. /.WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/N/CHN/38
13 November 2003
(03-6100)
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:   THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA           
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):           
2. Agency responsible:   Standardization Administration of the People’s Republic of China
(SAC)
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):   Low pressure carbon
dioxide fire extinguishing systems and components  (ICS 13.220.10)
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Low Pressure Carbon
Dioxide Fire Extinguishing Systems a nd Components (51 pages, in Chinese)
6. Description of content:   This technical regulation specifies requirements, test methods,
inspection rules and operation manual for low pressure carbon dioxide fire extinguishing
systems, extinguishing agent storage equipment,  master control valve, actuating gas storage
container, selector valve, check valve, actuator, nozzle, relief valve for the extra-pressure of
the pipe, signal feedback device, control panel, diffluent pipe, etc.
This standard provides basis for producing, quality supervising, managing of extinguishing
systems and components.
The production technology of this sort of extinguishing system and components has been
developed rapidly in recent years.  The old standard can hardly meet the requirements any
more, and there is no national standard specifying the requirements of some components, so
it is necessary to develop this standard.
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
To implement the national law.  For the supervision and management of the quality of
products.
8. Relevant documents:   -
9. Proposed date of adoption:
Proposed date of entry into force: }To be determinedG/TBT/N/CHN/38
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10. Final date for comments:   60 days after the date of notification
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:           
China WTO/TBT National Enquiry Point
Tel:   +86 10 8226 0618
Fax:  +86 10 8226 2448
E-mail:  tbt@aqsiq.gov.cn