WORLD TRADE
G/TBT/N/BWA/1
13 November 2008
ORGANIZATION
(08-5533)
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: BOTSWANA
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):
Government
Central
2.
Agency responsible:
Botswana Bureau of Standards (BOBS)
Private Bag BO 0048
Gaborone
Botswana
Email: infoc@hq.bobstandards.bw
Website: www.bobstandards.bw
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, email 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): Cattle Feeds, Chicken
Feeds, Raw Cow’s Milk, Pasteurised Cow’s Milk, Yoghurt from Cow’ Milk, Sour Cow’s
Milk, Butter Milk from Cow’s Milk, Sorghum, Pulses (Beans), Peanut Butter, Canned Fish,
Canned marine Molluscs, Canned Crustaceans, 13 Amp fused Plugs, 13 Amp switched and
unswitched – Outlets, 13 Amps Adaptors, Electric iron, LPG Regulators, Plastic Bags,
Cement, Labelling of Pre-packaged Goods.
5.
Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: Standards (Import
Inspection) Regulations, 2008 (10 pages, in English)
6.
Description of content: The main text makes provisions for Application for a Compliance
certificate before importing any of the above-mentioned products into Botswana. It further
provides for recognition of compliance certificates from country of origin from a recognised
body. Non-compliance to the regulation constitutes an offence punishable by Law. It also
provides an appeals procedure in case of grievances. It gives the list of the regulated products
together with the applicable standards. Please for more information see the regulations.
7.
Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable: The
objective is to control quality of the prescribed goods when imported into Botswana. The
purpose is to protect the consumer against adverse health effects that can be caused by
consumption of substandard goods. Consumers here include both human beings and animals.
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8.
Relevant documents:
BOS 25:2000 Animal Feeding Stuff - Cattle Feeds;
BOS 8-1:1999 Poultry Feeds - Part 1: Chicken Feeds;
BOS 63:2003 Raw Cow Milk (Intended For Further Processing);
BOS 72:2003 Pasteurised Cow’s Milk;
BOS 92:2004 Fermented Cow’s Milk Products - Yoghurt, Sour Milk (Madila) And
buttermilk;
BOS 26:2000 Cereals – Sorghum Grains For Human Consumption – Specifications;
BOS 201:2006 Cereals And Pulses –Certain Pulses- Specification;
CKS 339 2006 Peanut Butter;
SANS 587:2005 Canned Fish, Canned Marine Molluscs And Canned Crustaceans And
Products Derived There From;
BOS 41-1:2001 13 - Plugs, Socket-Outlets, Adaptors And Connection Units - Part 1:
Rewirable And Non-;
BOS 41-2 :2001 13 - Plugs, Socket - Outlets, Adaptors And Connection Units - Part 2:
Switched And Unswitched;
BOS 41-3 :2001 13 - Plugs, Socket - Outlets, Adaptors And Connection Units - Part 3:
Adaptors;
BOS IEC 60335-2-3 Ed5.0:2002 Household And Similar Electrical Appliances – Safety –
Part 2-3: Particulars Requirements For Electric Irons;
SANS 1237:2007 Single-Stage Regulators For Liquefied Petroleum Gas (Lpg);
BOS 186:2006 Plastic Carrier Bags And Flat Bags;
BOS EN 197:1992 Cement: Composition, Specification And Conformity Criteria - Part 1:
Common Cements;
BOS 9:2000 Pre-Packaged Goods For The Ultimate Consumer: Labelling, Presentation And
Advertising – General Requirements.
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9.
Proposed date of adoption:
Proposed date of entry into force:
10.
Final date for comments: 10 December 2008
11.
Text available from: National enquiry point [ ], or address, telephone and fax numbers,
e-mail and web-site addresses, if available of the other body:
Ministry of Trade – International Trade Department
12 January 2009
And at: http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2008/tbt/bwa/08_3542_00_e.pdf