. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/TTO/18 
1 July 2004 
 (04-2828) 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:  English 
   
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
The following notification is being circ ulated in accordance with Article 10.6. 
 
1. Member to Agreement notifying:    TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO  
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):         
2. Agency responsible:   Trinidad and Tobago 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):   General Household and 
Automotive Cleaning Chemical (ICS 71.100) 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Requirements for 
labelling.  Labelling of gene ral household and automotive cleaning chemical (14 pages, 
English) 
6. Description of content:   This standard specifies the information to be included on labels of 
household and automotive cleaning chemicals.  It specifies the information to be included 
on individual packages, collective units of such packages and instruction leaflets 
accompanying the packages. 
The standard applies to laundry and other detergents, waxes, polishes, solvents, 
disinfectants, sanitizers and pads containing a cleaning chemical. 
This standard does not apply to the labelling of cosmetics and cleaning chemicals primarily 
intended for use on human beings. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:  
Compulsory status has been recommended in or der to protect the consumer or user against 
danger to health or safety and to prevent d eception arising from misleading advertising or 
labelling. 
8. Relevant documents:   TTS 76: Part 15: 2004 – Require ments for labelling – Labelling of 
general household and automotive cleaning chemical. G/TBT/N/TTO/18 
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9. Proposed date of adoption:   
Proposed date of entry into force:   }On a date to be notified by the Minister to 
whom responsibility for trade and industry is assigned, in a Notice to be published in the Trinidad and Tobago Gazette as required by the Standards Act. 
10. Final date for comments:   16 July 2004 
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:        
 