WORLD TRADE G/TBT/Notif.97.10
14January 1997
ORGANIZATION
(97-0101)
Committee onTechnical Barriers toTrade
NOTIFICATION
Thefollowing notification isbeing circulated inaccordance withArticle 10.6.
1. Member toAgreement notifying: GERMANY
Ifapplicable, name oflocalgovernment involved (Articles 3.2and7.2):
2. Agency responsible: Federal Ministry forHealth
Agency orauthority designated tohandle comments regarding thenotification canbe
indicated ifdifferent from above:
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X],2.10.1 [],5.6.2 [],5.7.1 [],other:
4. Products covered (HSorCCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading.
ICSnumbers maybeprovided inaddition, where applicable): Azocolourants inspecific
consumer articles having prolonged contact withthehuman body, suchasclothing and
bedlinen.
5. Title, number ofpages andlanguage(s) ofthenotified document: Fifth Ordinance
Amending theOrdinance onCommodities
6. Description ofcontent:
- Exemption ofinsoluble azopigments from thebanonazocolourants thatmay
splitoffcarcinogenic arylamines;
- enumeration ofthearticles which fallunder thebanonazocolourants;
- extension ofthetransitional periods fortheazocolourants regulation;
- introduction ofanofficial testing method fortheazocolourants falling under the
ban.
7. Objective andrationale: Health protection ofconsumers
8. Relevant documents: Draft Fifth Ordinance Amending theOrdinance onCommodities
9. Proposed dateofadoption:
Proposed dateofentry intoforce:After finalization
10. Final dateforcomments: 25February 1997
11. Texts available from: National enquiry point []oraddress andtelefax number ofother
body: Federal Ministry forHealth, Referat 416,53108 Bonn