WORLD TRADE G/TBT/Notif.96.378
29October 1996
ORGANIZATION
(96-4539)
Committee onTechnical Barriers toTrade
NOTIFICATION
Thefollowing notification isbeing circulated inaccordance withArticle 10.6.
1. Member toAgreement notifying: INDIA
Ifapplicable, name oflocalgovernment involved (Articles 3.2and7.2):
2. Agency responsible: Bureau ofIndian Standards
Agency orauthority designated tohandle comments regarding thenotification canbe
indicated ifdifferent from above:
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X],2.10.1 [],5.6.2 [],5.7.1 [],other:
4. Products covered (HSorCCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading.
ICSnumbers maybeprovided inaddition, where applicable): ICS:83.080.10
5. Title, number ofpages andlanguage(s) ofthenotified document: PCD 12(1332)C Draft
Indian Standard Melamine Formaldehyde Moulding Materials foritsSafeUseinContact
withFoodstuffs, Pharmaceuticals andDrinking Water (11pages)
6. Description ofcontent: This Standard specifies therequirements andmethods of
sampling andtestofmelamine formaldehyde moulding materials forthemanufacture of
items intended tobeusedincontact withfoodstuffs, pharmaceuticals anddrinking water.
ThisStandard doesnotpurport toestablish thesuitability ofthebackading media
with particular foodstuffs, pharmaceuticals anddrinking water, from other than
toxicological considerations.
7. Objective andrationale: Standardization andquality control
8. Relevant documents: Onadoption thenotification ofthedocument willbemade through
Government ofIndia Gazette. Itwillalsobepublished inStandards India andStandards
Monthly Additions brought outbytheBureau.
9. Proposed dateofadoption:
Proposed dateofentry intoforce:After finalization
10. Final dateforcomments: 25November 1996
11. Texts available from: National enquiry point [X]oraddress andtelefax number ofother
body: