WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/Notif.99.260
28 May 1999
(99-2162)
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade
NOTIFICATION
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6.
1. Member to Agreement notifying:  JAMAICA
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):           
2. Agency responsible:  The Bureau of Standards (Jamaica) JBS
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):  Household cooking
appliances using liquefied petroleum gases.
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Standard Specification
for Household Cooking Appliances Using Liquefied Petroleum Gases.  Approximately OneHundred and Forty-Five (145) pages
6. Description of content:  This standard specifies requirements for construction, performance,
marking and safety
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable:
Protection of the consumer
8. Relevant documents:  A Notice of the Standard will appear in the Jamaica Gazette
Supplement - Proclamations, Rules and Regulations.  When adopted, the document will
appear as a Jamaican National Standard which will be available for sale.
9. Proposed date of adoption:
Proposed date of entry into force: } 20 August 1999
10. Final date for comments:  27 July 1999
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [X] or address, e-mail and telefax number of
the other body:           