. /.WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/N/LKA/10
17 October 2001
(01-5108)
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:  English
NOTIFICATION
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6.
1. Member to Agreement notifying:   SRI LANKA
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):           
2. Agency responsible:   Sri Lanka Standards Institution which functions under the Ministry of
Science and Technology
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, e-mail and web-site
addresses, if available) of  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):   Ballasts for tubular
fluorescent lamps
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Sri Lanka Standard
Specification for Ballasts for tubular fluorescent lamps SLS  1150
6. Description of content:
Part 1:1997   General and safety Requirements (=IEC 60920)
Part 2:1997 Performance Requirements (=IEC 60921)
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
For consumer protection
8. Relevant documents:   A Regulation will be published in the Gazette of the Democratic
Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka under the Imports and Exports (Control) Act where import
of Ballasts for tubular fluorescent lamps to Sri Lanka will not be permitted unless it
conforms to SLS 1150
9. Proposed date of adoption:
Proposed date of entry into force:  December 2001
10. Final date for comments:           G/TBT/N/LKA/10
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11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax
numbers, e-mail and web-site addresses, if available of the other body:
Sri Lanka Standards Institution
17 Victoria PlaceElvitigala Mawatha
P O Box 17
Colombo 08
Sri Lanka
Fax: 94 1 671579
E-mail: slsi@slt.lk