WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/Notif.00/212
1 May 2000
(00-1737)
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade
NOTIFICATION
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6.
1. Member to Agreement notifying:   JAMAICA
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):           
2. Agency responsible:   The Bureau of Standards (Jamaica) JBS
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):   Zinc coated roofing
sheets
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   The Trade Act.  The
Zinc Coated Roofing Sheets Control Order 2000 (1 page)
F6. Description of content:   The Order gives the information to be stamped on each zinc
coated roofing sheet.  It also stipulates the required minimum zinc coating mass on each
sheet and the minimum thickness of the steel base.
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
To ensure product quality and consumer protection.
8. Relevant documents:   The Order will appear in the Jamaica Gazette Supplement –
Proclamations, Rules and Regulations.  Jamaican Standard Specification for Hot-dip zinccoated corrugated steel sheets for general purposes, (JS 189:1999) is referenced in the
Order.
9. Proposed date of adoption:
Proposed date of entry into force: }To be determined
10. Final date for comments:   16 June 2000
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ X] or address, e-mail and telefax
number of the other body:           