WORLD TRADE G/TBT/Notif.98.208
22April 1998
ORGANIZATION
(98-1616)
Committee onTechnical Barriers toTrade
NOTIFICATION
Thefollowing notification isbeing circulated inaccordance withArticle 10.6.
1. Member toAgreement notifying: JAMAICA
Ifapplicable, name oflocalgovernment involved (Articles 3.2and7.2):
2. Agency responsible: TheBureau ofStandards (Jamaica) JBS
Agency orauthority designated tohandle comments regarding thenotification shall be
indicated ifdifferent from above:
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X],2.10.1 [],5.6.2 [],5.7.1 [],other:
4. Products covered (HSorCCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading.
ICSnumbers maybeprovided inaddition, where applicable): Textiles andrelated
products
5. Title, number ofpages andlanguage(s) ofthenotified document: Standard Specification
fortheLabelling ofTextiles andRelated Products (approximately eight (8)pages)
6. Description ofcontent: TheStandard outlines theinformation which must bepresent on
thelabelofgarments, textile products andthread. Theinformation required includes the
composition oftheproduct aswellasinstructions forcare.
7. Objective andrationale, including thenature ofurgent problems where applicable:
Some textiles andrelated products inthemarket donotcontain adequate labelling
information. This Standard isintended toassist inensuring thattheconsumer is
provided with relevant andadequate information tomake aninformed choice when
purchasing these products.
8. Relevant documents: Anotice oftheStandard willappear intheJamaica Gazette
Supplement -Proclamations, Rules andRegulations. When adopted, thedocument will
appear asaJamaica National Standard which willbeavailable forsale.
9. Proposed dateofadoption:
Proposed dateofentry intoforce:30July1998
10. Final dateforcomments: 25May1998
11. Texts available from: National enquiry point [X]oraddress, e-mail andtelefax number
ofother body: