WORLD TRADE G/TBT/Notif.96.230
24July1996
ORGANIZATION
(96-2918)
Committee onTechnical Barriers toTrade
NOTIFICATION
Thefollowing notification isbeing circulated inaccordance withArticle 10.6.
1. Member toAgreement notifying: AUSTRALIA
Ifapplicable, name oflocalgovernment involved (Articles 3.2and7.2):
2. Agency responsible: AUSTEL (Australian Telecommunications Authority)
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): Cabling products
5. Title, number ofpages andlanguage(s) ofthenotified document:
TS008:"Requirements forAuthorised Cabling Products" (42pages)
6. Description ofcontent: Thistechnical standard defines therequirements forallcabling
products forming partofacustomer premises cabling installation intended forconnection
toatelecommunications network.
7. Objective andrationale: Asabove
8. Relevant documents: Listed inReference Section ofstandard.
9. Proposed dateofadoption:
Proposed dateofentry intoforce:Late1996
10. Final dateforcomments: 8September 1996
11. Texts available from: National enquiry point []oraddress andtelefax number ofother
body:
National Sales Centre
Standards Australia
POBox1055
STRATHFIELD NSW 2135
AUSTRALIA
Facsimile: +6129746 3333
Telephone: +6129746 4800