WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/N/GUY/7
11 November 2003
(03-6026)
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):   Safety matches. (ICS
number:  13.300).
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Specification for
safety matches  (17 pages, available in English).
6. Description of content:   This Technical regulation specifies requirements for performance,
sampling, packaging and labelling of safety matc hes.  It also applies to matches packed in
boxes for domestic purposes and book matches.  The requirements do not apply to specialty
matches for advertising purposes.
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
Ensurance of acceptable quality in products and the consumer or user against danger to
health or safety.
8. Relevant documents:   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: