. /.WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/N/TUN/5
3 October 2001
(01-4756)
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:  Spanish
NOTIFICATION
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6.
1. Member to Agreement notifying:   TUNISIA
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):   National
Standardization and Industrial Property Institute (INNORPI)
2. Agency responsible:   Ministry of Trade
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, e-mail and web-site
addresses, if available) of  agency or authority designated to handle comments
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:   National
Standardization and Industrial Property Institute (INNORPI) – Head office: CitéEl Khadhra, Tunis 1003 – Tunisia – Postal address:  PB 23, 1002 Tunis Belvédère – Tunisia
Tel:  785 922 – Fax:  781 563 – E-mail:  Inorpi@email.ati.tn
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [     ], 2.10.1 [    ], 5.6.2 [ X ], 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):
Plastic bags.  ICS: 55. 080
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Order Approving
Tunisian Standard NT 22.45(2001):  Plastic Packaging:  Bags for Consumer Goods (Except
for Shopping Bags and Bags with Handles) – Specifications and Tests;  12 pages, in French)
6. Description of content:   Establishes specifications and tests for plastic bags for consumer
goods, available at retail outlet. The Standard is applicable to all of the following types of
plastic bags:  food counter bags, only used for containing food products, and which may be
used to weigh those products.
Bags for new items, used once only for containing one or more non-food products.
Note that in the case of bags which come into contact with food products, the
material must comply with the standards in force.
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:   
Suitability for use and health.
8. Relevant documents:           G/TBT/N/TUN/5
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9. Proposed date of adoption:  30 May 2000
Proposed date of entry into force:  1 October 2001
10. Final date for comments:   10 September 2001
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [     ] or address, telephone and fax
numbers, e-mail and web-site addresses, if available of the other body:
INNORPI:  Postal address BP 23- 1012
Tunis – Belvédère
Tel:  785 922
Fax:  781 563E-mail:  INORPI@E mail.ati.tn
(Text available in French)