  
 WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/ZMB/28 
6 December 2004 
 (04-5334) 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:  English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
The following notification is being circ ulated in accordance with Article 10.6. 
 
1. Member to Agreement notifying:   REPUBLIC OF ZAMBIA
 
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):         
2. Agency responsible:    
Zambia Bureau of Standards,  
Lechwe House,  Freedomway - South End,  
P.O. BOX 50259 Lusaka.   
 Telephone: +260-1-231385,  Telefax: +260-1-238483,  E-mail:  zabs@zamnet.zm 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):   Asbestos-cement 
pressure pipes 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Asbestos-cement 
pressure pipes (10 pages, in English) 
6. Description of content:   Prescribes requirements for Asbestos-cement pressure pipes. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:  
Public Safety 
8. Relevant documents:   Government Gazette Notice No. _____ Times of Zambia, 
11 August 2004 
9. Proposed date of adoption:  12 October 2004 
Proposed date of entry into force:  January 2005 
10. Final date for comments:  - 
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:        
zabs@zamnet.zm 
 