. /.WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/N/LCA/20
1 December 2003
(03-6373)
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:   SAINT LUCIA
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):           
2. Agency responsible:   Saint Lucia Bureau of Standards
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):   Pasta, HS 19.02
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   *SLNS 19:  1995-
Specification for Pasta and Pasta Products (21 pages, in English)
6. Description of content:   This standard prescribes requirements for macaroni, spaghetti,
vermicelli, noodles and egg noodles that are made in the form and materials described
below.
Pasta products used in preparing other food s (for example, canned soups) or included in
packages of ingredients that are prepared for retail sale (for example, canned soup mixes,macaroni cheese) are also covered by this standard.
This standard does not apply to foods in forms resembling spaghetti or vermicelli made
from rice, bean and, or cereals other than wheat.
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
To set levels of quality for pasta products that are manufactured or traded in Saint Lucia.
8. Relevant documents:   In preparing this standard assistance was derived from the
following:
(a) US Food and Drugs Regulations, CFR Title 21 Part 16;
(b) US Federal Specifications N-M-591E and N -15F;(c) Canada, Food and Drugs Regulations, Section B.02;(d) Jamaica Standard JS 62:  1977, Macaroni and Noodle Products;
(e) Association of Official Analytic al Chemists, Methods, Analysis, 14
th Edition (1984)G/TBT/N/LCA/20
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9. Proposed date of adoption:
Proposed date of entry into force: }In force
10. Final date for comments:   In force
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [     ] or address, telephone and fax
numbers, e-mail and web-site addresses, if available of the other body:
Saint Lucia Bureau of Standards (SLBS)
TBT Enquiry Point
Heraldine Rock Building, 4th floor
John Compton HighwayCastries
Saint Lucia
West Indies
Tel.: (758) 4530049, 4560546, 4684235
Fax: (758) 4523561
E-mail: slbs@candw.lc
Website: www.slbs.org.lc           