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4 November 2019  
(19-7440) 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:  MONGOLIA   
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:   
Mongolian Agency for Standards and Metrology  
P.O.B -48, Peace Street 46A,  
Ulaanbaatar 13343, MONGOLIA  
Tel. : +976 51 263805  
Fax: +976 11 458032  
Web: www.masm.gov.mn  
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:   
V.Bolormaa  
Officer, Department of Light Industry Policy Implementation, Ministry of Food, 
Agriculture an d Light industry (MOFALI)  
9tha Office Government, Peace avenue 16A. Bayanzurkh district, Ulaanbaatar 13381. 
Mongolia  
e-mail: bolormaa@mofa.gov.mn , mofa@mofa.gov.mn , http://www.mofa.gov.mn/  
Phone: 976 99102489  
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):  Primary 
processed cashmere, cashmere tops, cashmere component fibres, coarse hair, 
intermediate hair, down fibre (definitions are given in the draft); Natural fibres (ICS 
59.060.10)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Draft technical 
regulation for cashmere production and trade (3 page(s), in Mongolian)  
6. Description of content:   The draft regulation covers:  
- Requirements for cashmere processing and trade  
- Requireme nts for cashmere manufacturers  
- Requirements for inspection of cashmere production and trade  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:   Increase the share of  value added finished domestic products and  control 
product quality; Prevention of deceptive practices and consumer protection; Protection of 
human health or safety; Quality requirements; Cost saving and productivity enhancement  G/TBT/N/MNG/9  
 
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  8. Relevant documents:   
Law on "Standardization, technical regulation and accreditation"  
Government Program "Cashmere"  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  1 February 2020  
Proposed date of entry into force:  1 August 2020  
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from notification  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
WTO/TBT National Enquiry Point of the Mongolia  
Tel: +976 - 11- 263860  
Fax: +976 -11-458032  
e-mail: standard inform@masm.gov.mn  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2019/TBT/MNG/19_6200_00_e.pdf  
 