (MOHW)
2,Choongang-dong, Kwachon
Kyunggi-do 427-760
Telephone: +(822)5037524
Telefax: +(822)5046418
Luxembourg
Inspection duTravail etdesMines (ITM)
RueZithe 26
Boîte postale 27
L-2010 Luxembourg
Telephone: +(352) 4786150
Telefax: +(352) 491447
Macau
Macau Government Economic Services
1-3RuadoDr.Pedro JoséLobo
Edificio "Luso Internacional"
25thfloor
Macau
Telefax: +(853) 590310G/TBT/ENQ/8
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Malaysia
Standard andIndustrial Research Institute ofMalaysia (SIRIM)
Persiaran Dato'Menteri
Section 2,
P.O.Box7035
40911 SHAH ALAM
Selangor Darul Ehsan
Telephone: +(603) 5592601
+(603) 5591630
Telefax: +(603) 5508095
Telex: SIRIM MA38672
Malawi
Malawi Bureau ofStandards
P.O.Box946
Blantyre
Telephone: +(265) 670488
Telefax: +(265) 670756
Telex: 44325 "MSD" MI
Mauritius
Mauritius Standards Bureau
Moka
Telephone: +(230) 4333648
Telefax: +(230) 4335051
+(230) 4335150
Mexico
Lic.María Eugenia Bracho González
Dirección General deNormas
Av.Puente deTecamachalco No.6,3piso
Col.Lomas deTecamachalco
C.P.53950
Naucalpan, Estado deMéxico
Telephone: +(525)7299480
Telefax: +(525)7299484G/TBT/ENQ/8
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Morocco
Ministry ofTrade, Industry andHandicrafts
Standardization andQuality Promotion Division
Moroccan Industrial Standardization Service (SNIMA)
Administrative District-Rabat-Chellah
Telephone: +(212) 766317
+(212) 766698
Telefax: +(212) 766296
Myanmar
Directorate ofInvestment and
Company Administration (DICA)
Ministry ofNational Planning and
Economic Development
Merchant Street, 653-691
Yangon
Telephone: +(951) 82207
+(951) 72052
+(951) 75229
Telefax: +(951) 82101
Telex: 21368 INVEST BM
Netherlands
(a) Enquiry point mentioned inArticle 10,paragraph 1.1:
Ministry ofFinance
Central Licensing Office forImports andExports
TaxandCustoms Administration
Section EEC/WTO- Notifications
P.O.Box30003
9700 RDGroningen
Telephone: +(3150)5239178/52 39275
Telefax: +(3150)5239219
E-mail/X.400:
C=NL; A=400NET; P=CDIU
S=NOTIF; OUI=CDUI
E-mail: cdiuor@noord.bart.nl
TheCDIU isresponsible fortheimplementation ofregulations inthefieldofinternational
trade andalsoforinformation ontechnical regulations, including notifications.G/TBT/ENQ/8
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(b) Enquiry point mentioned inArticle 10,paragraph 1.2:
Nederlands Normalisatie Instituut (NNI)
(Netherlands Standardization Institute)
P.O.Box5059
NL2600 GBDelft
Telephone: +(3115)690255
Telefax: +(3115)690130
(c) Enquiry point mentioned inArticle 10,paragraph 1.3:
Raad voorAccreditatie
(Council forAccreditation)
P.O.Box2768
NL-3500 GTUtrecht
Telephone: +(3134)2894500
Telefax: +(3134)2394539
NewZealand
Standards NewZealand
Standards House
155TheTerrace
Private Bag2439
Wellington
Telephone: +(644)4985990
Telefax: +(644)498599
Nigeria
TheDirector-General
Standards Organization ofNigeria
Federal Secretariat
9thfloor, Phase 1
Ikoyi, Lagos
Telephone: +(2341)682615
Telefax: +(2341)681820G/TBT/ENQ/8
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Norway
Norges Standardiseringsforbund
(Norwegian Standards Association)
P.O.Box7020 Homansbyen
(Hegdehaugsveien 31)
N-0306 Oslo3
Telephone: +(472)466094
Telefax: +(472)464457
Telex: 19050 nsfn
Pakistan
Economic Consultant
Ministry ofCommerce
Government ofPakistan
Islamabad
Telephone: +(9251)821766
Telefax: +(9251)825241
Telex: COMDN PAK-5859
Peru
Comisión deReglamentos Técnicos yComerciales
Instituto deDefensa delaCompetencia ydelaPropiedad Intelectual
Calle LaProsa No.138
Lima 41,Peru
Telephone: +(511)2240788
Telefax: +(511)2240348
+(511)2240347
E-mail: cnmamel@indecopi.gob.pe
Philippines
Bureau ofProduct Standards
Department ofTrade andIndustry
3/FTrade andIndustry Bldg.
361Sen.GilJ.Puyat Avenue
Metro Manila, Makati City1200
Telephone: +(632)8904965
Telefax: +(632)8904926
+(632)8905130
E-mail: dtibpsrp@mnl.sequel.net
Postal Address: P.O.Box3228 MCPOG/TBT/ENQ/8
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Portugal
Instituto Português daQualidade
(Portuguese Institute forQuality)
RuaCàAvenida dosTrêsVales
P-2825 Monte daCaparica
Telephone: +(3511)2948100
Telefax: +(3511)2948223
+(3511)2948101
+(3511)2948222
E-mail Address: X400: C=PT;A=MAILPAC; P=GTW-
MS; O=IPQ.OU 1=IPQM; S=PINCDCP
Internet: PINCDCP@IPQM.IPQ.GTW-MS.MAILPAC.PT
Romania
Romanian Standards Institute
13,JeanLouis Calderon street
Sector 2
Bucharest
Telephone: +(401) 2113296
Telefax: +(401) 2100833
Telex: (065) 11312insr
Singapore
(a) Forstandardization andcertification undertaken bytheSingapore Productivity and
Standards Board:
Singapore Productivity andStandards Board
1Science ParkDrive
PSBBuilding
Singapore 118221
Telephone: +(65) 7787777
Telefax: +(65) 7761280
(b) Fortechnical regulations relating tospecific electrical fittings andaccessories:
Public Utilities Board
111Somerset Road
15-01
Singapore 238164
Telephone: +(65) 2358888
Telefax: +(65) 7313020G/TBT/ENQ/8
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(c) Fortechnical regulations relating toprocessed food:
Food Control Department
Ministry oftheEnvironment
Environment Building
40Scotts Road
Singapore 228231
Telephone: +(65) 7329015
Telefax: +(65) 7319844
(d) Fortechnical regulations relating tofish,meat, fruits andvegetables:
Primary Production Department
National Development Building
5Maxwell Road
Singapore 169110
Telephone: +(65) 2221211
Telefax: +(65) 2206068
Telex: RS28851 PPD
Slovak Republic
Slovensk ýústav technickej normalizácie
WTO Enquiry Point
Karloveská cesta 63
84245Bratislava
Visiting address:
Stefanic ova3
81439Bratislava
Telephone: +(427) 397886
Telefax: +(427) 397886
Slovenia
Standards andMetrology Institute oftheRepublic ofSlovenia (SMIS)
Contact Person: Ms.Vesna Straišar
Kotnikova 6
SI-1000 Ljubljana
Telephone: +(386) 611312322
Telefax: +(386) 61314882
E-mail: ic@usm.mzt.siG/TBT/ENQ/8
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South Africa
TheDirector
Foreign Trade Relations
Department ofTrade andIndustry
Private BagX84
0001 PRETORIA
Telephone: +(2712)3109791
+(2712)3109357
Telefax: +(2712)3207905
Spain
(a) Ministerio deComercio yTurismo
Dirección General deComercio Exterior
(Subdirección General deControl, Inspección yNormalización delComercio
Exterior)
Paseo delaCastellana, 162,6aplanta
28046 Madrid
Telephone: +(341)3493770
+(341)3493764
+(341)3493754
Telefax: +(341)3493740
+(341)3493777
(b) Enquiry point withregard toSpanish national standards:
Asociación Española deNormalización ydeCertificación (AENOR)
Calle Fernández delaHoz, 52
28010 Madrid
Telephone: +(341)3104851
Telefax: +(341)3104976
SriLanka
Director ofCommerce
Department ofCommerce
"Rakshana Mandiraya"
21Vauxhall Street
Colombo 2
Telephone: +(941) 29733
+(941) 436114
Telefax: +(941) 430233
Telex: 21908 COMMERCEG/TBT/ENQ/8
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Sweden
(a) Enquiry point withregard toArticle 10.1:
Kommerskollegium
(National Board ofTrade)
WTO-TBT Enquiry Point
Box1209
S-11182 Stockholm
Telephone: +(468)7910500
Telefax: +(468)246739
(b) Enquiry point withregard toArticle 10.2:
SISService AB
WTO-TBT Enquiry Point
Box6455
S-10382 Stockholm
Telephone: +(468)6103000
Telefax: +(468)307757
Switzerland
Swiss Association forStandardization
SNV
Mühlebachstrasse 54
CH-8008 Zürich
Telephone: +(411)2545454
Telefax: +(411)2545474
E-mail/X400: C=ch/ A=400net/ P=snv/ O=snv/ S=switec
TheSNV hasbeenestablished astheEnquiry Point bytheFederal Office ofExternal
Economic Affairs.
Tanzania
ThePrincipal Secretary
Ministry ofIndustries andTrade
P.O.Box9503
DarEsSalaam
Telephone: +(255051)117222-5
Telefax: +(255051)46919
Telex: 41689G/TBT/ENQ/8
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Thailand
ThaiIndustrial Standards Institute (TISI)
Ministry ofIndustry
Rama VIStreet
Bangkok 10400
Telephone: +(662)2461991
+(662)2457802
+(662)2464086
+(662)2461994
Telefax: +(662)2478741
+(662)2464327
Trinidad andTobago
Trinidad andTobago Bureau ofStandards
TheDirector
P.O.Box467
PortofSpain
Telephone: +(809) 6628827
Telefax: +(809) 6634335
E-mail: ttbs@opus-networx.com
Tunisia
(a) Enquiry Point forstandards:
Institut National delaNormalisation etdelaPropriété Industrielle
(National Standardization andIndustrial Property Institute)
INNORPI
Contact Point: Mr.AliBenGaied
CitéElKhadhra parRueAlain Savary
-1003 -Tunis leBelvédère
B.P.23
-1012 -Tunis
Telephone: +(2161)785922
Telefax: +(2161)781563
Forinformation on:
Standards; Standardization andcertification systems; Industrial property; Quality;
Relations withforeign standardization andcertification bodies.
Forservices intheareas of:
Quality promotion; Certification; Industrial property; Other services include sale
ofstandards anddraftstandards, access todomestic andforeign databases,
consultation ofTunisian andforeign standards.G/TBT/ENQ/8
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(b) Enquiry Point onseeds andplants:
Ministry ofAgriculture
Directorate-General ofAgricultural Production
Seeds andPlants Monitoring andCertification Division
Contact Point: Mr.Aissa Bouziri
30,rueAlain Savary
-1002 -Tunis Belvédère
Telephone: +(2161)800419
Telefax: +(2161)800419
Forinformation on: Standards forseeds andplants
Documents available: Analysis reports andtextsofregulations andstandards
(c) Enquiry Point ontechnical regulations onTelecoms:
Ministry ofCommunications
Contact Point: Mr.Ridha Guellouz
3bis,rued'Angleterre
-1000 -Tunis
Telephone: +(2161)333436
Telefax: +(2161)332685
Documents available on:Regulations andtechnical subjects
(d) Enquiry point onpesticides anddisinfectants fordomestic use:
Ministry ofPublic Health
Directorate ofEnvironmental Health andEnvironmental Protection
Contact point: Mr.Shlaheddine CHENITI.
5rueChaabane ElB'houri
-1002- Tunis
Telephone: +(2161)791715
Telefax: +(2161)790973
Forinformation on:Regulatory andorganizational aspects relating topesticides
fordomestic useanddisinfectants.
Documents available on:Approval andattribution procedures relating to
pesticides fordomestic useanddisinfectants.
(e) Enquiry point onpharmaceuticals, medical accessories andspecial dietfoods:
Ministry ofPublic Health
Directorate ofPharmacy andMedicaments
Contact point: Professor Amor TOUMI
31rueKhartoum
-1002- TunisG/TBT/ENQ/8
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Telephone: +(2161)796824
Telefax: +(2161)797816
Forinformation on:Regulatory andorganizational aspects relating to:
-Human medicaments;
-Veterinary medicaments;
-serums andvaccines;
-pharmaceutical accessories;
-cosmetics.
Documents available on:Legislation andapproval andattribution procedures for
theabove-mentioned products.
(f) Enquiry Point ontechnical regulations inother areas:
Ministry ofTrade
Directorate-General ofCompetition andInternal Trade
6,rueVenezuela
-1002 -Tunis Belvédère
Telephone: +(2161)780815
Telefax: +(2161)781847
Forinformation on: Anytechnical regulations notcovered above
Turkey
(a) Enquiry point withregard toArticle 10.1:
Prime Ministry
Undersecretariat forForeign Trade
General Directorate forStandardization forForeign Trade
06510 Emek-Ankara
Telephone: +(90312) 2125896
+(90312) 2128717
Telefax: +(90312) 2128768
(b) Enquiry point withregard toArticle 10.1.2:
Turkish Standards Institution
Telephone: +(90312) 4178330
Telefax: +(90312) 4254395G/TBT/ENQ/8
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Uganda
Uganda National Bureau ofStandards (UNBS)
PlotM217,Nakawa Industrial Area
P.O.Box6329
Kampala
Telephone: +(25641)222369
+(25641)222367
United Kingdom
(a) Article 10.1:
WTO Section
Department ofTrade andIndustry
Room 360
Kingsgate House
66-74 Victoria Street
London SW1E 6SW
Telephone: +(44171) 2154511
Telefax: +(44171) 2154512
(b) Article 10.3:
BSIInformation Centre
389Chiswick High Road
London W44AL
Telephone: +(44181)9967111
Telefax: +(44181)9967048
United States
National Center forStandards andCertification Information
National Institute ofStandards andTechnology
Bldg. 820,Room 164
Gaithersburg, MD 20899
Telephone: +(1301) 9754040
Telefax: +(1301) 9261559
E-mail: joanne.overman@nist.gov
TheUnited States 'enquiry point, intheNational Institute ofStandards and
Technology, maintains areference collection ofstandards, specifications, testmethods,
codes andrecommended practices. Thisreference material includes United States '
government agencies regulations, andstandards ofUnited States private standards-
developing organizations andforeign national andinternational standardizing bodies.
Theenquiry point responds toallenquiries forinformation concerning federal, stateand
private regulations, standards, andconformity assessment procedures.G/TBT/ENQ/8
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Zambia
(a) Permanent Secretary/Attention ofDirector ofTrade
Ministry ofCommerce, Trade andIndustry
P.O.Box31968, Lusaka, Zambia
Telephone: +(2601)228301/9
Telefax: +(2601)226673
(b) Zoo-Sanitary (Animal/animal material)
Senior Veterinary Officer
Department ofAnimal Production andHealth
Mulungushi House
P.O.Box50060, Lusaka, Zambia
Telephone: +(2601)250274
+(2601)252608
Telefax: +(2601)236283
(c) Phytosanitary Service (Plant material)
Mount Makulu Research Station
P/B7Chilanga, Zambia
Telephone: +(2601)278655
+(2601)278242
Telefax: +(2601)2306222
Zimbabwe
(a) Standards, technical regulations andcertification schemes:
TheDirector General,
Standards Association ofZimbabwe
P.O.Box2259
Northend Close, Northridge Park
Borrowdale, Harare
Telephone: +(2634)882017
+(2634)882018
+(2634)882019
Telefax: +(2634)882020
(b) Agricultural Products:
ThePermanent Secretary,
Ministry ofAgriculture
1Borrowdale Road
P/Bag 7701
Causeway, Harare
Telephone: +(2634)708061
Telefax: +(2634)734646