. /.WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/N/TUN/4
5 September 2001
(01-4222)
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:   French
NOTIFICATION
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6.
1. Member to Agreement notifying:   TUNISIA
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):           
2. Agency responsible:   Ministry of Trade, Tunisia.
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:   INNORPI
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [     ], 2.10.1 [    ], 5.6.2 [ X ], 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):   Ribbed steel bars – ICS:
77.140.60, 91.080.40
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Ratification Order for
Tunisian Standard NT 26.113(2000):  Concrete Steel for Passive Reinforcing Steel Rods –
Part 2: Ribbed Bars – Strong Grip Reinforcing Bar; (15 pages, in French).
This Order cancels and replaces the Order by the Minister of the National Economy
of 14 June 1984 and the Ministerial Order of 26 April 1996.
6. Description of content:   It establishes the technical characteristics for ribbed steel bars
used to reinforce ordinary concrete constructions and to serve as passive reinforcing bars in
pre-stressed concrete constructions.
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:   
Safety
8. Relevant documents:   An Order will be published in the Official Journal.
9. Proposed date of adoption: 20 July 2001
Proposed date of entry into force: 1 November 2001
10. Final date for comments:   30 September 2001G/TBT/N/TUN/4
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11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [     ] or address, telephone and fax
numbers, e-mail and web-site addresses, if available of the other body:
INNORPI: Postal Address:
B.P. 23
1012 Tunis
Belvédère
Telephone: +216(1) 785 922
Fax: +216(1)781 563
Email: INORPI@email.ati.tn (text available in French)