Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade - Notification - Mongolia - Cashmere

NOTIFICATION

The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6

 

1.

Notifying Member: Mongolia

If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):

2.

Agency responsible:

Mongolian Agency for Standards and Metrology
P.O.B-48, Peace Street 46A,
Ulaanbaatar 13343, MONGOLIA
Tel. : +976 51 263805
Fax: +976 11 458032
Web:
www.masm.gov.mn

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:

V.Bolormaa
Officer, Department of Light Industry Policy Implementation, Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Light industry (MOFALI)
9tha Office Government, Peace avenue 16A. Bayanzurkh district, Ulaanbaatar 13381. Mongolia
e-mail:
bolormaa@mofa.gov.mn, mofa@mofa.gov.mn, http://www.mofa.gov.mn/
Phone: 976 99102489

3.

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): Primary processed cashmere, cashmere tops, cashmere component fibres, coarse hair, intermediate hair, down fibre (definitions are given in the draft); Natural fibres (ICS 59.060.10)

5.

Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: Draft technical regulation for cashmere production and trade (3 page(s), in Mongolian)

6.

Description of content:  The draft regulation covers:

- Requirements for cashmere processing and trade

- Requirements for cashmere manufacturers

- Requirements for inspection of cashmere production and trade

7.

Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable:  Increase the share of value added finished domestic products and control product quality; Prevention of deceptive practices and consumer protection; Protection of human health or safety; Quality requirements; Cost saving and productivity enhancement

8.

Relevant documents:

Law on "Standardization, technical regulation and accreditation"

Government Program "Cashmere"

9.

Proposed date of adoption: 1 February 2020

Proposed date of entry into force: 1 August 2020

10.

Final date for comments: 60 days from notification

11.

Texts available from: National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax numbers and email and website addresses, if available, of other body:

WTO/TBT National Enquiry Point of the Mongolia
Tel: +976- 11- 263860
Fax: +976-11-458032
e-mail:
standardinform@masm.gov.mn

https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2019/TBT/MNG/19_6200_00_e.pdf