RESTRICTED
WORLD TRADE G/TBT/2/Add.1
29January 1996
ORGANIZATION(96-0335)
Committee onTechnical Barriers toTrade Original: English
IMPLEMENTATION AND ADMINISTRATION OFTHE AGREEMENT
ONTECHNICAL BARRIERS TOTRADE
Thefollowing statement under Article 15.2oftheAgreement hasbeenreceived from the
delegation ofHong Kong.
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1. Toensure thattheprovisions oftheAgreement areapplied, allgovernment departments
responsible fortheoperation oftechnical regulations, standards andconformity assessment
procedures havebeenprovided withcopies oftheAgreement andareaware ofHong Kong's
obligations under theAgreement. TheIndustry Department oftheHong Kong Government
regularly reminds them oftheobligations. Nolegislation isneeded forHong Kong toimplement
theAgreement.
2.(a) Notices ofproposed technical regulations, standards andconformity assessment
procedures arepublished intheHong Kong Government Gazette.
(b) Aperiod ofatleast60daysisgenerally allowed formaking comments ontheadoption of
technical regulations, standards andconformity assessment procedures.
(c) Theenquiry point ofHong Kong is:
Industry Department
Hong Kong Government
36/F., Immigration Tower
7Gloucester Road
Wanchai
Hong Kong
(d) Trade Department oftheHong Kong Government istheconsultation point under the
Agreement. Itsaddress is:
Trade Department
Hong Kong Government
Trade Department Tower
700Nathan Road
Kowloon
Hong Kong
(e) Responsibility fortheadoption oftechnical regulations, standards andconformity
assessment procedures restsfullywiththeGovernment. Allgovernment departments responsible
fortheadoption andoperation oftechnical regulations, standards andconformity assessment
procedures arefullyaware oftheHong Kong'sobligation onnotifications (andother obligations)
under theAgreement.