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13 January 2020  
(20-0335) 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 & International Trade Branch  
6 Winchester Road  
Kingston 10  
Jamaica W.I.  
Email : tbtenquirypoint@bsj.org.jm ; info@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):  
Tumble  dryers; Domestic safety (ICS 13.120), Laundry appliances (ICS 97.060)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Household and 
similar electrical appliances – Safety –Part 2 -11: Particular requirements for tumble 
dryers (41 page(s ), in English)  
6. Description of content:  This International Standard specifies requirements for the 
safety of electric tumble dryers intended for household and similar purposes. This 
standard also deals with the safety of tumble dryers that use a refrigerating system, 
incorporating sealed motor -compressors, for drying textile material.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  To specify safety requirements for electric tumble dryers intended for 
household and similar purposes.  
8. Relevant documents:  A notice of the Household and similar electrical appliances – 
Safety – Part 2 -11: Particular requirements for tumble dryers will appear in The Jamaica 
Gazette Supplement - Proclamations, Rules and Regulations. The document will appear 
as a Jamaican Standar d Specification, with mandatory status, and will be available for 
sale.   G/TBT/N/JAM/90  
 
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  9. Proposed date of adoption:  Date of publication in the Jamaica Gazette Supplement - 
Proclamations, Rules and Regulations.  
Proposed date of entry into force:  October 2020  
10. Final date for comments:  21 January 2020  
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 may be requested through the Regional & International Trade Branch.  
 