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WORLD TRADE G/TBT/Notif.95.161
15May1995
ORGANIZATION
(95-1265)
Committee onTechnical Barriers toTrade
NOTIFICATION
Thefollowing notification isbeing circulated inaccordance withArticle 10.6.
1. Member toAgreement notifying: CZECH REPUBLIC
Ifapplicable, name oflocalgovernment involved (Articles 3.2and7.2):
2. Agency responsible: Czech Office forStandards, Metrology andTesting
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): Products made ofglass,
glass ceramics, ceramics, andporcelain which:
- areglazed ordecorated inplaces which maycome intocontact with
food;
- areofdecorative character and,when used, thecontact withfood or
mouth maybeanticipated.
Also, theapplication oftesting method isdescribed, onrimsofcups, mugs etc.,
which come intocontact withlips.
5. Title andnumber ofpages ofthenotified document: Draft Czech Standard (CSN)
700540 Determination ofMetal Release ofLead andCadmium from Consumer Ware,
Part1-Method ofTest, andPart2-Limits.
6. Description ofcontent: InPart1,thetestmethod isdescribed bywhich theextent of
release ofmetals from ware withsilicate surface isdetermined.
Chemicals used forthedetermination, preparation ofsamples, devices and
utensils, calibration ofmeasuring apparatuses, computation formula.
InPart2,thelimits forrespective metal leach aregiven. Allprovisions ofthe
standard aremandatory.
7. Objective andrationale: Consumer 'shealth protection
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8. Relevant documents:
(1)Announcement willappear intheOfficial Journal oftheCOSMT (OJ)
(2)CSN 700540 -1,2(3)OJ(4)ISO7086-1,2: 1982
9. Proposed dateofadoption andentry intoforce: Tobedetermined
10. Final dateforcomments: 7July1995
11. Texts available from: National enquiry point [X]oraddress andtelefax number ofother
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