BOL/7
WTO/TBT
BO Bolivia
  • 13 - Environment and health protection, Safety
  • 84 - Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof
2018-02-28
2017-12-06

Fire extinguishers, whether or not charged (HS code: 842410) (ICS number: 13.220)

Reglamento de Extintores Portátiles de Polvo Químico Seco Contra Incendios (Regulations on portable dry chemical powder fire extinguishers) (24 pages, in Spanish)

The notified draft Technical Regulation applies to portable low-pressure dry chemical powder fire extinguishers that are rechargeable or non-rechargeable, have a capacity between 0.5 kg and 12 kg, and are either domestically manufactured or imported. It sets out general requirements for extinguishers' external cylinder characteristics and their parts and components, and specific requirements for their physical characteristics, functioning and resistance, and the information that must appear on markings and labels.