. /.WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/N/TTO/8
27 September 2001
(01-4612)
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:   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):   Corrugated galvanized
and aluminium-zinc alloy coated steel sheets.  [ICS: 77.140.50]
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   C o r r u g a t e d
galvanized and aluminium-zinc alloy coated steel sheets for roofing and general purposes –
Specification (21 pages, in English)
6. Description of content:   This standard specifies requirements for corrugated galvanized
(zinc coated) steel sheets and corrugated alumin ium-zinc alloy coated sheets in cut lengths
intended for roofing and general purposes.
This standard applies to those products coated by the hot-dip method with substrate
thickness ranging from 0.25mm to 1.0mm.
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
Compulsory status has been recommended in order to protect the consumer or user against
danger to health or safety by ensuring a product of acceptable quality.
8. Relevant documents:   TTS 69: 2001 – Corrugated galvanized and aluminium-zinc alloy
coated steel sheets for roofing and general purposes – Specification.
References:
AS 1445: 1977-76mm Pitch corrugated hot-dipped zinc-coated or aluminium-zinc alloy-
coated steel sheet;  ASTM A 361-1985-Specification for steel sheet, Zinc-coated
(galvanized) by the hot-dip process for roofing and siding;  BS 3083;  1980 – Specification
for hot-dip zinc coated corrugated steel sheet for roofing and general purposes;  and IS 277:
1977 – Galvanized steel sheet (plain and corrugated).G/TBT/N/TTO/8
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9. Proposed date of adoption:
Proposed date of entry into force: }On a date to be notified by the Minister towhom responsibility for trade and industry is
assigned, in a Notice to be published in the
Trinidad and Tobago Gazette as required bythe Standards Act.
10. Final date for comments:   17 October 2001
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:           