WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/Notif.99.439
31 August 1999
(99-3593)
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade
NOTIFICATION
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6.
1. Member to Agreement notifying:   UNITED KINGDOM
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):           
2. Agency responsible:   Department of Trade and Industry:  National Weights and Measures
Laboratory
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):   Non-automatic weighing
machines
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Draft Regulations
"Weighing Equipment (Non-automatic Weighing Machines) Regulations"(41 pages, English)
6. Description of content:  The proposal consolidates the Regulations made in 1988 with all
subsequent amendments.  No changes are made to the requirements in the Regulations.
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
To produce a single set of Regulations which are easier to follow
8. Relevant documents:   Draft Regulations
9. Proposed date of adoption:  End of 1999
Proposed date of entry into force:  Early in 2000
10. Final date for comments:   1 November 1999
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ X] or address, e-mail and telefax
number of the other body: