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17 October 2019  
(19-6747) 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  
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:   
Al-zubairy St Industrial complex  
P. O. BOX: 15261  
Tel:+(967 -1-)408608/9 or 402636  
Fax: +967 -1-219980/402636  
Email: info@ysmo.org   
Website: www.ysmo.org   
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):  Cosmetics. 
Toiletries (ICS 71.100.70)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Talc po wder for 
infants (9 page(s), in Arabic)  
6. Description of content:  This Yemeni technical regulation is concerned with the 
requirement and methods of sampling and testing of talcum powder for infants except for 
this infants powder that contains pharmaceutical and therapeutic substances and does 
not include talcum powder i ndustrial or food purposes     
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Cosmetics personal care; Protection of human health or safety  
8. Relevant documents:   
• IS 3391/2004 - Indian standard  
• JS 133/2008 - Jordanian standard for infant   
• YSMO/GSO 1201/2012 - Yemen/Gulf  Talcum powder  
• pharmacopeia 2014 - American pharmacopoeia  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  Not yet determined  
Proposed date of entry into force:  Not yet determined  
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from notification  G/TBT/N/YEM/165  
 
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  11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
Enquiry  point and information centre  
Fax: +967 -1-219980/402636  
Tel: +9671 -1472557  
E. mail: enquiry.poinit@ysmo.org  
Website: www.ysmo.org   
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2019/TBT/YEM/19_5638_00_x.pdf  
 