WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/2/Add.63
12 April 2001
(01-1897)
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:  English
IMPLEMENTATION AND ADMINISTRATION OF THE AGREEMENT
ON TECHNICAL BARRIERS TO TRADE
Communication from The Sultanate of Oman
Addendum
The following statement under Article 15.2 of the Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade
has been received from The Sultanate of Oman.
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1. The Government of Sultanate of Oman having taken the membership of the World Trade
Organization with effect from 9 November 2000, the Ministry of Commerce & Industry of the
Government of Sultanate of Oman vide Ministerial Decree No. 109/2000 dated 5 September 2000, has
designated the Directorate General fo r Specifications & Measurements (DGSM) of this Ministry as the
'National Enquiry Point' to implement the Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade and to disseminate
relevant information and answer reasonable inquiries to interested parties in Oman and in other MemberStates.  The address of DGSM is as below:
Director General for Specifications & Measurements
PO Box 550, Postal Code 113
Muscat, Sultanate of Oman
Tel: +968 7713832
Fax: +968 7715992Email: dgsml23@omantel.net.om
http://www.mocioman.org
2. DGSM has accepted the Code of Good Practice for the Preparation, Adoption and Application of
Standards.
3. Information on all technical regulations and adoption of Omani Standards is published in Official
Gazette of Government of Oman which can be obtained from the above Enquiry Point. Such documents
and the draft standards, technical regulations, and c onformity assessment procedures will also be notified
to WTO, ISO/IEC Information Centre and on DGSM website.
4. A period of sixty days will normally be allowed for submission of written comments on draft
standards, technical regulations and conformity assessment procedures.  For certain cases this period couldbe reduced on considerations of urgency.
5. Necessary measures are taken and suitable arrangements are being made to facilitate that
authorities preparing new/substantially amended t echnical regulations or conformity assessment
procedures, provide information sufficiently in advance so as to provide enough time for notifications andcomments.
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