WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/Notif.00/470
26 September 2000
(00-3883)
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade
NOTIFICATION
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6.
1. Member to Agreement notifying:   SRI LANKA
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):           
2. Agency responsible:   Sri Lanka Standards Institution which functions under the Ministry of
Science and Technology
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):   Skin powder for infants
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Sri Lanka Standard
Specification for Skin Powder for Infants  (SLS 187:1982), (14 pages, in English)
6. Description of content:   This specification prescribes requirements and methods of
sampling and testing for skin powder for infants.   It does not cover skin powders for general
use.
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
For consumer protection
8. Relevant documents:   A Regulation will be published in the Gazette of the Democratic
Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka under the Imports and Exports (Control) Act where the
importation of skin powder for infants to Sri Lanka will not be permitted unless it conforms
to SLS 187:1982.
9. Proposed date of adoption:
Proposed date of entry into force:  January 2001
10. Final date for comments:           
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [  X ] or address, e-mail and telefax
number of the other body:
Sri Lanka Standards Institution
17 Victoria Place
Elvitigala MawathaP O Box 17
Colombo 08
Sri Lanka
Fax:  94 1 671579
E-mail:  slsi@slt.lk