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TECHNICAL BARRIERS TO TRADE: NATIONAL ENQUIRY POINTS

National enquiry points

List of names, addresses, telex, telephone, telefax numbers and E-mail addresses, where available, of the enquiry point(s) foreseen in Articles 10.1 and 10.3 of the TBT Agreement, and any additional information provided by delegations concerning their operation.


Download the list of National enquiry points (Document code G/TBT/ENQ/*)


Find National enquiry points by country in alphabetical order
  

A B C D E F G H I J K L
M N O P Q R S T U V WXY Z

  

Albania    back to top

General Directorate of Standardization
Rr: “Mine Peza”, Nr.143/3
Tirana - Albania

Tel: +(355 42) 22 62 55
+(355 42) 22 71 76
Fax: +(355 42) 24 71 77
E-mail: info@dps.gov.al
nati@dps.gov.al
Website: www.dps.gov.al

Contact person: Mrs. Kostanca Dedja

  

Antigua and Barbuda    back to top

The Antigua and Barbuda Bureau of Standards (ABBS)
Cnr Redcliffe Street & Corn Alley
P.O. Box 1550
St. John's — Antigua (W.I.)

Tel: + (268) 562-40 11
Fax: + (268) 462-16 25
E-mail: tbt.enquiries@ab.gov.ag

  

Argentina    back to top

Dirección Nacional de Comercio Interior
Directora: Lic. Karina Prieto
Area de Obstáculos Técnicos al Comercio
Lic. María J. Rivera
Avda. Julio A. Roca 651 Piso 4° Sector 2
(C1067ABB) Buenos Aires — Argentina

Tel: + (54 11) 4349 40 67
Fax: + (54 11) 4349 40 72
E-mail: focalotc@mecon.gov.ar
Website: http://www.puntofocal.gov.ar

  

Armenia    back to top

WTO Notification Agency in the Republic of Armenia
5, M. Mkrtchyan Yerevan, 375010 — Armenia

Tel: + (374 10) 54 39 81 / 54 39 82
Fax: + (374 10) 54 39 83
E-mail:
info@arm-wto.am

Contact person: Ashot Ghazaryan
Head of the WTO Notification Agency

  

Australia    back to top

WTO Enquiry Point
The Director
WTO Industrials and Market Access Section
Office of Trade Negotiations
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Canberra
A.C.T. 0221 — Australia

Tel: + (61 2) 6261 20 12

Fax: + (61 2) 6261 29 27

E-mail: TBT.Enquiry@dfat.gov.au

  

Austria    back to top

(a) For technical regulations (Article 10.1)
Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und Arbeit
(Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Labour)
Abteilung C2/11 ( Division 2/11)
Stubenring 1
A-1011 Wien

Tel: + (43-1) 71100, ext. 5774

Fax: (+43 1) 715 96 51, 718 05 08

E-mail: POST@C211.bmwa.gv.at

Website: http://www.bmwa.gv.at

(b) For non-governmental standards (Article 10.3)
Österreichisches Normungsinstitut — ON
(Austrian Standards Institute)
Heinestraße 38
P.O.B. 130
A-1021 Wien

Tel: (+43 1) 213 00/ext.613

Fax: (+43 1) 213 00 650

E-mail: infostelle@on-norm.at

Website: http://www.on-norm.at

Österreichischer Verband für Elektrotechnik — ÖVE
(Austrian Electronical Association)
Eschenbachgasse 9
A-1010 Wien

Tel: (+43 1) 587 63 73

Fax:(+43 1) 586 74 08

E-mail: ove@ove.at

Website: http://www.ove.at

  

Bahrain    back to top

Directorate of Standards and Metrology
Ministry of Industry and Commerce
P.O. Box 5479
Manama
Bahrain

Tel: +(973) 17 57 4880
Fax: +(973) 1753 0730
E-mail: BSMD@commerce.gov.bh

Contact person: Mrs. Mona AlZeera

  

Bangladesh    back to top

Bangladesh Standard and Testing Institution (BSTI)
Maan Bhaban
116- A, Tejgaon Industrial Area
Dhaka – 1208 — Bangladesh

Tel: + (88) 02 882 14 62

Fax: + (88) 02 913 15 81

E-mail: wto_library_bsti@ranksitt.net

Website: http://www.bstibd.org

Contact person: Mr. M Liaquat Ali

  

Barbados    back to top

National Standards Institution
“Flodden”
Culloden Road
St Michael — Barbados

Tel: + (246) 426 38 70

Fax: + (246) 436 14 95

E-mail: office@bnsi.com.bb

Contact person: Mr. Dudley B Rhynd

  

Belarus*    back to top

National Information Centre for Technical Barriers to Trade, Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures
3 Melezh Str., Minsk 220113
Republic of Belarus
*(In the process of accession to the WTO.)

Tel: + (375) 17 262 12 50

Fax: + (375) 17 262 15 20

E-mail: belgiss@mail.belpak.by

Contact person: Tatiana Svirko

  

Belgium    back to top

BELNotif
Ministère de l'Economie
Qualité et Sécurité - Div. Accréditation
WTC III - 5ème étage
Bd Simon Bolivar 30
1000 Bruxelles

Tel: (+32 2) 208 36 20

Fax: (+32 2) 208 36 55

E-mail: belnotif@mineco.fgov.be, paul.caruso@mineco.fgov.be

  

Belize    back to top

The Director
Belize Bureau of Standards
Ministry of Finance
3rd Floor Complex Building
Mahogany Extension
P.O. Box 1647
Belize City
Belize

Tel: +(501) 222 4030
Fax: +(501) 222 4074
Email: bbs@btl.net

  

Benin    back to top

Ministry of Trade and Tourism
P.O.B 2037 Cotonou — Benin

Tel: + (229) 31 52 67 + (229) 31 54 02

Fax: + (229) 31 52 58

  

Bolivia    back to top

(a) Technical regulations and conformity assessment procedures:
Viceministerio de Industria y Comercio Interno
Av. Camacho 1488
Casilla No. 4430
La Paz — Bolivia

Tel: + (591 2) 37 20 46

Fax: + (591 2) 31 72 62

(b) Technical standards:
Instituto Boliviano de Normalización y Calidad — IBNORCA
Punto de Contacto OTC/OMC
Oficina Central
Dirección: Av. Busch Nº 1196 — Miraflores — La Paz — Bolivia

Tel: + (591 2) 222 3738 / 3777 / 3666 / 3571

Fax: +(591 2) 222 3410

E-mail: rolando.mendoza@ibnorca.org

Website: http://.ibnorca.org

  

Botswana    back to top

Botswana Bureau of Standards (BOBS)
Private Bag BO 48
Main Airport Road
Plot No. 55745
Block 8, Gaborone
BOTSWANA

Tel: (+267) 390 3200
Fax: (+267) 390 31
E-mail: infoc@hq.bobstandards.bw

  

Brazil    back to top

WTO Enquiry Point
Mr. Jorge Cruz
Head of International Affairs
Mr. Rogerio Correa
Head of Brazilian TBT/WTO Enquiry Point
Rua Santa Alexandrina, 416 – 5° andar
20261-232 — Rio de Janeiro — RJ — Brazil

Tel: + (55 21) 2563 28 21

Fax: + (55 21) 2502 65 42

E-mail: barreirastecnicas@inmetro.gov.br

Website: http://www.inmetro.gov.br/barreirastecnicas

  

Bulgaria    back to top

State Agency for Metrology and Technical Surveillance
21, “6th September” Street
1000 Sofia — Bulgaria

Tel: + (359 2) 981 44 51

Fax: + (359 2) 986 17 07

E-mail: intldiv@sasm.orbitel.bg

Website:  http://.damtn.government.bg

Contact person: Violetta Veleva

  

Burkina Faso    back to top

Direction de la Normalisation et de la Promotion de la Qualité (FASONORM)
01BP389 Ouagadougou 01— Burkina Faso

Tel: +(226) 50 31 13 00/ 50 31 13 01/50 30 62 24

Fax: +(226) 50 31 14 69

E-mail: pni-oct@onac.bf

  

Burundi    back to top

Ministère du Commerce, de l'Industrie
Bureau Burundais de Normalisation et Contrôle de la Qualité
21, Boulevard de l'Indépendance
B.P. 3535 Bujumbura — Burundi

Tel: + (257) 221 577

Fax: + (257) 221 815 / 225 595

E-mail: bbn@usan-bu.net

  

Cambodia    back to top

Ministry of Industry, Mines and Energy (MIME)
Department of Industrial Standards of Cambodia (ISC)
Person in charge: Mr. Yem Narith
45, Preah Norodom Blvd., Phnom Penh
Cambodia

Tel: + (+855) 12 856 948

Fax: + (+855) 23 216 086

E-mail: camtbt-info@isc.gov.kh
Website: www.isc.gov.kh

 

Cameroon    back to top

Ministère du Développement Industriel et Commercial
Direction du Développement Industriel
Cellule de la Normalisation et de la Qualité
Yaounde — Cameroon

Tel: + (237) 22 11 20 / 23 26 37

Fax: + (237) 22 95 86 / 22 27 04

  

Canada    back to top

(a) For Technical regulations and notification-related enquiries:
Intergovernmental Affairs and Trade

Standards Council of Canada
200-270 Albert Street
Ottawa, ON K1P 6N7 - Canada

Tel: + (1 613) 238 32 22 Ext. 479
Fax: + (1 613) 569 78 08
E-mail: enquirypoint@scc.ca
Website: http://www.scc.ca
Contact person: Andrea Spencer

(b) For standards and conformity assessment procedures:
Intergovernmental Affairs and Trade

Standards Council of Canada
200-270 Albert Street
Ottawa, ON K1P 6N7 - Canada

Tel: + (1 613) 238 32 22
Telefax: + (1 613) 569 78 08
E-mail: info@scc.ca

Website: http://www.scc.ca

  

Central African Republic    back to top

Direction de la Concurrence et de la Répression des Fraudes Economiques
BP: 1988
Bangui — Central African Republic

Tel: + (236) 61 30 69/61 07 69

Fax: + (236) 61 76 53

  

Chile    back to top

(a) In relation to Technical Regulations (Article 10.1):
Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores
Dirección General de Relaciones Económicas Internacionales
Departamento de Acceso a Mercados
Bombero Salas 1345, piso 11
Santiago - Chile

Tel: +(56 2) 827 5100
Fax: +(56 2) 380 9494
E-mail: cramirez@direcon.cl

Contact Person: Carolina Ramírez

(b) In relation to Standards (Article 10.3):
Instituto Nacional de Normalización
Matías Cousiño 64, piso 6
Santiago — Chile

Tel: + (56 2) 445 8000

Fax: + (56 2) 441 0427

E-mail: inn@inn.cl

  

China    back to top

Research Center for International Inspection and Quarantine Standards and Technical Regulations
General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine of the People's Republic of China
No. 7 Madian Donglu
Haidian District
Beijing 100088 — China

Tel: + (86 10) 82 26 06 18

Fax: + (86 10) 82 26 24 48

E-mail: tbt@aqsiq.gov.cn

  

Colombia    back to top

Ministerio de Comercio, Industria y Turismo
Dirección de Regulación
Director: Dr. Ramón Eduardo Madriñan Rivera

Tel: + (57 1)  2410478

E-mail:  rmadrinan@mincomercio.gov.co

TBT Contact person: Daniel Hector Rico Rodríguez
Calle 28 Nº 13A - 15, piso 3°
Bogotá, D.C. - Colombia

Tel: + (57 1) 6067676, Ext. 1690
Fax: + (57 1) 2410480
E-mail: drico@mincomercio.gov.co
Website: http://www.mincomercio.gov.co

  

Costa Rica    back to top

Ministerio de Economía, Industria y Comercio — MEIC
Dirección de Mejora Regulatoria y Reglamentación Técnica
Centro de Información de Obstáculos Técnicos al Comercio — CIOT
Apartado Postal. 10216-1000,
San José — Costa Rica

Tel: + (506) 236 2538 / 235-2700 Ext.: 203

Fax: + (506) 297 1439 / 235 8192
E-mail: crotc@meic.go.cr,
msolera@meic.go.cr
Website: http://www.meic.go.cr

  

Côte d'Ivoire    back to top

Côte d'Ivoire Normalisation (CODINORM)
Immeuble le Général, 5ème étage
Angle Botreau Roussel
Rue du Commerce
01 BP 1872 Abidjan 01 — Côte d'Ivoire

Tel: + (225) 20 32 05 18 / 20 21 55 12 / 20 22 83 29

Fax: + (225) 20 21 56 11

E-mail: codinorm@africaonline.co.ci

Contact person: Ahoti Yapo François, Chef Centre d’Information sur les Normes et la Réglementation (CINR/CODINORM)

  

Croatia    back to top

TBT Enquiry Point
Croatian Standards Institute (HZN)
Ulica grada Vukovara 78
10000 Zagreb — Croatia

Tel: + (385) 1 610 60 90 / (385) 1 610 60 95

Fax: + (385) 1 610 93 25

E-mail: wto.sredisnjica@dznm.hr, mladen.radetic@dznm.hr

Contact person: Mr. Mladen Radetic

  

Cuba    back to top

Oficina Nacional de Normalización — DOIE
Calle E No. 261 entre 11 y 13
Vedado, 10400, La Habana — Cuba

Tel: + (53 7) 830 00 22 / 830 07 32
Fax: + (53 7) 836 80 48
E-mail: barrerastecnicas@ncnorma.cu
Website: www.nc_otc.cubaindustria.cu

Contact Person: Ing. René Fernández Infante

  

Cyprus    back to top

Cyprus Organization for the Promotion of Quality
Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Tourism
Andrea Araouzou 13 - 15
CY 1421 Nicosia — Cyprus

Tel: (+357) 22 409 310

Fax: (+357) 22 754 103

E-mail: director@cys.mcit.gov.cy, aioannou@cys.mcit.gov.cy

Website: http://www.cys.mcit.gov.cy

  

Czech Republic    back to top

Czech Office for Standards, Metrology and Testing
International Relations Department
Gorazdova 24
P.O. Box 49
128 01 Praha 2 — Czech Republic

Tel: (+420) 224 907 218

Fax: (+420) 224 914 990

E-mail: wto.tbt@unmz.cz

Website: http://www.unmz.cz

Contact person: Ms Andela Bartošová

  

Denmark    back to top

Dansk Standard
(Danish Standards Association)
Kollegievej, 6
DK-2920 Charlottenlund — Denmark

Tel: (+45) 39 96 61 01

Fax: (+45) 39 96 61 01

E-mail: wto@ds.dk

Website: http://www.ds.dk

  

Djibouti    back to top

Ministère du Commerce, de l'Industrie et de l'Artisanat
Service du Contrôle de la Qualité et des Normes
B.P. 24 — Djibouti

Tel: + (253) 35 25 40

Fax: + (253) 35 49 09

  

Dominica    back to top

The Permanent Secretary
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Trade, and Marketing
Government Headquarters
Kennedy Avenue
Roseau — Commonwealth of Dominica

Tel: + (1 767) 448 2401 — Ext. 3213

Fax: + (1 767) 448 5200

E-mail: foreigntrade@cwdom.dm

Dominica Bureau of Standards
28 Kennedy Avenue, 1st Floor
P.O. Box 1015
Roseau Commonwealth of Dominica

Tel: + (1 767) 448 – 1685

Fax: + (1 767) 449 – 9217

E-mail: info@dominicastandards.org; sjohn@dominicastandards.org

Contact person: Dr. Steve John, Director

  

Dominican Republic    back to top

Dirección de Comercio Exterior y Administración de Tratados Comerciales Internacionales - DICOEX
Secretaría de Estado de Industria y Comercio
Avenida México esq. Leopoldo Navarro
Santo Domingo — Dominican Republic

Tel: + (809) 685 5171, Ext: 289

Fax: + (809) 686 6196

Website: http://www.seic.gov.do

  

Ecuador    back to top

Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores, Comercio Exterior e Integración del Ecuador
Subsecretaría de Asuntos Económicos y Comerciales
Dirección General de Comercio Mundial
Dirección: Av. 10 de Agosto y Carrión
Quito
Ecuador

Tel: +(593) 2 299 32 37
Fax: +(593) 2 256 0545
E-mail: dgcmundial@mmrree.gov.ec
Website: www.mmrree.gov.ec

  

Egypt    back to top

Egyptian Organization for Standardization and Quality (EOS)
16, Tadreeb El Modarrebeen St.
El Ameriya
Cairo — Egypt

Tel: + (202) 2 284 55 28/29
Fax: + (202) 2 284 55 04
E-mail: moi@idsc.net.eg
Website: www.eos.org.eg

  

El Salvador    back to top

Ministerio de Economía
Dirección de Administración de Tratados Comerciales
Edificio C-2, Tercera planta Centro de Gobierno, Plan Maestro
Calle Guadalupe y Alameda Juan Pablo II
San Salvador — El Salvador, C.A.

Tel: + (503) 231 57 64 / 231 57 88

Fax: + (503) 231 57 89

E-mail: ezelada@minec.gob.sv, omces@minec.gob.sv

Website: http://www.minec.gob.sv

  

Estonia    back to top

Estonian Centre for Standardisation (EVS)
Aru 10
10317 Tallinn — Estonia

Tel: + (372) 605 50 62

Fax: + (372) 605 50 63

E-mail: enquiry@evs.ee

Website: http://www.evs.ee

  

European Communities    back to top

EC TBT Enquiry Point
Enterprise and Industry Directorate-General
Rue de la Loi 200
1049 Brussels - Belgium

Tel: (+32 2) 295 18 60

Fax: (+32 2) 299 80 43

E-mail: ec-tbt@ec.europa.eu

Website: http://ec.europa.eu/comm/enterprise/tbt/

  

Finland    back to top

Finnish Standards Association SFS
P.O. Box 116
Fin-00241 Helsinki

Tel: (+358 9) 149 93 31

Fax: (+358 9) 146 49 14

E-mail: wto@sfs.fi

Website: http://www.sfs.fi/wto

  

Fiji    back to top

Department of Fair Trading and Consumer Affairs
Ministry of Commerce, Business Development and Investment
Naibati House, 9 Goodenough Street
P.O. Box 2118
Government Buildings
Suva — The Republic of the Fiji Islands

Tel: + (679) 330 54 11

Fax: + (679) 330 26 17

E-mail: ssharma006@govnet.gov.fj

Contact person: Seema Sharma, Economic Planning Officer

  

France    back to top

Association Française de Normalisation (AFNOR)
Centre d'Information sur les Normes et Règlements Techniques (CINORTECH)
11, avenue Francis de Pressensé
93571 SAINT-DENIS LA PLAINE CEDEX
France

Tel: (+33 1) 41 62 87 43

Fax: (+33 1) 49 17 91 69

E-mail: di9834@afnor.org

Website: http://www.afnor.org

Contact person: Mme Eveline Vezinat
Tel: (+33 1) 41 62 87 43
Fax: (+33 1) 49 17 91 69
E-mail: eveline.vezinat@afnor.org

Contact person: Mr Jean-Loup Commo
Tel: (+33 1) 41 62 86 33
Fax: (+33 1) 49 17 90 00
E-mail: jeanloup.commo@afnor.org

Apart from assuming the tasks mentioned in article 10 of the TBT Agreement, AFNOR / CINORTECH informs economic operators and administrations on notifications by the other members.

  

Georgia    back to top

State Department of Standardization, Metrology and Certification of Georgia (GEOSTANDARD)
Chargali str.67
Tbilisi — Georgia

Tel: + (995 32) 67 76 80

Fax: + (995 32) 94 09 13

E-mail: Geostand@mail.ru

Contact person: Liana Gudushauri

  

Germany    back to top

DIN Deutsches Institut für Normung e.V.
Technische Auskunft / National Enquiry Point
Postfach 1107, Burggrafenstr. 6
D-10787 Berlin
Germany

Tel: (+49 30) 260 12600

Fax: (+49 30) 260 11260

E-mail: auskunft@din.de

Website: http://www.din.de

  

Ghana    back to top

WTO TBT Enquiry Point
Ghana Standards Board
P.O. BOX MB-245
Accra — Ghana

Tel: + (233) 21 506994, + (233) 21 500065/66

Fax: + (233) 21 500092, 500231

E-mail: gsbnep@ghanastandards.org

Contact person: Ms. Lysbeth Adetola
E-mail: lysadetola2002@yahoo.com

  

Greece    back to top

Hellenic Organization for Standardization (ELOT)
Information Center for Standards and Technical Regulations
313 Acharnon St.
GR 11145 Athens — Greece

Tel: + (30-210) 21 20 304

Fax: + (30-210) 22 86 219

E-mail: wtotbtgr@elot.gr

Website: http://www.elot.gr

  

Grenada    back to top

Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Trade
Ministerial Complex
Botanical Gardens
St. George's — Grenada W. I

Tel: + (473) 440 2640 / 440 2712

Fax: + (473) 440 4184

E-mail: faffgnd@caribsurf.com

Grenada Bureau of Standards (GDS)
P.O. Box 2036
Queen's Park
St. George's — Grenada W. I.

Tel: + (473) 440-5886 / 440 6783

Fax: + (473) 440-5554

E-mail: gdbs@caribsurf.com

Website: http://www.spiceisle.com/homepages/gdbs

  

Guatemala    back to top

Departamento de OMC
8va Avenida 10-43 Zona 1,
Guatemala, C.A.

Tel: + (502) 238 41 81 Extension 4307

Fax: + (502) 251 67 08

E-mail: Rmorales@mail.mineco.gob.gt, Ibarillas@mail.mineco.gob.gt

  

Guinea Bissau    back to top

Direcçao de Serviços de Normalizaçao e Promoçao da Qualidade (DSNPQ)
Av. 3 de Agosto C.P. 85 Bissau — Republic of Guinea-Bissau

Tel: + (245) 20 21 72

Fax: + (245) 20 58 56

E-mail: soaresvazf@yahoo.com.br

Contact person: Mr. Soares Vaz — Director

  

Guinea, Republic of    back to top

Institut National de Normalisation et de Métrologie (INNM)
BP: 1639 Conakry — Republic of Guinea

Tel: + (224) 41 28 16

Fax: + (224) 41 39 90

E-mail: inm@sotelgui.net.gn

Contact person: Mrs. Hadja Minté CISSE — General Director
E-mail: minte.cisse@caramail.com

  

Honduras    back to top

(a) Enquiry point for all notifications:
Secretaría de Industria y Comercio (Ministry of Industry and Trade)
Dirección General de Integración
Económica y Política Comercial
Edificio Larach, Piso No. 10
Tegucigalpa M.D.C. Honduras

Tel: + (504) 222 60 55 / 222 18 19

Fax: + (504) 238 13 36

(b) Technical regulations, standards and conformity assessment procedures:
Secretaría de Industria y Comercio (Ministry of Industry and Trade)
Dirección General de Producción y Consumo
Departamento de Normalización y Metrología
Edificio San José, Piso 3
Bulevar José Cecilio del Valle
Colonia Humuya
Tegucigalpa M.D.C. Honduras

Tel: + (504) 235 50 06

Fax: + (504) 235 50 06

E-mail: normalizacion@sic.gob.hn

(c) Pharmaceutical products:
Secretaría de Salud
Departamento de Farmacia
Edificio Banma, 2do piso
Tegucigalpa M.D.C. Honduras

Tel: + (504) 238 62 88

Fax: + (504) 222 24 00 / 237 57 76

(d) Food products:
Secretaría de Salud
Unidad de Regulación Sanitaria y Ambiente, antes Control de Alimentos
Paseo Monumento a la Paz
Parte de atrás del Centro de Salud la Sanidad
Frente Cuerpo de Bomberos
Tegucigalpa M.D.C. Honduras

Tel: + (504) 232 11 39 / 232 16 85

Fax: + (504) 232 27 13

  

Hong Kong, China    back to top

Innovation and Technology Commission
The Government of the Hong Kong Special
Administrative Region
36/F., Immigration Tower
Wan Chai — Hong Kong

Tel: + (852) 2829 4819

Fax: + (852) 2824 1302 

E-mail: psib@itc.gov.hk

  

Hungary    back to top

(a) For technical regulations
Hungarian Notifications Centre
Industrial Department
Ministry of Economy and Transport
Honvéd u. 13-15.
H-1880 Budapest – Hungary

Tel: + (361) 374 28 73

Fax: + (361) 473 16 22

E-mail: notification@gkm.gov.hu, fazekas.zsolt@gkm.gov.hu

Contact person: Mr. Zsolt Fazekas, leading councellor

(b) For standards
Magyar Szabvanyugyi Testület
(Hungarian Standards Institute)
Üllöi út 25, Pf.,24
H-1450 Budapest 9 — Hungary

Tel: (+361) 456 68 00

Fax: (+361) 456 68 23

E-mail: gy.ponyai@mszt.hu

Website: http://www.mszt.hu/angol/indexeng.htm

  

Iceland    back to top

(a) For technical regulations
Institute for Accreditation, Legal Metrology, Market Surveillance, Metrology and Electrical Safety
Borgartuni 21
IS-150 Reykjavik — Iceland

Tel: + (354) 510 11 00

Fax: + (354) 510 11 01

(b) For standards
The Icelandic Standardization Council
Holtagardar
IS-104 Reykjavik — Iceland

Tel: + (354) 520 71 50

Fax: + (354) 520 71 71

Ministry for Foreign Affairs
External Trade Department
Raudaràrstig 25
IS-150 Reykjavik — Iceland

Tel: + (354) 560 99 00

Fax: + (354) 562 48 78

E-mail: bryndis.kjartansdottir@utn.stjr.is

Contact person: Mrs. Bryndis Kjartansdóttir

  

India    back to top

International Relations & Technical Information Services Department
Bureau of Indian Standards, Manak Bhavan,
9 Bahadur Shah Marg,
New Delhi-11002 — India

Telephone: +(91 11) 232 30 342 / +(91 11) 232 31 082

Fax: + (91 11) 232 39 399

Website: http://www.bis.org.in

E-mail: info@bis.org.in

Contact Person: Mr. C K Maheshwari
Scientist 'F' & Head

  

Indonesia    back to top

Badan Standardisasi Nasional (BSN)
(National Standardization Agency — Indonesia)
Manggala Wanabakti Blok IV, 4th floor
Jl. Jend. Gatot Subroto, Senayan
Jakarta 12710 — Indonesia

Tel: + (62 21) 574 70 43 - 44

Fax: + (62 21) 574 70 45

E-mail: bsn@bsn.or.id

Website: http://www.bsn.or.id

  

Ireland    back to top

(a) For technical regulations:
Market Access Unit
Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment
Earlsfort Centre
Lower Hatch Street
Dublin 2
Ireland

Tel: (+353 1) 631 21 21

Fax: (+353 1) 631 25 53

E-mail: erinfo@entemp.ie

Website: http://www.entemp.ie

(b) For Standards:
Standards Development
National Standards Authority of Ireland
Glasnevin
Dublin 9 — Ireland

Tel: (+353 1) 807 38 00

Fax: (+353 1) 807 38 38

E-mail: tony.losty@nsai.ie

Website: http://www.nsai.ie

  

Israel    back to top

(a) For TBT notifications and related enquiries:
WTO Enquiry Point
Ministry of Industry, Trade and Labor
Commissioner of Standardisation
86 Derech Menahem Begin
Tel-Aviv  67138 — Israel

Tel:  +(972) 3 565 2700
Tel:  +(972) 3 563 4204

Fax: +(972) 3 565 2710

E-mail: Yael.Friedgut@moital.gov.il

(b) For all other topics:
Commissioner of Standardization
Standardization Administration
Ministry of Industry, Trade and Labor
5, Bank of Israel St.
Jerusalem 91036, Israel

Tel:  +(972) 2 666 2295

Fax: +(972) 2 666 2943

  

Italy   back to top

(a) For technical regulations
Ministero delle attività produttive
Ufficio F1 - Ispettorato Tecnico dell'Industria
Via Molise, 2
00187 Roma - Italy

Tel: (+39 06) 470 52 205

Fax: (+39 06) 478 87 805

E-mail: tbt.italia@attivitaproduttive.gov.it, vincenzo.correggia@attivitaproduttive.gov.it

Website: http://www.minindustria.it

(b) Database for national Technical regulations in force
Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (CNR)
Dipartimento per le Attività Scientifiche e Tecnologiche (DAST)
Via dei Tiburtina, 19
00185 Rome — Italy

Tel: (+39 06) 4993 7445/ 4993 7455

Fax: (+39 06) 4993 7440

E-mail: a.verdecchia@dcas.cnr.it

(c) For standards (except electricity and electronics)
Ente Nazionale Italiano di Unificazione (UNI)
Via Battistotti Sassi, 11/b
20133 Milan — Italy

Tel: + (39-02) 700 241

Fax: + (39-02) 701 061 49

E-mail: presidenza@uni.com, direzione@uni.com

Website: http://www.uni.com

(d) For standards concerning electricity and electronics
Comitato Elettrotecnico Italiano (CEI)
Via Saccardo 9
20134 Milan — Italy

Tel: (+39 02) 210 061

Fax: (+39 02) 210 062 10

E-mail: cei@ceiweb.it

Website mailto:http://www.ceiweb.it

  

Jamaica    back to top

Bureau of Standards Jamaica
6 Winchester Road
P.O. Box 113
Kingston 10 — Jamaica

Tel: + (876) 926 31 40-5

Fax: + (876) 929 47 36

E-mail: grose@bsj.org.jm

This government agency has responsibility for the promulgation and implementation of standards as follows:

  • inspection;
  • laboratory testing;
  • product and system certification;
  • technical information;
  • training;
  • energy efficiency evaluation;
  • metrology.

Laboratory accreditation functions are currently being phased into The National Accreditation Body.

  

Japan    back to top

(a) Standards Information Service
International Trade Division
Economic Affairs Bureau
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
2-2-1 Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-8919 — Japan

Tel: + (81 3) 5501 83 44

Fax: + (81 3) 5501 83 43

E-mail: enquiry@mofa.go.jp

Standards Information Service at MOFA mainly handles enquiries in the fields of drugs, cosmetics, medical devices, foodstuffs, food additives, telecommunications facilities, motor vehicles, ships, aircraft and railway equipment (excluding enquiries concerning Japanese Industrial Standards (JIS) which are handled by JETRO).

(b) Standards Information Service
Business Services Center
Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO)

Ark Mori Building 6F
12-32 Akasaka 1-Chome
Minato-ku, Tokyo
107-6006 — Japan

Tel: + (81 3) 35 82 62 70

Fax: + (81 3) 35 82 56 62

E-mail: BUA-WTO@jetro.go.jp

Standards Information Service at JETRO mainly handles enquiries in the fields of electric equipment, gas appliances, measurement scales, foodstuffs, food additives, etc. Those enquiries concerning JIS on medical devices, motor vehicles, ships, aircraft and railway equipment are handled by JETRO.

In relation to the services of these two bodies, a Standards Agreement Office has been established in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA). Enquiries can be made in a WTO language.

  

Jordan    back to top

(a) National Enquiry Point
TBT Enquiry Point - Knowledge Management Department
Jordan Institution for Standards and Metrology
P.O. Box 941287
Amman — 11194 — Jordan

Tel: + (962) 6 565 80 38

Fax: + (962) 6 568 10 99

E-mail: rmadanat@jism.gov.jo

Contact person: Rula Madanat, Director General Assistant for Technical Affairs

(b) Tasks related to Standards, Technical Regulations and Conformity Assessment
Jordan Institution for Standards and Metrology
P.O. Box 941287
Amman — 11194 — Jordan

Tel: + (962) 6 568 02 70

Fax: + (962) 6 568 10 99

E-mail: ykhayyat@jiism.gov.jo

Contact person:  Dr. Yaseen Khayyat, General Director

(c) TBT Notification Body
Foreign Trade Policy and Economic Relations Department
Ministry of Industry and Trade
P.O. Box 2019
Amman — 11181 — Jordan

Tel: + (962) 6 562 90 30

Fax: + (962) 6 560 76 40

E-mail: maha.a@mit.gov.jo

Contact person: Ms Maha Ali/Researcher, acting Head of Department

  

Kenya    back to top

The Managing Director,
Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBS)
Kapiti Road — Off Mombasa Road
Behind Belle vue Cinema
P.O. Box 54974, Nairobi-00200 — Kenya

Tel: +(254 020) 605490 / 605550 / 605610

Fax: +(254 020) 604031 / 609660

Cell phone: +(254 020) 0722202137/8 - +(254 020) 0734600471/2

E-Mail: info@kebs.org

Website: http://www.kebs.org

Contact person: Mrs Eva Odour

  

Korea, Republic of    back to top

Industrial products
Technical Barriers to Trade(TBT) Division
Korean Agency for Technology and Standards (KATS)
Ministry of Knowledge Economy(MKE)
96 Gyoyukwongil, Gwacheon
Kyunggi-do, Republic of Korea, 427-716

Tel: +(82 2) 509 7255
Fax: + (82 2) 509 7307
E-mail: tbt@kats.go.kr
Website: www.knowtbt.kr

Agricultural/livestock products and Fishery products:
Bilateral Cooperation Division
Ministry for Food, Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries(MIFAFF)
88, Gwanmunro, Gwacheon-si
Gyeonggi-do, Republic of Korea, 427-719

Tel: +(82 2) 500 1877
Fax: +(82 2) 504 6659
E-mail: bcd@mifaff.go.kr


Pharmaceuticals, quasi-drugs, medical devices, cosmetic and processed food
Division of Commerce and FTA
Ministry of Health, Welfare and Family Affairs (MW)
Hyundai Building, 75 Yulgong-ro, Jongno-gu, Seoul
Republic of Korea, 110-793

Tel: + (82 2) 2023 7242
Fax: + (82 2) 2023 7240
E-mail: healthcaretrade@mw.go.kr

  

Kuwait    back to top

Public authority for Industry
Phd. Yousef Shehab Al Bahar
Vice General Director of PAI — Responsible for TBT SPS enquiries
Standards and Industrial Services Affairs (KOWSMD)
P.O. Box: 4690 Safat 13047 — Kuwait

Tel: + (965) 431 87.40

Fax: + (965) 431 67.04

E-mail: kowsmd@pai.gov.kw

  

Kyrgyz Republic    back to top

(a) For Technical Regulations and Conformity Assessment Procedures: TBT Enquiry Point and Technical Regulation Information Service
Ministry of Economic Development and Trade
106 Chui Prospekt
720002 Bishkek – Krygyz Republic

Tel: +(996 312) 621190
Fax: +(996 312) 661837
E-mail: utr307@yandex.ru

(b) For Standards:
National Institute for Standards and Metrology of the Kyrgyz Republic (NISM)
197, Panfilov street,
720040 Bishkek - Kyrgyz Republic

Tel: + (996 312) 66 14 56
Fax: + (996 312) 66 13 67
E-mail: wto@nism.gov.kg
Website: www.nism.gov.kg

  

Latvia    back to top

WTO Information Division
157 K. Valdemara Street
Riga LV-1013 — Latvia

Tel: (+371) 737 13 06

Fax: (+371) 737 13 24

E-mail: lvs@lvs.lv

  

Lesotho    back to top

The Standards and Quality Assurance Section
Ministry of Industry, Trade and Marketing
P.O. Box 747
MASERU, 100 — Lesotho

Tel: + (266) 317 454 / 320 695

Fax: + (266) 311 075 / 310 326

E-mail: Lessqa@leoco.ls

Contact person: Chief Standards Officer

  

Liechtenstein    back to top

Office for Foreign Affairs
Heiligkreuz 14
9490 Vaduz — Liechtenstein

  

Lithuania    back to top

Lithuanian Standards Board
T. Kosciuskos street 30
01100 Vilnius — Lithuania

Tel: (+370) 5 270 93 47

Fax: (+370) 5 270 93 67

E-mail: enquiry@lsd.lt

Website: http://www.lsd.lt

  

Luxembourg    back to top

Ministère du Travail et de l'Emploi
Inspection du Travail et des Mines
3, rue des Primeurs —
L-2361 Strassen

Tel: (+352) 478 61 50

Fax: (+352) 491 447

E-mail: paul.weber@itm.etat.lu

  

Macao, China    back to top

Macao Economic Services
1-3 Rua Dr. Pedro José Lobo, 25th floor
Macao (Asia)

Tel: + (853) 38 69 37

Fax: + (853) 59 03 10

E-mail: wto@economia.gov.mo

  

Madagascar    back to top

Direction de la Normalisation et de la Qualité (DNQ)
Service Normalisation et Règlementation (Centre Documentation)
6 bis, rue Rainandriamampandry Soarano
B.P. 454 Antananarivo (101) — Madagascar

Tel: + (261 20) 22 238 60 / 22 237 99

Fax: + (261 20) 22 666 45 / 22 264 26 / 22 566 01

E-mail: dnq@wanadoo.mg, ranardin@yahoo.fr

  

Malaysia    back to top

Standards Management Department (SIRIM Berhad)
No. 1 Persiaran Dato' Menteri
PO box 7035
Section 2,
40911 Shah Alam
Selangor Darul Ehsan — Malaysia

Tel: + (603) 5544 6302 / 5544 6909

Fax: + (603) 5510 6389

Website: http://www.sirim.my/WTO/main.htm

Contact persons: Ms. Khalidah Mustafa:khalidah_mustafa@sirim.my/
Ms. Salmah Mohd Nordin: salmah_mohd.nordin@sirim.my

  

Malawi    back to top

Ministry of Industry, Trade and Private Sector Development
3rd Floor, Gemini House
P.O. Box 30366
Capital City
Lilongwe 3
Malawi

Tel: +(265) 1 770 244
Fax: +(265) 1 770 680
Email: minci@malawi.net

  

Mali    back to top

Direction nationale des industries
Rue Famalo Coulibaly
BP 278
Bamako — Mali

Tel: + (223) 22 57 56 / 22 06 63

Fax: + (223) 22 61 37

  

Malta    back to top

Malta Standards Authority
c/o Dr. Lorna Mifsud Cachia
Level 2
Evans Building
Merchants Street
Valletta VLT 03 — Malta

Tel: (+356) 21 242 420 / (+356) 21 243 282

Fax: (+356) 21 242 406

E-mail: lorna.cachia@msa.org.mt

Website: http://www.msa.org.mt

  

Mauritius    back to top

Mauritius Standards Bureau
Villa Road
Moka — Mauritius

Tel: + (230) 433 36 48

Fax: + (230) 433 50 51 / 433 51 50

Contact person: Mrs K D Rajcoomar

  

Mexico    back to top

Dirección General de Normas
Av. Puente de Tecamachalco No. 6, Tercer piso
Colonia Lomas de Tecamachalco
C.P. 53950 — Naucalpan, Estado de Mexico — Mexico

Tel: + (52 5) 729 94 80

Fax: + (52 5) 729 94 84

E-mail: normasomc@economia.gob.mx

Contact person: Dr. Francisco Ramos Gómez

  

Moldova    back to top

Information Center of Standardization and Certification
Department of Standards and Metrology
28, E. Coca St.
Chisinau, Moldova — 2039

Tel: + (373-2) 75 09 81, ext. 116

Fax: + (373-2) 75 05 81

E-mail: standart@standart.mldnet.com

Contact person: Mr. Vasile Lupashcu

  

Mongolia    back to top

Mongolian National Centre for Standardization and Metrology
Peace Street 46 A
Ulaanbaatar 51 — Mongolia

Tel: + (976 1) 358 349

Fax: + (976 1) 358 032

  

Morocco    back to top

Ministry of Industry, Trade and the upgrade of the Economy
Standardization and Quality Promotion Division
Moroccan Industrial Standardization Service (SNIMA)
Angle Avenue Kamal Zebdi et Rue dadi
Secteur 21, Hay Riad
Rabat — Morocco

Tel: + (212) 37-71 62 14

Fax: + (212) 37-71 17 98

E-mail: snima@mcinet.gov.ma

  

Mozambique    back to top

Instituto Nacional de Normalização e Qualidade — INNOQ
Av. 25 de Setembro, 1179 — 2 andar
CP 2983, Maputo — Mozambique

Tel: + (258) 21 303822; + (258) 21 303823
INNOQ mobile phone: + (258) 82 3228840

Fax: + (258) 21 304206

E-mail: innoq@emilmoz.com

  

Myanmar    back to top

Director General
Directorate of Trade
Ministry of Commerce
228-240 Strand Road
Yangon — Myanmar

Tel: + (95 1) 286 442 / 283 235

Fax: + (95 1) 289 578

  

Namibia    back to top

Namibia Standards Information and Quality Office (NSIQO)
Private Bag 13340
Windhoek — Namibia

Tel: + (264) 61 283 7111

Fax: + (264) 61 220 227

E-mail: nsiquo@mti.gov.na

  

Nepal    back to top

Nepal Bureau of Standards and Metrology (NBSM)
P.O. Box No. 985, Balaju
Kathmandu — Kingdom of Nepal

Tel: + (977) 1 4356810

Fax: + (977) 1 4350689

E-mail: nbsm@nbsm.gov.np

  

The Netherlands    back to top

(a) Article 10, paragraph 1.1
Ministry of Finance
Tax and Customs Administration
Central Licensing Office for Imports and Exports
Section EC/WTO-Notifications
PO Box 30003
9700 RD Groningen

Tel: (+31 50) 5232133/134/135

Fax: (+31 50) 5232 159

E-mail: enquiry.point@tiscali-business.nl, enquiry.point2@tiscali-business.nl

The CDIU is responsible for the implementation of regulations in the field of international trade and also for information on technical regulations, including notifications.

(b) Article 10, paragraph 1.2
Nederlands Normalisatie-Instituut (NEN)
(Netherlands Standardization Institute)
P.O. Box 5059
2600 GB DELFT — The Netherlands

Tel: (+31 15) 26 90255

Fax: (+31 15) 26 90130

Website: http://www.nen.nl

(c) Article 10, paragraph 1.3
Raad voor Accreditatie
(Dutch Accreditation Council RvA)
P.O. Box 2768
3500 GT UTRECHT

Tel: (+31 30) 23 94500

Fax: (+31 30) 23 94539

E-mail: postmaster@rva.nl

  

New Zealand    back to top

Standards New Zealand
Radio New Zealand House
155 The Terrace
Private Bag 2439
Wellington — New Zealand

Tel: + (64 4) 498 59 90

Fax: + (64 4) 498 59 94

E-mail: wto@standards.co.nz

  

Nicaragua    back to top

Ministerio de Fomento, Industria y Comercio
Dirección de Tecnología, Normalización y Metrología
Centro de Información sobre Obstáculos Técnicos al Comercio
Dirección: Km. 6 carretera a Masaya Frente a Camino de Oriente
Nicaragua

Tel: + (505) 267 0161 Extensions: 1032; 1138; 1134; 1130

Fax: + (505) 267 2019

E-mail: jorge.torres@mific.gob.ni, dtnm@mific.gob.ni

Website: http://www.mific.gob.ni/DocuShare/dscgi/
ds.py/View/Collection-127

  

Niger    back to top

Ministère du Commerce, de l'industrie, de l'artisanat et de la Promotion du Secteur Privé
Direction de la Normalisation, de la Qualité et de la Métrologie
BP: 480 Niamey — Niger

Téléphone: + (227) 73 69 50

Téléfax: + (227) 73 21 50

E-mail: dnqm2002@yahoo.fr

  

Nigeria    back to top

The Director General
Standards Organisation of Nigeria
Plot 13/14 Northern Business District
Road 34, Victoria Arobieke Street
Lekki Peninsula Scheme 1
Lekki, Victoria Island
Lagos – Nigeria
P.M.B 2102 Yaba
Postal Code No. 101007

Tel: + 234 1 2708247

Fax: + 234 1 2708246

E-mail: sonnis-ng@yahoo.com
            info@sononline-ng.org
            toyinidowu2002@yahoo.com
Website:
http://www.sononline-ng.org

 

Norway    back to top

Standards Norway
PO Box 242,
1326 Lysaker — Norway

Tel: + (47) 67 83 86 00

Fax: + (47) 67 83 86 01

E-mail: info@standard.no

Website: http://www.standard.no

  

Oman    back to top

National Enquiry Point and Information Centre (NEPIC)
P.O. Box 550, Postal Code 113
Muscat — Sultanate of Oman

Tel: + (968) 77 17 252

Fax: + (968) 77 17 040

E-mail: contact@enquiryoman.gov.om

Website: http://www.enquiryoman.gov.om

  

Pakistan    back to top

Standardization, Conformity Assessment, Legal Metrology and Technical Services undertaken by the Pakistan Standards & Quality Control Authority:
Pakistan Standards & Quality Control Authority (PSQCA)
Block-77, Pakistan Secretariat
Saddar, Karachi-74400 — Pakistan
 

Tel: + (92 21) 920 62 60
Fax: + (92 21) 920 62 63
Email: tbt@psqca.com.pk, wto.nep@psqca.com.pk
Website: http://www.psqca.com.pk

  

Panama    back to top

Dirección General de Normas y Tecnología Industrial (DGNTI)
Ministerio de Comercio e Industrias
Av. Ricardo J. Alfaro, Edificio Plaza Edison, Tercer Piso
Panama — Republic of Panama

Tel: + (507) 360 0716 / 360 0700 / 370 0600

Fax: + (507) 360 0721

E-mail: dgnti@mici.gob.pa

Website: http://www.mici.gob.pa

  

Papua New Guinea    back to top

Director General
National Institute of Standards and Industrial Technology (NISIT)
P.O. Box 3042
BOROKO — Papua New Guinea

Tel: + (675) 323 18 52 / 311 21 46

Fax: + (675) 325 87 93

E-mail: jmoses@nisit.gov.pg

Website: http://www.nisit.gov.pg

Contact person: Mr. Johnny Moses

  

Paraguay    back to top

a) Para consultas sobre reglamentos técnicos, normas y procedimientos de evaluación de la conformidad, dirigirse a la Unidad de Coordinación del SNIN del Ministerio de Industria y Comercio (MIC), cuyas referencias son:
Ing. Aída Romero
Unidad de Coordinación, Subsecretaría de Estado de Comercio
Ministerio de Industria y Comercio
Avda. Mariscal F. López 3333.
Asunción, Paraguay

Tel:  +595 (21) 616 3284
Fax: +595 (21) 616 3084
Website: http://www.snin.gov.py
E-mail: info@snin.gov.py; aromero@mic

b) Para notificaciones a la OMC, información y consultas formales de los países Miembros referidos a OTC, el punto focal es:
Centro de Referencias OMC
Dirección de Organismos Económicos Multilaterales-Subsecretaría de Relaciones Económicas e Integración.
Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores
Palma casi 15 de Agosto, Nº 594
Asunción
Paraguay

Tel:  +595 (21) 493657
E-mail: snin@mre.gov.py ; girala@mre.gov.py

  

Peru    back to top

The Vice-Ministry of Foreign Trade of the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Tourism (MINCETUR) is Peru's notification body.
Contact person: Edgar Vásquez
Address: Calle Uno Oeste N°50, Lima 27, Perú

Tel.: +(51 1) 513-6100,