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22 December 2021  
(21-9572) 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 In ternational Trade Branch  
6 Winchester Road  
Kingston 10  
Jamaica W.I.  
Email: info @bsj.org.jm Website: http://www.bsj.org.jm  
Tel.: 1 (876) 926 -3140-5/ (876) 618 -1534/ (876) 632 -4275; Fax: 1 (876) 929 -4736 
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [   ], 2.10.1 [X], 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):  Cement. 
Gypsum. Lime. Mortar (ICS 91.100.10)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Standard 
Specification for Portland cement (ordinary and rapid -hardening) (15 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  This standard specifies the requirements for chemical and 
physical properties, sampling, labelling and packaging.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  This document was developed with the intention of providing requireme nts 
to ensure product safety.; Prevention of deceptive practices and consumer protection  
8. Relevant documents:   
A notice of the Jamaican Standard Specification for Portland cement (ordinary and rapid -
hardening)  will appear in The Jamaica Gazette Supplement - Proclamations, Rules and 
Regulations. When adopted, the document will appear as a Jamaican Standard 
Specification, with mandatory status, and will be available for sale.    
9. Proposed date of adoption:  21 November 2022  
Proposed date of entry into force:  21 November 2022  
10. Final date for comments:  21 February 2022  G/TBT/N/JAM/106  
 
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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:   
Bureau of Standards Jamaica (BSJ)  
Regional & International Trade Branch  
6 Winchester Road  
Kingston 10  
+(876) -618-1534; +(876) -632-4275 
tbtenquirypoint@bsj.org.jm   
http://www.bsj.org.jm   
info@bsj.org.jm   
 