Members oftheWTO Agreement onTechnical Barriers toTrade arerequested toinform
other Members, viatheSecretariat, assoonaspossible ofthenames, addresses, telephone and
telefax numbers oftheirEnquiry Points.
Attached hereto please findadraftlistofaddresses ofnational enquiry points thathave
beencommunicated already totheGATT Secretariat. Delegations areinvited toreview thislist
andcommunicate anyamendments totheSecretariat. Members forwhom noinformation isyet
onrecord withtheSecretariat andwhoaretherefore notlisted ontheattachment areinvited to
communicate thenecessary information totheSecretariat (Mrs. Vivien Liutel.7395455 or
Miss. Barbara D'Andrea 7395478) assoonaspossible.
95-0534RESTRICTED
WORLD TRADE G/TBT/W/3
13March 1995
ORGANIZATION(95-0534)
Committee onTechnical Barriers toTrade
DRAFT
NATIONAL ENQUIRY POINTS
Thepresent document contains alistofnames, addresses, telex, telephone andtelefax
numbers oftheenquiry point(s) foreseen inArticles 10.1and10.3oftheAgreement, andany
additional information provided bydelegations concerning its(their) operations.
_______________
Argentina
Secretaría deIndustria yComercio Exterior
Dirección Nacional deNegociaciones Económicas yComerciales
Av.Julio A.Roca 651-50piso
1322 Buenos Aires
Telephone: 331-8932
International +(54)13310306/30 4411
Telex: 18055 SECIO-AR
17065 SECIO-AR
Telefax: International +(54)13312266
Australia
GATT Enquiry Point
TheDirector
Trade Obligations Section (GTO)
Trade Negotiations andOrganisations Division
Department ofForeign Affairs andTrade
Canberra
A.C.T. 2600
Telephone: International +(61)62613037
Telex: 62007 or62001
Telefax: International +(61)62731527G/TBT/W/3
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Austria
(a) Fortechnical regulations andcertification systems:
Bundesministerium fürWirtschaftliche Angelegenheiten
(Federal Ministry forEconomic Affairs)
Abteilung I/7
(Division I/7)
Stubenring 1
A-1011 Wien
Telephone: International +(43)171100/Ext. 5452
Telex: (047) 111780 regeb a
(047) 111145 regeb a
(047) 112240 regeb a
Telefax: International +(43)17159651
(b) Fornon-governmental standards:
Österreichisches Normungsinstitut (ÖN)
(Austrian Standards Institute)
P.O.B. 130
Heinestrasse 38
A-1021 Wien
Telephone: International +(43)121300,ext.626
Telex: 115960 norm a
Telefax: International +(43)121300650
Telegrams: Austrianorm
Belgium
CIBELNOR
Centre d'Information belge surlesnormes etlesrèglements techniques
(Belgian Information Centre onStandards andTechnical Regulations)
Secrétariat: Institut belge deNormalisation (IBN)
(Belgian Standards Institute)
Avenue delaBraban çonne, 29
B-1040 Bruxelles
Telephone: 02/734.92.05
Telex: 23877 BENOR
Telefax: (02)7334264G/TBT/W/3
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Brazil
Centro deInforma çãoeDifusãoTecnológica -CIDIT
Instituto Nacional deMetrologia, Normaliza çãoeQualidade Industrial-INMETRO
Av.N.S.dasGraças50
Xerém
25250-020 Duque deCaxias RJ
Telephone: International +(55)(21)7791409
Telex: (55)(21)30672
Telefax: International +(55)(21)7791631
+(55)(21)7791405
Canada
Standards Information Service
Standards Council ofCanada
45O'Connor Street, Suite 1200
Ottawa
Ontario K1P6N7
Telephone: (613) 2383222
International +1(613) 2383222
Telefax: (613) 9954564
Chile
Dirección deRelaciones Económicas internacionales
Ministerio deRelaciones Exteriores
(Directorate-General forInternational Economic Relations,
Ministry ofExternal Relations)
Alameda Bernardo O'Higgins 1315 2piso
Santiago
Telephone: International +(56)26960043
Telex: 240836 PROCH CL
340120 PROCH CK
Telefax: International +(56)26960639G/TBT/W/3
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Czech Republic
Czech Office forStandards, Metrology andTesting
WTO Enquiry Point
Václavské námestí19
11347Praha 1
Telephone: International +(42)224224734
Telefax: International +(42)224229254
Denmark
Dansk Standard
(Danish Standards Association)
WTO Enquiry Point
Baunegårdsvej 73
DK-2900 Hellerup
Telephone: International +(45)39770101
Telex: 119203dsstand
Telefax: International +(45)39770202
Telegram: Danskstandard
Tltx: 2381-11 9203DSSTAND
Egypt
Egyptian Organization forStandardization
2Latin America Street
Garden City
Cairo
Telex: 93296 EOSUN
European Community
TheheadoftheECenquiry point isMr.F.Thurmes.
(a) Forindustrial products:
WTO Enquiry Point
D.G. III/A/I
4thFloor, Office 31
Rond-Point R.Schuman 6
1049 BrusselsG/TBT/W/3
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Telephone: International +(322) 296-3325
+(322) 296-0698
Telex: 21877 COMEU B
Telefax: International +(322) 296-6026
(b) Foragricultural products:
GATT Enquiry Point
DGVI/H/1
6thFloor, Office 76
RuedelaLoi120
1049 Brussels
Telephone: International +(322) 296-2212
Telex: 21877 COMEU B
Telefax: International +(322) 295-9306
Finland
Suomen Standardisoimisliitto SFS
(Finnish Standards Association SFS)
P.O.Box116
FIN-00241 Helsinki
Telephone: (90)1499331
International +(358) 01499331
Telefax: International +(358) 01464914
France
Centre d'Information surlesNormes etRèglements techniques (CINORTECH)
(Information Centre onStandards andTechnical Regulations)
Association françaisedeNormalisation (AFNOR)
(French Standard Association)
Tour Europe CEDEX 07
F-92049 Paris LaDéfense
Contact person: Mme Martine Vaquier
Telephone: (1)42915669
International +(331) 42915669
Telex: 611974 AFNOR F
Telefax: International +(331) 42915656G/TBT/W/3
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(address careofCINORTECH)
"The Centre isfullyoperational. CINORTECH canprovide allinformation on
AFNOR standards andontechnical regulations andcertification systems."
Germany
Deutches Informationszentrum fürtechnische Regeln (DITR)
(German Information Centre forTechnical Rules)
Postfach 1107,Burggrafenstr. 4-10
D-1000 Berlin 30
Telephone: (030) (Berlin)/2601 600
International +49302601 600
Telex: 185269(DITR-(D))
Cable: DEUTSCHNORMEN BERLIN
TheDITR isbeing established byDIN, theGerman Standards Institute, inco-
operation withtheFederal Government. Thisbody isthecentral point towhich to
address allquestions concerning technical rules intheFederal Republic ofGermany.
TheCentre provides information about alltechnical rules (including standards,
technical regulations andcertification systems) valid intheFederal Republic ofGermany,
irrespective ofwhether thetechnical rules havebeenissued byfederal orlocalauthorities
orbynon-governmental bodies. Atpresent thecomputer-aided DITR databank comprises
information about 36,000 technical rules either inforce orinthedraftstage.
Greece
ELOT
Information Center
Aharnon 313
11145 Athens
Telephone: International +(301) 2015025
Telex: (21)9621 ELOT GR.
Telefax: International +(301) 2025917
Hong Kong
Industry Department
36thFloor, Immigration Tower
7Gloucester Road, WanChai
Hong KongG/TBT/W/3
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Telephone: 8294824 (Assistant Director-General, Quality Services Division)
International +(852) 8294824
Telex: 50151 INDHK HX
Telefax: International +(852) 8241302
Hungary
Magyar Szabvanyugyi Hivatal
(Hungarian Standards Office)
Ulloi ut25
1450 Budapest
Telephone: 1183011
International +(36)11183011
Telex: 225723norm h
Telefax: International +(36)11185125
India
Bureau ofIndian Standards
Manak Bhavan
Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg 9
NewDelhi 110002
Telephone: 3310131
3311375
Telex: (031)-65870 -Answer Back 'ISI/IN '
Telefax: International +(91)113314062
Indonesia
Dewan Standardisasi Nasional (DSN)
Sasana Widya Sarwono Lt5
Jl.Gatot Subroto 10
Jakarta 12710
Telephone: International +(62)215206574
+(62)215221686
Telefax: International +(62)215206574G/TBT/W/3
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Ireland
(a) Fortechnical regulations andcertification systems:
GATT Section
International Trade Division
Department ofIndustry andCommerce
Kildare Street
Dublin 2
Telephone: International +(3531) 614444
Telex: 93418
Telefax: International +(3531) 766154
(b) Forstandards:
National Standards Authority ofIreland
Ballymun
Dublin 9
Telephone: International +(3531) 370101
Telex: 32501
Telefax: International +(3531) 379620
Israel
TheStandards Institution ofIsrael
42,Chaim Levanon St.
Tel-Aviv 69977
Telephone: International +(972)-3-646 5154
Telefax: International +(972)-3-641 9683(Director-General)
+(972)-3-641 2762(Inf.Center, WTO Enquiry Point)
Italy
(a) Enquiry point forGATT notifications:
MICA DGPI
Ministero Industria, Commercio eArtigianato
Direzione Generale Produzione Industriale
Divisione XIX
ViaMolise 2
I-00100 Roma
Telephone: International +(39)6488.47.58G/TBT/W/3
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Telex: 610154
Telefax: International +(39)6474.44.30
(b) Enquiry point fortechnical regulations:
CNR STIBNOT
Consiglio Nazionale delleRicerche
Ufficio transferimento innovazioni brevetti, normativa tecnica
ViaTiburtina 770
I-00159 Roma
Telephone: International +(39)6407.58.26
Telex: 620623
Telefax: International +(39)6407.58.15
(c) Enquiry point forstandards ofallsectors, excepted electrics andelectronics which
canberequested toCEI:
UNI
EnteItaliano diUnificazione
ViaBattistotti Sassi 11-b
I-20133 Milano
Telephone: International +(39)270.02.41
Telex: 312481 UNII
Telefax: International +(39)2701.061.06
(d) Enquiry point forelectrics andelectronic standards:
CEI
Comitato Elettronico Italiano
Viale Monza 259
I-20126 Milano
Telephone: International +(39)2257.731
Telex: 312207 CEII
Telefax: International +(39)2257.732.22G/TBT/W/3
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Japan
(a) Standards Information Service1
FirstInternational Organization Division
Economic Affairs Bureau
Ministry ofForeign Affairs
2-2-1
Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo
Telephone: 03(3580) 3311
International +(81)33580 3311
Telex: C.J22350
A.GAIMU A-BJ22350
Telefax: (03)3503 3136
International +(81)33503 3136
(b) Standards Information Service2
Information Service Department
Japan External Trade Organizations (JETRO)
2-2-5
Toranomon, Minato-Ku
Tokyo
Telephone: 03(3582) 6270
International +(81)33582 6270
Telex: C.J24378
A.JETRO A-BJ24378
Telefax: 03(3589) 4179
International +(81)33589 4179
Inrelation totheservices ofthese twobodies, aStandards Agreement Office has
beenestablished intheMinistry ofForeign Affairs (MOFA).
Enquiries canbemade inaGATT language.
1Standards Information Service atMOFA mainly handles enquiries inthefields ofdrugs, cosmetics,
medical devices, foodstuffs, foodadditives, telecommunications facilities, motor vehicles, ships, aircraft
andrailway equipment (excluding enquiries concerning Japanese Industrial Standards (JIS)which are
handled byJETRO).
2StandardsInformationServiceatJETROmainlyhandlesenquiriesinthefieldsofelectricequipment,
gasappliances, measurement scales, foodstuffs, foodadditives, etc.Those enquiries concerning JIS
onmedical devices, motor vehicles, ships, aircraft andrailway equipment arehandled byJETRO.G/TBT/W/3
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Korea, Republic of
(a) Forindustrial products:
Industrial Cooperation Division
Korean Bureau ofStandards (KBS)
Industrial Advancement Administration (IAA)
2,Chungang-dong, Kwachon-city,
Kyonggi-do, 427-010
Telephone: International +(82)25037938
Telex: 28456 FINCEN K
Telefax: International +(82)25037941
+(82)25045282
(b) Foragricultural products:
Technical Cooperation Division
Bureau ofInternational Agriculture
Ministry ofAgriculture, Forestry andFisheries (MAFF)
1,Chungang-dong, Kwachon-city,
Kyonggi-do 427-760
Telephone: International +(82)25037294
Telex: (Notelex)
Telefax: International +(82)25072095
(c) Forfishery products:
TheFirstInspection Division
National Fisheries Products Inspections Service (NFPIS)
103Wonnam-dong, Jongro-ku
Seoul 110-450
Telephone: International +(82)27629214
+(82)27477334
Telex: (Notelex)
Telefax: International +(82)27651755
(d) Forhealth, sanitation andcosmetic products:
International Cooperation Division
Ministry ofHealth andWelfare (MOHW)
2,Chungang-dong, Kwachon-city,
Kyonggi-do 427-760
Telephone: International +(82)25037524G/TBT/W/3
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Telefax: International +(82)25046418
Luxembourg
Inspection duTravail etdesMines
(Inspectorate ofLabour andMines)
26,rueZithe
boîte postale 27
L-2010 Luxembourg
Telephone: International +(352) 499211
Telex: (Notelex)
Telefax: International +(352) 491447
Malaysia
Standard andIndustrial Research Institute ofMalaysia (SIRIM)
Persiaran Dato'Menteri
Section 2,
P.O.Box7035
40911 SHAH ALAM
Selangor Darul Ehsan
Telephone: (03)5592601
(03)5591630
Telex: SIRIM MA38672
Telefax: International +(603) 5508095
Mexico
Lic.Guillermo Ibarra
Dirección General deNormas
Av.Puente deTecamachalco No.6,3piso
Col.Lomas deTecamachalco
C.P.53950
Naucalpan, Estado deMéxico
Telephone: International +(525) 7299480
Telefax: International +(525) 7299484
MoroccoG/TBT/W/3
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Netherlands
(a) Enquiry point mentioned inArticle 10,paragraph 1.1:
Ministerie vanEconomische Zaken
Centrale Dienst voorIn-enUitvoer
Att.Mr.B.Siebring
Engelse Kamp 2
Postbus 30003
9700 RDGroningen
Telephone: International +(31)50239111
Telex: 53009 CDIUT NL
Telefax: International +(31)50239219
(b) Enquiry point mentioned inArticle 10,paragraph 1.2:
Nederlands Normalisatie Instituut (NNI)
(Netherlands Standardization Institute)
Kalfjeslaan 2
2600 GBDelft
Telephone: International +(31)15690255
Telex: 38144
Telefax: International +(31)15690130
(c) Enquiry point mentioned inArticle 10,paragraph 1.3:
Stichting Raad voordeCertificatie
(Council forCertification)
Stationsweg 13
3972 KADriebergen
Telephone: International +(31)343812604
Telefax: International +(31)343818554
NewZealand
Standards NewZealand
Standards House
155TheTerrace
Wellington
Telephone: (04)4985990
International +(64)44985990G/TBT/W/3
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Telefax: (04)4985994
International +(64)44985994
Norway
Norges Standardiseringsforbund
(Norwegian Standards Association)
P.O.Box7020 Homansbyen
(Hegdehaugsveien 31)
N-0306 Oslo3
Telephone: (02)466094
International +(47)2466094
Telex: 19050 nsfn
Telefax: (02)464457
Pakistan
Economic Consultant
Ministry ofCommerce
Government ofPakistan
Islamabad
Telephone: 821766
International +(92)51821766
Telex: COMDN PAK-5859
Telefax: International +(92)51825241
Philippines
Bureau ofProduct Standards
Department ofTrade andIndustry
Trade andIndustry Building
361Sen.GilJ.Puyat Avenue
Makati, Metro Manila 1200
Telephone: 8185701
International +(632)8175527
Telex: 14830 MTIPS
Telefax: International +(632)8179870
Telegram: Philstand ManilaG/TBT/W/3
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Postal Address: P.O.Box2363 MCPO
Portugal
Instituto Português daQualidade
(Portuguese Institute forQuality)
RuaJoséEstavao, 83A
1199 Lisboa
Telephone: International +(351) 1523978
Telex: 13042 QUALIT P
Telefax: International +(351) 1530033
Romania
Romanian Institute forStandardization
13,JeanLouis Calderon street
Sector 2
Bucharest
Telephone: International +(401) 2113296
Telex: (065) 11312insr
Telefax: +(401) 2100833
Rwanda
Singapore
(a) Forstandardization andcertification undertaken bytheSingapore Institute of
Standards andIndustrial Research (SISIR):
Singapore Institute ofStandards andIndustrial Research (SISIR)
1Science ParkDrive
Singapore 0511
Telephone: International +(65)7787 777
Telex: RS28499 SISIR
Telefax: International +(65)7761280G/TBT/W/3
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(b) Fortechnical regulations relating toelectrical safety ofspecific products:
Public Utilities Board
111Somerset Road
PUBBuilding
Singapore 0923
Telephone: (235) 8888
International +(65)2358888
Telex: PUBRS34793
Telefax: International +(65)7313020
(c) Fortechnical regulations relating toprocessed foods andpoisons:
Ministry oftheEnvironment
Environment Building
40Scotts Road
Singapore 0922
Telephone: 7327733
Telex: RS34365 ENV
Telefax: 7319456
(d) Fortechnical regulations relating tofish,meat, fruits andvegetables:
Primary Production Department
National Development Building
Maxwell Road
Singapore 0106
Telephone: (222) 1211
International +(65)2221211
Telex: RS28851 PPD
Telefax: 2206068
Cable: AGRIVETG/TBT/W/3
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Slovak Republic
Slovensk ýústav technickej normalizácie
WTO Enquiry Point
P.O.Box202
81499Bratislava
Telephone: International +(42)7362669
+(42)7367486
Telefax: International +(42)7363751
Spain
(a) Ministerio deEconomía yHacienda
Subdirección General deControl
Inspección yNormalización delComercio Exterior
Paeso delaCastellana, 162
28046 Madrid
Telephone: 3493754
3493755
3493756
International +(34)13493754
+(34)13493755
+(34)13493756
Telex: 45952 Coso-E
Telefax: 3493777
3493740
International +(34)13493777
+(34)13493740
(b) Enquiry point withregard toSpanish national standards:
Instituto Nacional deRacionalización yNormalización
(National Institute forRationalization andStandardization)
Calle Zurbano 46
28010 Madrid
Telephone: 4104961
International +(34)14104961
Telex: 46545-UNOR-E
Telefax: 4104976
International +(34)14104976G/TBT/W/3
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Atsome future datetheInstitute plans tocomputerize allinformation ontechnical
regulations andministerial orders containing technical specifications.
Sweden
(a) Enquiry point withregard toArticle 10.1:
Kommerskollegium
(National Board ofTrade)
GATT Enquiry Point
Box1209
S-111 82Stockholm
Telephone: 08-791 0500
International +(46)87910500
Telex: 11835 komkol S
Telefax: International +(46)8246739
(b) Enquiry point withregard toArticle 10.2:
Standardiseringskomissionen iSverige
(Swedish Standards Institution)
SIS
Enquiry Services
Box3295
S-103 66Stockholm
Telephone: 08-23 0400
International +(46)8230400
Telex: 17453 SIS-S
Telefax: International +(46)8117035
Switzerland
Swiss Association forStandardization
SNV
Mühlebachstrasse 54
CH-8008 Zürich
Telephone: 01/254 5454
International +(41)12545454
Telex: 755931snvch
Telefax: 01/254 5474
International +(41)12545474G/TBT/W/3
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Thailand
ThaiIndustrial Standards Institute (TISI)
Ministry ofIndustry
Rama VIStreet
Bangkok 10400
Telephone: International +(66)22461991
+(66)22457802
+(66)22464086
+(66)22461994
Telefax: International +(66)22478741
+(66)22464327
Tunisia
Institut National delaNormalisation etdelaPropriété Industrielle
(National Standardization andIndustrial Property Institute)
INNORPI
B.P.23
1012 Tunis leBelvédère
RueIbnElJazar 10bis
LaFayette
Tunis
Telephone: 785922
Telex: 13602INORPI TN
United Kingdom
(a) Certification Systems andGovernmental Standards:
UKGATT Enquiry Point
International Trade Policy Division
Department ofTrade andIndustry
Room 210,Ashdown House
123Victoria Street
London SW1E 6RB
Telephone: International +(44)712156173
Telex: 8813148DIHQ G
Telefax: International +(44)712156767G/TBT/W/3
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(b) Non-Governmental Standards:
British Standards Institution
Linford Wood
Milton Keynes
Buckinghamshire
MK14 6LE
Telephone: (0908) 220022
Telex: 825777 BSIMKG
Telefax: (0908) 320856
United States
Standards Code andInformation Program
Office ofStandards Services
National Institute ofStandards andTechnology
TRFBuilding, Room A-163
Gaithersburg, MD20899
Telephone: (301) 975-4040
International +1(301) 975-4040
Telex: TRT197674 NIST UT
Telefax: International +1(301) 926-1559
TheUnited States 'enquiry point, intheNational Institute ofStandards andTechnology,
maintains areference collection ofstandards, specifications, testmethods, codes and
recommended practices. Thisreference material includes United States 'government agencies
regulations,andstandardsofUnitedStatesprivatestandards-developingorganizationsandforeign
national andinternational standardizing bodies. Theenquiry point responds toallenquiries
forinformation concerning federal, stateandprivate regulations, standards, andconformity
assessment procedures.
Yugoslavia, Federal Republic of3
Savezni zavod zastandardizaciju
(Yugoslav Institution forStandardization)
Savezno ministarstvo zanauku, tehnologiju irazvoj
(Federal Ministry forScience, Technology andDevelopment)
Kneza Milosa 20
11000 Beograd
Telephone: 688-999
International +(38)11688-999
3Refers totheformer Socialist Federal Republic ofYugoslavia.G/TBT/W/3
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Telex: 12089 JUSYU
Telefax: International +(38)11235-10-36