WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/N/GUY/10
11 November 2003
(03-6015)
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:   GUYANA
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):           
2. Agency responsible:   Guyana National 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, otherwis e national tariff heading.
ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):   Brewery products (Beer,
stout, shandy and malta).  (ICS number: 67.160.10).
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Specification for
labelling of commodities – Part 11:  Labelling of brewery products (Beer, stout, shandy and
malta).  (6 pages, available in English).
6. Description of content:   This Technical regulation specifies labelling requirements for
labelling of brewery products.  It does not cover beverages sold under common names,
including the word "beer" and "ale" that, are not derived from cereals (for example, gingerbeer, ginger ale and root beer).
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
Prevention of fraud or misrepresentation arising from misleading advertising and labelling.
8. Relevant documents:   Food and Drug Act, Chapter 34: 03.1971. Section 21 and Guyana
National Bureau of Standards Act 11 of 1984 (Section 20 and 22) and Guyana National
Bureau of Standards (Compulsory Standard Specifications) Order.
9. Proposed date of adoption:
Proposed date of entry into force: }To be determined
10. Final date for comments:   31 October 2003
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: