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Notifying Member: Afghanistan
If applicable, name of local government
involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):
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Agency responsible:
Afghan National Standards Authority (ANSA)
Email: admin.ansa@gmail.com
Web-site: http://www.ansa.gov.af
Name and
address (including telephone and fax numbers, email and website addresses, if
available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments regarding the
notification shall be indicated if
different from above:
TBT Enquiry Point
Ms Shahperay Nasseri
Afghan National Standards Authority (ANSA)
Industrial Park Area, Kabul – Jalalabad Road
Kabul, Afghanistan
P.O. Box No: 51 72
Email: shahperayn@yahoo.com; tbt_ep@ansa.gov.af
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Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [ ], 5.6.2
[ ], 5.7.1 [ ], other:
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Products covered (HS or CCCN where
applicable, otherwise national tariff
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable): Portland Cement (HS: 252310 ), Steel for reinforced concrete
(plain bars and ribbed bars) (ICS: 77.140.60, HS: 721310) and non-load
bearing concrete masonry (HS: 681011) [AF TR 1]
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Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: Afghanistan
Technical Regulation 1 – Construction Materials (5 pages, in Dari)
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Description of content: Requirements for the import, production, and supply of Portland
Cement, Steel for reinforced concrete and Non Load Bearing Concrete Masonry
are based on the following standards:
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AS 124/ASTM C
150 – Standard Specification for Portland Cement
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AS 191/ISO
6935-1 and ISO 6935-2 – Specification of Steel for the Reinforcement of
Concrete – Part 1 Plain Bars and Part 2 Ribbed Bars
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AS 135/ISIRI
70-1 – Specification of Non Load Bearing Concrete Masonry
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Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems
where applicable: Regulate
import, production, and supply of construction materials, improve the quality
of life, safety, health as well as the protection of the environment and
consumers.
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Relevant documents: National
Standard of Specification of Portland Cement AS 124/ASTM C 150 (or newer
version); Plain Bars AS 191/ISO 6935-1 (or newer version); Ribbed Bars AS
192/ISO 6935-2:2007 (or newer version); Non Load Bearing Concrete Masonry AS
135/ISRI 70-1 (or newer version)
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Proposed date of adoption: 5 September 2012
Proposed date of entry into force: 4 February 2013
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Final date for comments: N/A
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Texts available from: National enquiry point [X]
or address, telephone and fax numbers and email and website addresses, if
available, of other body:
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