WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/Notif.00/552
15 November 2000
(00-4861)
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade
NOTIFICATION
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6.
1. Member to Agreement notifying:   AUSTRALIA
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):           
2. Agency responsible:   Department of Health and Aged Care., Therapeutic Goods
Administration
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):   Dental Materials
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Therapeutic Goods
Order 67 – Dental Materials.
6. Description of content:   Describes mandatory standards for Dental Materials  based on ISO
Standard Specifications.
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
To adopt an Australian national standard for the safety, quality and efficacy of dental
materials.
8. Relevant documents:   ISO 9917:1991(E) Dental water-based cements and
ISO 9917-2:1998 Dental water-based cements-Part 2: Light activated cements –
Specification.
9. Proposed date of adoption:
Proposed date of entry into force: }February 2001
10. Final date for comments:   4 January 2001
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [     ] or address, e-mail and telefax
number of the other body:
A copy of the draft Therapeutic Goods Order No 67 – "Dental Materials" from the Policy &
International Liaison Section, Conformity  Assessment Branch, Therapeutic Goods
Administration:  Fax No +61 2 6232 8687.A copy of the Australian Standard is available from:
International Organisation for Standardisation
Case Postale 56,
CH-1211 GENEVE 20,SWITZERLAND
Email:  central@iso.ch