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18 November 2020  
(20-8294) Page: 1/1 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6  
 
1. Notifying Member:  NIGERIA   
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:  STANDARDS ORGANISATION OF NIGERIA  
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:   
Please su bmit comments to: Nigeria WTO TBT Enquiry Point, Email: 
chivivlinjet@yahoo.com  
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):  Selection 
and installation of testing equipment required to test the roadworthiness of vehicles  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the not ified document:  DARS 1355 -5 
Vehicle standards — Specification for vehicle roadworthiness — Part 5: Roadworthiness 
— Requirements for testing equipment (89 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  The African Standard contains information on the sel ection and 
installation of testing equipment required to test the roadworthiness of vehicles in 
accordance with the requirements for the range of defined test lane classes that comprise 
the defined vehicle test station categories.  
7. Objective and rationa le, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Consumer information, labelling; Prevention of deceptive practices and 
consumer protection; Protection of human health or safety  
8. Relevant documents:  - 
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force:  To be determined  
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from notification  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/TBT/NGA/20_7105_00_e.pdf  
 