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25 May 2022  
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Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6  
 
1. Notifying Member:  BOTSWANA  
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:   
BOTSWANA BUREAU OF STANDARDS  
Private Bag B0 48  
Gaborone,  
Botswana.  
Tel : (+267) 3903200  
Fax:(+267)3903120  
Toll Free Number : (0800 600 900)  
E-mail : infoc@hq.bobstandards.bw  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers , email and website 
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 [  ], 3.2 [  ], 7.2 [  ], 
other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Lighting, 
signalling and warning devices (ICS code(s): 43.040.20)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  BOS 320:2009 
Retro -reflectors (Reflex reflectors) - Specification; (17 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  This specification covers the requirements for sealed red, amber 
and cl ear (white) retro -reflectors (reflex reflectors) for use on road vehicles, including 
retro-reflectors that form part of light assemblies.  
This specification does not cover  
1. flexible retro -reflective material;  
2. retro-reflective warning signs; or  
3. retro-reflective registration plates.  
NOTE 1 Information that must be supplied by the test sponsor is given in Annex A.  
NOTE 2 Information regarding the verification of the quality of retro -reflectors produced 
to this specification, and the sampling plan t o be used to assess compliance with the 
specification of a lot of retro -reflectors are given in Annex B.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  National security requirements; Protection of human health or sa fety G/TBT/N/BWA/156  
 
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  8. Relevant documents:   
BOS ISO 2859 -1 Sampling procedures for inspection by attributes – Part 1: Sampling 
schemes indexed by acceptance quality level (AQL) for lot -by-lot inspection.  
BOS ISO 9001, Quality management systems – Requirements.  
ISO 9227, Corrosion tests in artificial atmospheres – Salt spray tests.  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force:  To be determined  
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from notification  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
BOTSWANA BUREAU OF STANDARDS  
Private Bag B0 48  
Gaborone,  
Botswana.  
Tel : (+267) 3903200  
Fax:(+267)3903120  
Toll Free Number : (0800 600 900)  
E-mail : infoc@hq.bobstandards.bw  
 