. /.WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/N/HKG/13
1 October 2002
(02-5241)
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:   HONG KONG, CHINA
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):           
2. Agency responsible:
Gas Authority
Electrical and Mechanical Services Department
The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
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 [     ], 2.10.1 [    ], 5.6.2 [ X], 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 gas
appliances, including portable cassette cookers
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Code of Practice
GU05 – Approval of Domestic Gas Appliances (39 pages including appendices in English;
33 pages for Chinese version)
6. Description of content:   Hong Kong, China will introduce a mandatory approval scheme
for domestic gas appliances backed by new legislation under the Gas Safety Ordinance,
Cap.51, Laws of Hong Kong.  The approval scheme applies to new domestic gas appliances
imported, or manufactured locally on or after 1 January 2003 for use in Hong Kong.  Local
importers / manufacturers are required to submit to the Gas Authority applications forapproval in accordance with the Code of Practice GU05.  Upon receipt of approval, the
applicant is required to display a mark (designated as GU Mark) onto the approved
appliance model to signify its compliance with the said Code of Practice.  The mandatory
approval scheme follows the voluntary approval scheme which has been in place since 1999
and adopted by most importers/manufacturers.
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
To ensure the quality and safety in supply and installation of domestic gas appliances for
use in Hong Kong.
8. Relevant documents:   Nil
9. Proposed date of adoption:
Proposed date of entry into force: }1 January 2003G/TBT/N/HKG/13
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10. Final date for comments:   -
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:
Gas Authority
Electrical and Mechanical Services Department
The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
98 Caroline Hill Road, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong
Tel. No.: (852) 2808 3683
Fax. No.: (852) 2576 5945
Web-site: http://www.emsd.gov.hk
E-mail: info@emsd.gov.hk