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18 November 2020  
(20-8290) Page: 1/1 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6  
 
1. Notifying Member:  NIGERIA   
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:  STANDARDS ORGANISATION OF NIGERIA  
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:   
Please su bmit comments to: Nigeria WTO TBT Enquiry Point, Email: 
chivivlinjet@yahoo.com  
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):  
Roadworthiness of motor vehicles already in use  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  DARS 1355 -1 
Vehicle standards — Specification for vehicle roadworthiness — Part 1: Roadworthiness 
of vehicles already in use (35 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  The African Standard specifies minimum requirements for the 
examination and testing for roadworthiness of moto r vehicles operating within the 
territories and across the borders within Africa.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Consumer information, labelling; Prevention of deceptive practices and 
consumer protect ion; Protection of human health or safety  
8. Relevant documents:  - 
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:   
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/TBT/NGA/20_7109_00_e.pdf  
 