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15 January 2024  
(24-0313) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6  
 
1. Notifying Member:  JAMAICA  
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:   
Bureau of Standards Jamaica  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers , email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:   
Regional and In ternational Trade Branch  
6 Winchester Road  
Kingston 10  
Jamaica W.I.  
Email: info @bsj.org.jm Website: http://www.bsj.org.jm  
Tel.: 1 (876) 926 -3140-5/ (876) 618 -1534/ (876) 632 -4275; Fax: 1 (876) 929 -4736 
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [  ], 5.6.2 [  ], 5.7.1 [  ], 3.2 [  ], 7.2 [  ], 
other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Roofs (ICS 
code(s): 91.060.20)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Draft Jamaican 
Standard Specification for H ot-dip zinc coated, hot -dip aluminium -zinc coated and hot -
dip zinc alloyed with aluminium and magnesium coated, profiled and formed steel sheets 
and tiles for roofing.; (2 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  This standard specifies the requirements for materials, profiles 
and dimensions of hot -dip zinc coated, hot -dip aluminium -zinc coated and zinc alloyed 
with aluminium and magnesium coated, profiled and formed steel sheets and tiles for 
roofing.  
7. Objective and rationale, including t he nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  The standard was revised during a systematic review to ensure the 
requirements remain current. Zinc alloyed with aluminium and magnesium coating was 
subsequently added to the scope.; Consumer information, labe lling 
8. Relevant documents:   
A notice of the Standard Specification for Hot -dip zinc coated, hot -dip aluminium -zinc 
coated and hot -dip zinc alloyed with aluminium and magnesium coated, profiled and 
formed steel sheets and tiles for roofing  will appear in  The Jamaica Gazette Supplement 
- Proclamations, Rules and Regulations. The document will appear as a Jamaican Standard 
Specification, with mandatory status, and will be available for sale.  G/TBT/N/JAM/121  
 
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  9. Proposed date of adoption:  14 December 2024  
Proposed date of entry into force:  14 December 2024  
10. Final date for comments:  14 March 2024  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
Bureau of Standards Jamaica (BSJ)  
Regional & International Trade Branch  
6 Winchester Road  
Kingston 10  
+(876) -618-1534; +(876) -632-4275 
tbtenquirypoint@bsj.org.jm  
http://www.bsj.org.jm  
 