WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/Notif.00/485
9 October 2000
(00-4128)
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade
NOTIFICATION
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6.
1. Member to Agreement notifying:   JAMAICA
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):           
2. Agency responsible:   The Bureau of Standards (Jamaica) JBS
Agency or authority designated to handle comments regarding the notification shall be
indicated if different from above:           
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):   Brewery products – beer,
stout, shandy, malt
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Draft Jamaican
Standard Specification for the Labelling of Commodities:   Labelling of Brewery Products
(Beer, Stout, Shandy, Malt)
6. Description of content:   This standard specifies requirements for labelling of brewery
products to be sold in the Jamaican market.  It does not cover beverages sold under commonnames, including the words "beer" and "ale" that are not derived from cereals (for example,
ginger beer, ginger ale, root beer).
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
To ensure that the labelling of these products meets the requirements of regulatory
authorities and provides consumers with info rmation needed to make informed purchasing
decisions.
8. Relevant documents:   A Notice of the standard will appear in the Jamaica Gazette
Supplement- Proclamations, Rules and Regulations.  When adopted, the document will
appear as a Jamaica National Standard which will be available for sale.
9. Proposed date of adoption:
Proposed date of entry into force: }To be determined.
10. Final date for comments:  30 November 2000
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ X] or address, e-mail and telefax
number of the other body:           