WORLD TRADE G/TBT/Notif.96.377
29October 1996
ORGANIZATION
(96-4538)
Committee onTechnical Barriers toTrade
NOTIFICATION
Thefollowing notification isbeing circulated inaccordance withArticle 10.6.
1. Member toAgreement notifying: INDIA
Ifapplicable, name oflocalgovernment involved (Articles 3.2and7.2):
2. Agency responsible: Bureau ofIndian Standards
Agency orauthority designated tohandle comments regarding thenotification canbe
indicated ifdifferent from above:
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X],2.10.1 [],5.6.2 [],5.7.1 [],other:
4. Products covered (HSorCCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading.
ICSnumbers maybeprovided inaddition, where applicable): ICS:83.080.20
5. Title, number ofpages andlanguage(s) ofthenotified document: PCD 12(1375)C Draft
Indian Standard Positive ListofConstituents ofModified Poly(Phenylene Oxide) CPPO
inContact with Foodstuffs, Pharmaceuticals andDrinking Water -Specification
(8pages)
6. Description ofcontent: Thisdraft Standard covers thepositive listofconstituents of
modified PPO, namely, thepolymer, raw-materials, manufacturing residues and
necessary additives which mayberegarded assafeforusewhen properly processed in
contact withfoodstuffs, pharmaceuticals anddrinking water andwhen present onlyinthe
prescribed limits ofconcentration.
Itdoes notpurport toestablish thesuitability oftheingredient singly ina
particular foodstuff from other thantoxicological considerations.
7. Objective andrationale: Standardization andquality control
8. Relevant documents: Onadoption thenotification ofthedocument willbemade through
Government ofIndia Gazette. Itwillalsobepublished inStandards India andStandards
Monthly Additions brought outbytheBureau.
9. Proposed dateofadoption:
Proposed dateofentry intoforce:
10. Final dateforcomments: 25November 1996
11. Texts available from: National enquiry point [X]oraddress andtelefax number ofother
body: