. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/LCA/27 
3 September 2004 
 (04-3657) 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:  English 
   
NOTIFICATION 
 
The following notification is being circ ulated in accordance with Article 10.6. 
 
1. Member to Agreement notifying:   SAINT LUCIA
 
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):         
2. Agency responsible:   Saint Lucia 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, otherwise national tariff heading. 
ICS numbers may be provided in  addition, where applicable):   RUM, HS 2208.401, 
ICS 67.160.10 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Specification for 
Rum, SLNS 12: 2003, (25 pages, in English) 
6. Description of content:   This standard prescribes the general requirements, packaging, 
labelling, methods of sampling and analysis for rum produced in St. Lucia and traded in the 
Caricom region and overseas markets. 
Rum conforming to the requirements of this standard, which is manufactured under an 
approved system of quality assurance, is eligib le to be licensed to use the Saint Lucia 
Standards Mark of the Saint Lucia Bureau of Standards. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:  
For use by manufacturers, distillers, bottlers, expor ters and importers of rum to ensure that 
consumers get a product of good quality, and also to ensure that rum producers in Saint 
Lucia meet the requirements of the international market. 
8. Relevant documents:   This standard is a revision of SLNS 12 : 1992 - Saint. Lucia 
National Mandatory Standard on Rum. The re vised standard is proposed for adoption by 
Saint Lucia as a mandatory national standard.  
SLNS 12: 2003 – Saint Lucia Standard Speci fication for Rum will therefore supercede 
SLNS 12:1992. 
A Notice will be published in the Saint Luci a Gazette once this standard is officially 
adopted as a mandatory standard. The relevant Statutory Instrument will also be gazetted.   G/TBT/N/LCA/27 
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9. Proposed date of adoption:  On a date to be determined by the Minister with responsibility 
for standards matters in Saint Lucia. 
Proposed date of entry into force:  On a date to be determined by the Minister with 
responsibility for standards matters in Saint Lucia. 
10. Final date for comments:   23 October 2004 
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:        
E-mail:  slbs@candw.lc 
Website:  www.slbs.org.lc  
 
 