. /.WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/N/LCA/19
1 December 2003
(03-6371)
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:   SAINT LUCIA
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):           
2. Agency responsible:   Saint Lucia 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):   Biscuits, HS 19.05
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   *SLNS 4:  1992 –
Specification for Biscuits (16 pages, in English)
6. Description of content:   This standard prescribes basic and general requirements for
biscuits to be sold in Saint Lucia.  This standard does not apply to "crackers", which are
covered by a separate standard.
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
To set levels of quality for biscuits manufactured and traded in Saint Lucia
8. Relevant documents:   The Barbados Standard, BNS 163:  1985 – Biscuits:  Essential
requirements and methods of sampling and test was referenced in the preparation of this
standard.
9. Proposed date of adoption:
Proposed date of entry into force: }In force
10. Final date for comments:   In force
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:
Saint Lucia Bureau of Standards (SLBS)
TBT Enquiry PointHeraldine Rock Building, 4
th floor
John Compton Highway
Castries
Saint Lucia
West IndiesG/TBT/N/LCA/19
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Tel.: (758) 4530049, 4560546, 4684235
Fax: (758) 4523561
E-mail: slbs@candw.lc
Website:  www.slbs.org.lc