NOTIFICATION
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with
Article 10.6
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Notifying Member: The
Gambia
If applicable, name of local government
involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):
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Agency responsible: The Gambia Standards Bureau, Kotu East. Email: info@tgsb.gm or thegambiasb@gmail.com, website: www.tgsb.gm, Telephone: +220 4464210.
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:
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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): ICS: 91.080.30,
93.020
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Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: COMPRESSED EARTH
BLOCKS: Code of 21 practice for masonry in masonry (28 page(s), in English)
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Description of content: The rules
described in this code are applicable in all production companies acceded to
a system of qualification of their activity from an approved body.
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Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems
where applicable: To standardize the Compressed Earth Blocks sector in The Gambia
and to be used as a tool for training of masons, stakeholders and promotion
of Compressed Earth Blocks amongst the general population. As earth masonry
(earth building technology) emerges as a sustainable material for affordable
and high-quality dwellings and forms an integral part of the building
industry, standardizing this sector becomes pertinent. Currently,
manufacturers and building enterprises which have adopted this technology
nevertheless still find themselves facing problems of acceptance of the
material due to the absence of normative documents.
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Relevant documents: -
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Proposed date of adoption: 28 July 2021
Proposed date of entry into force: 28 August 2021
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Final date for comments: 14 June 2021
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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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