WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/N/TTO/3
9 February 2001
(01-0630)
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:   TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):           
2. Agency responsible:   Trinidad and Tobago 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):   Detergent – Synthetic
Laundry Detergent Powder (ICS:  71.100.40)
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Detergent – Synthetic
Laundry Detergent Powder – Specification (15 pages, in English)
6. Description of content:   This National Standard provides the specification for synthetic
laundry Detergent Powder.  It specifies the permissible limits for key parameters affecting
the chemical and physical properties of the detergent.  It also covers essential ingredients,
test methods and requirements for packaging, labelling and sampling.
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
Compulsory status has been recommended in order to protect the consumer or user against
danger to health or safety by ensuring a product of acceptable quality.
8. Relevant documents:   TTS 446: 2001 Detergent – Synthetic Laundry Detergent Powder –
Specification
9. Proposed date of adoption:
Proposed date of entry into force: }30 days after final date for comments
10. Final date for comments:   9 April 2001
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:           