WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/N/OMN/1
9 October 2003
(03-5339)
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:   OMAN
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):           
2. Agency responsible:   Directorate General for Specifications & Measurements
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 [  ], 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):   Notified Products of
which list is available
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Draft GCC
international conformity certification program for exporting countries. Comprehensiveprocedures and guidelines (15 pages, in English & Arabic)
6. Description of content:
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
To ensure the quality of products imported into GCC countries, for consumer protection &
safety.
8. Relevant documents:           
9. Proposed date of adoption: January 2004
Proposed date of entry into force: six months  from date of adoption          
10. Final date for comments:   28/11/2003
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [  X ] or address, telephone and fax
numbers, e-mail and web-site addresses, if available of the other body:           