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11 November 2020  
(20-8067) 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:  JAMAICA   
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:  Bureau of Standards Jamaica  
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:   
Regional and International Trade Branch  
6 Winchester Road  
Kingston 10  
Jamaica W.I.  
Email: tbtenquirypoint@bsj.org.jm  Website: http://www.bsj.org.jm  
Tel.: 1 (876) 926 -3140-5/618-1534/ 632 -4275 Fax: 1 (876) 929 -4736 
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):  Processed 
foods, ICS 67.230; FOOD TECHNOLOGY (ICS 67), Prepackaged and prepared foods (ICS 
67.230)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Standard 
Specification for the Processed foods: General (23  page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  This standard was prepared with the intention of providing 
general requirements for processed foods and the establishments in which they are 
processed.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of u rgent problems where 
applicable:  This standard specifies the food safety requirements for a pre -packaged 
processed food establishment.   This standard is not applicable to these categories 
of  food:  
1. Sold unpackaged, or in an open or uncovered package;  
2. Weighed or measured in or counted or placed into the package in the presence 
of the purchaser; and  
3. Fresh fruits, vegetables and ground provisions which have not been peeled, cut 
or similarly treated  
 Protection of human health or safety  G/TBT/N/JAM/95  
 
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  8. Releva nt documents:   
A notice of the Standard Speciﬁcation for the Labelling of Pre -Packaged Goods – Part 1: 
General requirements will appear in The Jamaica Gazette Supplement - Proclamations, 
Rules and Regulations. The document will appear as a Jamaican Standar d Specification, 
with compulsory status, and will be available for sale.    
9. Proposed date of adoption:  5 December 2021  
Proposed date of entry into force:  5 December 2021  
10. Final date for comments:  6 January 2021  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
The full text of the proposed technical regulation (compulsory standard) can be directly 
accessed on the websit e of the Bureau Standards Jamaica: http://www.bsj.org.jm   
 