. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/LCA/24 
2 March 2004  
 
(04-0937) 
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:   SAINT LUCIA
 
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):         
2. Agency responsible:   Saint Lucia 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):   Tourism:  Ground 
Transportation  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   DLNS 74:2003 
Standards for Ground Transportation (13 pages, in English) 
6. Description of content:   This document sets out the standards to guide the operations and 
the enhancement of the tourism ground tran sportation sub sector.  These standards are 
intended to provide high visitor satisfaction while ensuring the continual promotion of a 
quality tourism product and consumer pr otection.  These standards extend to: 
 - Tourism taxi drivers and safari jeep drivers certified by the Saint Lucia Ministry of 
Tourism. 
 
- All Car Rental Companies 
 - All establishments that conduct bicycle and motor bike tours. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:  
To ensure the continual protection of the c onsumer and the promotion of Saint Lucia's 
tourism industry. 
8. Relevant documents:    
Ministry of Tourism (2003) Minimum Standards for the Tourism Taxi Sub Sector – Draft, 
St. Lucia 
Tourism Product Development Standards Depa rtment, Car Rental Manual, Jamaica. 
Tourism Product Development Standards Depa rtment, Conditions for the Use of Cruise 
Ship Piers by Tourism Ground Tran sportation Operators, Jamaica. G/TBT/N/LCA/24 
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Trinidad and Tobago Bureau of Standards (1998) Requirements for Motor Vehicle Short 
Term Rental Operations, TTS 540:1998 
9. Proposed date of adoption:   
Proposed date of entry into force:   }To be determined 
10. Final date for comments:   7 April 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:   
E-mail:  slbs@candw.lc 
Web site:  slbs.org.lc 
 