. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/LCA/23 
2 March 2004  
 
(04-0932) 
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):   Street vended food and 
goods 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   DLNS 76:2003 – 
Standard for Street Vended Food and Goods (10 pages, in English) 
6. Description of content:   These standards set out a series of requirements and practices to 
be observed in the preparation and sale of food and craft by vendors certified by the Ministry of Tourism.  The standards are intende d to provide high visitor satisfaction and to 
ensure the continual protection of the consumer  and the promotion of Saint Lucia's tourism 
industry.  Once registered, vendors will be clo sely monitored to ensure  that all services 
provided for customers are in keeping with th ese standards.  These standards extend to those 
Vendors who have applied to the Ministry of T ourism to be a certified as a Tourist Vendor.  
Vendors operating from established tourist craf t markets are required to be certified. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:  
To ensure the continual protection of the c onsumer and the promotion of Saint Lucia's 
tourism industry. 
8. Relevant documents:    
 Ministry of Health, and Tourism Product De velopment Co. Ltd., and Jamaica Hotel and 
Tourism Association, HACCP Monitor's Check list;  Programme for Prevention and Control 
of Foodborne Illnesses, Jamaica.  Tourism Product Development Co. Ltd., Statemen ts and Guidelines of General Principles 
for Craft Sites, Jamaica. 
 
Revised Code of Hygienic Practice for the Pr eparation and Sale of Street Foods (2001). 
 Quality Tourism for the Caribbean (2001) Food Safety and Sanitation, QTC100 2001 -12-
06 G/TBT/N/LCA/23 
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Quality Tourism for the Caribbean (2001) In tegrated Pest Management, QTC105 2001-12-
06 
9. Proposed date of adoption:   
Proposed date of entry into force:   }To be determined 
10. Final date for comments:   7 April 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 
Web site:  slbs.org.lc 
 