WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/Notif.00/375
24 August 2000
(00-3378)
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade
NOTIFICATION
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6.
1. Member to Agreement notifying:   ESTONIA
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):           
2. Agency responsible:   Ministry of Economic Affairs
Agency or authority designated to handle comments regarding the notification shall be
indicated if different from above:   Technical Inspectorate
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):   Measurement
equipment;  pre-packed goods;  bottles used as measuring containers
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Metrology Act,
(7 pages, in Estonian)
6. Description of content:   National authority for legal metrology (type-approval, metrology
control) is appointed (under the supervision of the Ministry of Economic Affairs);  the
relevant regulations (e.g. issuing the type-approval, etc) are laid down.
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:   
      
8. Relevant documents:   Metrology Act, Regulation on Type Approval (of the Ministry of
Economic Affairs)
9. Proposed date of adoption:
Proposed date of entry into force: }Enforced on 5 July 2000
10. Final date for comments:           
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [     ] or address, e-mail and telefax
number of the other body:
Ministry of Economic Affairs
TBT/SPS Notification Authority
E-mail:  TBT.NA@mineco.ee
Tel:  +372 625 6371
Fax:  +372 625 6404