WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/N/GUY/11
11 November 2003
(03-6029)
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:  English
NOTIFICATION
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6.
1. Member to Agreement notifying:   GUYANA
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):           
2. Agency responsible:   Guyana National Bureau of Standards
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:           
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):   Household electrical
appliances (ICS number:  97. 020)
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Specification for
labelling of commodities:  Part 7 – Labelling of household electrical appliances (6 pages,
available in English)
6. Description of content:   This technical regulation specifies the labelling requirements for
household electrical appliances and the their detachable heating element(s) if any.
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
Prevention of fraud or misrepresentation arising from misleading advertising and labelling.
8. Relevant documents:   Guyana National Bureau of Standards Act 11 of 1984 (Section 20
and 22) and Guyana National Bureau of Standards (Compulsory Standard Specifications)
Order.
9. Proposed date of adoption:
Proposed date of entry into force: }To be determined
10. Final date for comments:   31 October 2003
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [  X ] or address, telephone and fax
numbers, e-mail and web-site addresses, if available of the other body:           