WORLD TRADE G/TBT/CS/N/64
18March 1997
ORGANIZATION(97-1089)
Original: English Committee onTechnical Barriers toTrade
Under paragraph CoftheCode ofGood Practice forthePreparation, Adoption and
Application ofStandards contained inAnnex 3totheWTO Agreement onTechnical Barriers to
Trade, "Standardizing bodies thathaveaccepted orwithdrawn from thisCode shallnotify thisfact
totheISO/IEC Information Centre inGeneva." Thefollowing notification conveyed tothe
Secretariat from theISO/IEC Information Centre isbeing circulated fortheinformation of
Members.
NOTIFICATION
UNDER PARAGRAPH COFTHE WTO TBT CODE OFGOOD PRACTICE
(Notification ofacceptance oftheWTO TBTCode ofGood Practice)
Country/Customs Territory/Regional Arrangement: UNITED KINGDOM
Name ofstandardizing body: British Standards Institution
Address ofstandardizing body: 389Chiswick High Road
London W44AL
United Kingdom
Telephone: +441819969000 Telefax: +441819967400 Telex:
E-mail: X400: c=gb;a=gold 400;p=bsi;o=bsi;s=standards;g=enquiries
Internet: standards_enquiries@bsi.org.uk
Type ofstandardizing body:
[]central governmental []local governmental [X]non-governmental
Scope ofcurrent andexpected standardization activities: National Standards Body -
UKmember ofISO,IEC, CEN andCENELEC andETSI NSO. Scope ofactivity covers
thefollowing areas: Information systems technology anddocumentation; Advanced
manufacturing technology andtelecommunications; building &civilengineering; materials
&chemicals; management system; engineering; consumer products &services; health &
theenvironment; fire&personal protective equipment; electrotechnical.
Date: 11March 1997