WORLD TRADE G/TBT/Notif.97.70
10March 1997
ORGANIZATION
(97-0959)
Committee onTechnical Barriers toTrade
NOTIFICATION
Thefollowing notification isbeing circulated inaccordance withArticle 10.6.
1. Member toAgreement notifying: AUSTRALIA
Ifapplicable, name oflocalgovernment involved (Articles 3.2and7.2):
2. Agency responsible: AUSTEL (Australian Telecommunications Authority)
Agency orauthority designated tohandle comments regarding thenotification canbe
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): Installation ofcabling
products
5. Title, number ofpages andlanguage(s) ofthenotified document: TS009: "Installation
Requirements forCustomer Cabling (Wiring Rules)." (60pages, English)
6. Description ofcontent: ThisTechnical Standard covers therequirements forinstallation
ofcustomer cabling, including cabling products, andtheinstallation ofoutdoor cabling
including underground cable. Therequirements include aspects covering acceptable
construction practice, thedefinition ofauthorized materials, safety, andtheseparation
from harmful andhazardous services. Particular attention ispaidtotheneeds and
requirements forearthing forpersonnel protection, andforcustomer equipment
functional purposes, andtherelationship between thetwo.
7. Objective andrationale: Technical regulation consistent with Part 21ofthe
Telecommunications Bill1996
8. Relevant documents: Listed inReference Section ofstandard
9. Proposed dateofadoption:
Proposed dateofentry intoforce:Mid1997
10. Final dateforcomments: 26April 1997
11. Texts available from: National enquiry point []oraddress andtelefax number ofother
body: National Sales Centre
Standards Australia
POBox1055
Strathfield NSW 2135 Facsimile: +6129746 3333
Australia Telephone: +6129746 4600