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22 March 2021  
(21-2359) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6  
 
1. Notifying Member:  YEMEN   
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:   
Yemen standardization metrology and quality control organization  
Al-zubairy St Industrial complex  
P.O.BOX: 15261  
Tel:+(967 -1-)402636  
Fax: +967 -1-219976  
Email: info@ysmo.org   
Website: www.y smo.org   
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 [   ], other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Films and 
sheets (ICS 83.140.10)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Disposable table 
cover made from polyethylene (8 page(s), in Arabic)  
6. Description of content:  This Yemeni standard is concerned with the requirements and 
test method of different type of disposable table covers, printed or non printed, of a 
nominal thickness not less than 5 microns,  and manufactured from polyethylene film.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
appli cable:  Protection of human health or safety  
8. Relevant documents:   
• YSMO standard (1228:2008)  
• SASO standard (1945:2018)  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  13 March 2021  
Proposed date of entry into force:  13 June 2021  
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from notification  G/TBT/N/YEM/194  
 
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  11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
Enquiry point and information center  
Fax: +967 -1-219980/402636  
Tel: +9671 -1472557  
Email: enquiry.poinit@ysmo.org  
Website: www.ysmo.org   
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/TBT/YEM/21_2096_00_x.pdf  
 