INDIA: TWO-PLY COIR YARNS SPUN BY MANUAL OPERATION The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6. G/TBT/Notif.96.347. 1. Member to Agreement notifying: India. If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2): 2. Agency responsible: Bureau of Indian Standards. Agency or authority designated to handle comments regarding the notification can be indicated if different from above: 3. Notified under Article 2.9.2. 4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable): ICS 59.080.20. 5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: TXD 25(0215) Draft Indian Standard Specification for Two-Ply Coir Yarns Spun by Manual Operation (12 pages). 6. Description of content: This Standard covers considerations like terminology, requirements, working and labelling, packing, sampling, criteria for conformity and various method of tests for different grades of various types of two-ply coir yarns spun by manual operation, namely Anjengo yarn, Anjengo M.yarn, Superior anjengo yarn, Aratory yarn, Alappat yarn, Ashtamudy yarn, Beach yarn, Beypore yarn, Parur yarn, Quilandy yarn, Roping yarn and Vycome yarn. 7. Objective and rationale: Standardization and quality control. 8. Relevant documents: On adoption the notification of the document will be made through the Government of India Gazette. It will also be published in Standards India & Standards Monthly Additions brought out by the Bureau. 9. Proposed date of adoption: Proposed date of entry into force: After finalization. 10. Final date for comments: 14 August 1996. (275)

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