. /.WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/N/LCA/4
5 September 2003
(03-4646)
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:   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):   Domestic Electrical
Appliances (Labelling)
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   DLNS 53, 2002:
Labelling of Domestic Electrical Appliances
6. Description of content:   This standard specifies the general marking requirements for
domestic electrical appliances.  The requirements  stipulate the information that should be on
the appliance itself as distinct from what may be on the packaging material if the appliance
is packaged.  Additional compliance to other standards would be necessary for a packagedappliance.
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
The Saint Lucia Bureau of Standards intends to recommend to the Minister responsible for
the Bureau of Standards that this standard be declared a compulsory standard in order to
protect the consumer against danger and to ensure that adequate information is given to the
consumer or user
8. Relevant documents:
- International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) Publication 69:1985 – Safety
Requirements for Mains Operated Electronic and Related apparatus for Household andsimilar general use.
- International Electrotechnical Commissi on (IEC) 60335-Ed. 4.0 b -  Household and
similar electrical appliances –Safety– Part 1:  General Requirements.
- Trinidad and Tobago Standard, TTS 21 10 500:  Part 13: 1988 Requirements for
Labelling – Part 13 – Labelling of Domestic Electrical Appliances.G/TBT/N/LCA/4
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9. Proposed date of adoption:
Proposed date of entry into force: }-
10. Final date for comments:   30 September 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:
Saint Lucia Bureau of Standards (SLBS)
TBT Enquiry Point
Heraldine Rock Building, 4th Floor,
John Compton HighwayCastries
Saint Lucia – West Indies
Tel.: (+758)  4530049, 4560546, 4684235
Fax: (+758)  452 3561E-mail: slbs@candw.lc
Website: www.slbs.org.lc