WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/Notif.99/602
6 December 1999
(99-5358)
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade
NOTIFICATION
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6.
1. Member to Agreement notifying:   TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):           
2. Agency responsible:   Trinidad and Tobago Bureau of Standards
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 (ICS 97.030)
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Requirements for
Labelling - Part 13 - Labelling of Domestic Electrical Appliances (5 pages, in English)
6. Description of content:   This National Standard specifies the labelling requirements for
domestic electrical appliances where such units are displayed, offered for sale and are the
point of sale in Trinidad and Tobago.
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
This standard is proposed as compulsory, to prevent fraud or deception arising from
misleading and to give adequate information to the consumer or user.
8. Relevant documents:   TTS 76:  Part 13:  1999:  Requirements for labelling - Part 13 -
Labelling of domestic electrical appliances
9. Proposed date of adoption:
Proposed date of entry into force:  7 February 2000
10. Final date for comments:   6 January 2000
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ X] or address, e-mail and telefax
number of the other body:           