. /.WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/N/TTO/1
12 January 2001
(01-0153)
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:   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
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):
Steel nails (ICS 21.060.50)
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   S t e e l  N a i l  –
Specification (2nd revision) (viii, 21 pages, in English)
6. Description of content:   This standard specifies requirements, including dimensions,
materials, finish and sampling for wire nails and cut nails.
The following types of wire nails are covered by this standard: a) round plain head nails;
(b) round lost head nails;  (c) clout or slate nails;  (d) extra large head clout or felt nails;  (e)
panel nails;  (f) plasterboard nails (jagged shank);  (g) tile pegs;  (h) spring head twisted
shank nails;  (i) duplex head nails;  (j) helical threaded shank flat head nails;  (k) square
twisted shank flat head nails;  (l) fence staples;  (m) poultry netting staples;  (n) convex head
roofing nails (chisel or diamond point);  (o) pipe nails (chisel point);  (p) hardboard panel
pins (round shank);  (q) hardboard panel pins (square shank);  (r) lath nails; s) washer head
slab nails;  (t) tenterhooks;  (u) dowels;  (v) oval brad head nails;  (w) oval lost head nails;(x) annular ringed shank flat head nails;  and (y) tram nails and flat or raised head and chisel
point.
The following types of cut nails are covered by this standard:  a) cut clasp nails and b) cut
floor brads.
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
Compulsory status has been recommended in order to protect consumers or users against
danger to health or safety, and to ensure product to be of acceptable quality.
8. Relevant documents:   TTS 416:  2001 Steel Nails – Specification (2nd revision)G/TBT/N/TTO/1
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9. Proposed date of adoption:  30 days after final date for comments
Proposed date of entry into force:
10. Final date for comments:   2 April 2001
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:           