WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/Notif.00/42
1 February 2000
(00-0388)
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade
NOTIFICATION
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6.
1. Member to Agreement notifying:   THE REPUBLIC OF LATVIA
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):           
2. Agency responsible:   Consumer Rights Protection Center
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):   Textile fibre products
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Regulations of the
Cabinet of Ministers Nr. 262 “Regulations on the Indication of Textile Fibre Products
Content in the Labelling of Textile” (17 pages, available in Latvian and English)
6. Description of content:   These regulations specify requirements for the labelling of
textiles.  Textile products for realization in Latvia shall be labelled according of these
regulations.
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
Human health and safety
8. Relevant documents:   Directive 96/74/EC, 97/37/EC.
9. Proposed date of adoption:  21 July 1998
Proposed date of entry into force:  1 January 1999
10. Final date for comments:           
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ X] or address, e-mail and telefax
number of the other body:           
Consumer Rights Protection Center
41/43 Elizabetes street
Riga, LV-1010
Latvia
Tel: +371 7212688
Fax: +371 7338024
E-mail: Tpkc@apollo.lv