WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/CS/N/104
16 October 1998
(98-4013)
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:  English
Under paragraph C of the Code of Good Practice for the Preparation, Adoption and
Application of Standards contained in Annex 3 to the WTO Agreement on Technical Barriers to
Trade, "Standardizing bodies that have accepted or w ithdrawn from this Code shall notify this fact to
the ISO/IEC Information Centre in Geneva."  The following notification conveyed to the Secretariat
from the ISO/IEC Information Centre is being circulated for the information of Members.
NOTIFICATION
UNDER PARAGRAPH C OF THE WTO TBT CODE OF GOOD PRACTICE
Notification of Acceptance
Country/Customs Territory/ Regional Arrangement:  ZAMBIA
Name of standardizing body:   Zambia Bureau of Standards
Address of standardizing body: 9th Floor, Findeco House
Cairo Road
P.O. Box 50259
Lusaka
Zambia
Telephone:  + 260 1  22.71.71 Telefax: Telex:  ZA 40555
E-mail:  Zabs@Zamnet.Zm Internet:           
Type of standardizing body:  Statutory Body
[    ]  central governmental [     ]  local governmental [     ]  non-governmental
Scope of current and expected standardization activities:  Standards development and
implementation which includes product certification, quality system certification, accreditation,
Laboratory, product testing and technical information.  However, there are other bodies that lookat standards like the seed control and certification institute.  The phytosanitary and quarantine
section at the Mount Makulu Research station which deals with the control of pests and diseases in
plant varieties.  The food and nutrition commission which uses the codex alimentarious under
WHO implement food sa fety regulations.
Date:  28 July 1998