WORLD TRADE G/TBT/CS/N/86
10December 1997
ORGANIZATION(97-5401)
Original: English Committee onTechnical Barriers toTrade
Under paragraph CoftheCode ofGood Practice forthePreparation, Adoption andApplication
ofStandardscontainedinAnnex3totheWTOAgreementonTechnicalBarrierstoTrade,"Standardizing
bodies thathaveaccepted orwithdrawn fromthisCode shallnotify thisfacttotheISO/IEC Information
CentreinGeneva."ThefollowingnotificationconveyedtotheSecretariatfromtheISO/IECInformation
Centre isbeing circulated fortheinformation ofMembers.
NOTIFICATION
UNDER PARAGRAPH COFTHE WTO TBTCODE OFGOOD PRACTICE
Notification ofacceptance
Country/Customs Territory/Regional Arrangement: NEW ZEALAND
Name ofstandardizing body: Environment Choice NewZealand (onbehalf oftheMinister
fortheEnvironment)
Address ofstandardizing body: Environmental Choice NewZealand c/oInternational
accreditation NewZealand, Private Bag28908,Remuera, Auckland, NewZealand
Telephone: +6495256655 Telefax: +6495252266 Telex: n.a.
E-mail: envchoice@ianz.govt.nz Internet: http://www.ianz.govt.nz/envchoice
Type ofstandardizing body:
[X]central governmental []local governmental []non-governmental
Scope ofcurrent andexpected standardization activities:
Standards developments: Environmental labelling specifications
Standards implementation: Licensing ofproducts against specifications
Date: 20November 1997