WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/Notif.00/547
9 November 2000
(00-4733)
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade
NOTIFICATION
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6.
1. Member to Agreement notifying:   JAMAICA
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):           
2. Agency responsible:   The Bureau of Standards (Jamaica) JBS
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):   Zinc coated and
aluminium/zinc coated profiled steel sheets for roofing
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Draft Jamaican
Standard Specification for Hot-Dip Zinc Coated and Hot Dip Aluminium/Zinc Coated
Profiled Steel Sheets for Roofing  (approximately 17 pages)
6. Description of content:   This standard specifies the requirements for materials, profiles and
dimensions of hot dip zinc coated and hot dip aluminium/zinc coated profiled steel sheetsfor roofing.
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
To guide manufacturers and consumers in producing/purchasing good quality sheets and in
the proper transportation and storage of them to protect them from corrosion.
8. Relevant documents:   A Notice of the standard ill appear in the Jamaican Gazette
Supplement – Proclamations, Rules and Regulations.  When adopted, the document will
appear as a Jamaican National Standard which will be available for sale.
9. Proposed date of adoption:
Proposed date of entry into force: }To be determined.
10. Final date for comments:   28 December 2000
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ X] or address, e-mail and telefax
number of the other body:           