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These Regulations shall come into force on the 1st day of October, 1997. MADE by the Minister of Trade and Industry this 18th day of September, 1997. (ALFREDO MARTINEZ) Minister of Trade & Industry 50 SCHEDULE FORM I [Regulation 3(2)(a)] STANDARDS ACT DETENTION TAG ________________________________________________ HELD ________________________________________________ HELD UNDER THE AUTHORITY OF THE STANDARDS ACT AND THE REGULATIONS MADE THEREUNDER DATE .......................................................................................... ESTABLISHMENT ................................................................... ..................................................................................................... ..................................................................................................... ..................................................................................................... INSPECTOR ............................................................................... Standards 51 SCHEDULE FORM II [Regulation 3(3)] STANDARDS ACT NOTICE OF DETENTION PLACE ...................... DATE ......................... TO ...................... ADDRESS ......................... ....................... ......................... ....................... ......................... TAKE NOTICE THAT: The .................... cases of ..................... marked .......................................................brand and said to have originated at ............................................................. under HELD TAG NO. ........................ The reasons for the detention are as follows ................................ ..................................................................................................... ..................................................................................................... ..................................................................................................... Remarks....................................................................................... ..................................................................................................... ..................................................................................................... You are hereby forbidden to move or cause or allow the same to be moved until you have written authority from an inspector appointed under the Standards Act. .............................. ………...................... Acknowledged Inspector 52 Standards SCHEDULE FORM III [Regulation 3(4)] STANDARDS ACT NOTICE OF RELEASE PLACE .......................... DATE ...................... TO .......................... ADDRESS ...................... .......................... ...................... .......................... ...................... TAKE NOTICE THAT: With reference to the............................ ..................................................................................................... ..................................................................................................... ..................................................................................................... which were placed under detention on....................................by Mr./Ms. ...................... an inspector appointed under the Standards Act, have been satisfactorily dealt with and released. The details of the commodities are as follows..................................................................................................... ..................................................................................................... ..................................................................................................... Held Tag No. ........................................ Inspector ............................................... Standards 53 SCHEDULE FORM IV [Regulation 4(6)] STANDARDS ACT CERTIFICATE OF ANALYSIS/TEST Name of Designated Laboratory or Test House........................................................................................... I ............................................................................being a person duly authorized as an officer of the above laboratory/test house designated under the Standards Regulations do hereby certify as follows: 1. That on the day of 20___ . I received from ..................................................a sealed package, which said package was unopened and the seals thereon unbroken. 2. That I broke the seals and opened the said package and removed there from a sample, submitted as a sample of...................................................................................... .........taken from............................................................... ......................................................of ............................... 3. That I duly analysed and examined the said sample for the purpose of determining if the same conformed to the requirements of the Standards Act and the Regulations made thereunder, and I obtained the following results: .......................................................................................... .......................................................................................... Certified this ................... day of ................................... 20___ .......................................... .................................. Designation Analyst/Test 54 Standards SCHEDULE FORM V [Regulation 7(2)] STANDARDS ACT NOTICE OF INTENTION TO EXPORT A DESIGNATED COMMODITY TO: THE BELIZE BUREAU OF STANDARDS ................. FROM: ........................................................................................ TAKE NOTICE THAT: It is our intention to export a designated commodity and we are hereby requesting an inspection of the consignment, particulars of which are given below for the issuance of a “Certificate of Export Worthiness” as required under the Standards Regulations for export of the commodity. I am/We are enclosing a cheque/draft No. .............. dated ........... for BZ$ .................................... on towards the inspection fee for this consignment. (1) Name and address of exporter .......................................... (2) Name and address of the manufacturer ............................ (3) Buyers Order No./Export Contract No. ............................ (4) Description of the Consignment ...................................... (a) Name of Commodity: ...................................... (b) Brand Name, if any: ......................................... (c) Grade, Size, etc: ............................................... (d) Quantity: ......................................................... (e) Number of packages: ....................................... (f) Value/F.O.B./C.I.F: ......................................... (g) Shipping Marks: .............................................. Standards 55 (5) Exact address where the goods are placed for inspection: (6) Technical requirements including specification stipulated in the export contract: (7) Details of Shipment: (a) Probable date of loading into the ship/plan: ..... (b) Name of ship/carrier: ....................................... (c) Date of departure ............................................. (d) Port of shipment .............................................. (8) Details of seals, if any ...................................................... (9) Any other relevant information ........................................ It is hereby certified that the consignment mentioned above has been manufactured/processed to satisfy the conditions relating to the Quality Control/ Inspection applicable to it under the Standards Act and the Regulations made thereunder. Date: ............................. Signature: .................................... Designation: ................................ Seal of the Exporter: .................... 56 Standards SCHEDULE [Regulation 7(6)] FORM VI STANDARDS ACT CERTIFICATE OF EXPORT WORTHINESS No.: .................. 1. Name and address of the exporter: ................................... 2. Name and address of the manufacturer: ........................... 3. Buyer’s Order No./Export Contract No.: ......................... 4. Description of consignment: ............................................ (a) Name of commodity: ....................................... (b) Brand name, if any: ......................................... (c) Grade, size, etc.: .............................................. (d) Quantity as declared by the exporter: ............... (e) No. of packages: .............................................. (f) Value: .............................................................. (g) Shipping marks: .............................................. 5. Details of manufacturer’s seal, if any: .............................. 6. Details of seal of the Belize Bureau of Standards: ............ ...................................................................................... 7. Carrier and destination: .................................................... Standards 57 .......................................................................................... .......................................................................................... 8. Remarks, if any: ............................................................... .......................................................................................... .......................................................................................... It is hereby declared that the consignment as per details given above has been inspected as required under the Standards Act and the Regulations made thereunder. It satisfies the conditions relating to Quality Control and Inspection as applicable to it and is certified export worthy. ....................................... Inspector ...................................... Date 58 Standards SCHEDULE FORM VII [Regulation 7(7)] STANDARDS ACT NOTICE REGARDING REFUSAL TO ISSUE CERTIFICATE OF INSPECTION FOR EXPORT OF DESIGNATED COMMODITY No.: ................. To: ........................................................................... Messrs. ........................................................................... ........................................................................... From: Belize Bureau of Standards Subject: Pre-shipment inspection of: .............................. ........................................................................... Ref: Your notice No. ...................... Date: ................................... TAKE NOTICE THAT: On inspection of the above consignment of ....................................................it has been found that the consignment does not conform to the compulsory standard established/recognized under the Standards Act, and the Regulations made thereunder, for the following reasons: ..................................................................................................... ..................................................................................................... ..................................................................................................... As such it is regretted that the certificate of inspection for export cannot be issued in respect of the above mentioned consignment. Date: ....................................... Place: ...................................... Inspector: ................................ Standards 59 SCHEDULE FORM VIII [Regulation 13(2)(a)] APPLICATION FOR LICENCE TO USE A STANDARD MARK To: The Director, Belize Bureau of Standards 1. *I/We carrying on business at ..............................(full business address) under the style of ................................ (full name of individual or firm) hereby apply for a licence under the Standards Act to use the Standard Mark in respect of Articles/Class of Articles/Process which conform to the Belizean/CARICOM Standard(s) listed below– (a) **Article Type .......................................................... Size .......................................................... Grade .......................................................... Brand Name .......................................................... (b) **Class of Articles Type .......................................................... Size .......................................................... Grade .......................................................... Brand Name .......................................................... (c) **Process Type .......................................................... Grade .......................................................... Brand Name .......................................................... 60 Standards (d) Related Belizean/CARICOM Standard(s) No.: Year Title ................................ No.: Year Title ................................ No.: Year Title ................................ 2. The above article/process is manufactured/carried out by...................................................................................... .........................on premises situated at ....................... 3. Production figures for the said article/process and the value thereof to the best of my/our knowledge and the estimates are as followsYear Production Unit Value $ Last year from ............................................................. Current year from ......................................................... To .......................................................................................... ........................................................................(estimates) 4. In order to ensure conformity of the said article/process to .............................................Standard No.: * I/We have in use/propose to use, the scheme of inspection and testing described in the statement attached hereto. Routine records of all the inspections and tests are being/will be kept in the manner specified in the statement. __________________________________________________ * Strike out one not applicable. ** Only one of the three items under (a), (b) and (c) may be covered by one application, strike out the other two. Standards 61 * I/We further undertake to modify, amend or alter * my/our scheme of inspection and testing to bring it into conformity with that which may be specified by the Belize Bureau of Standards from time to time. * I/We have at present no schemes of inspection and testing in operation. * I/We however undertake to put into operation any such schemes as recommended by the Belize Bureau of Standards. 5. Should any initial enquiry be made by the Belize Bureau of Standards, *I/We agree to extend to the Bureau all reasonable facilities at *my/our command and *I/we also agree to pay all expenses of any such enquiry including charges for testing, as and when required by the Bureau. 6. Should the licence be granted and as long as it remains operative, *I/ we hereby undertake to abide by all terms and conditions of the licence and the Standards Regulations in the event of a licence being suspended or cancelled, *I/we also undertake to cease with immediate effect to use and to withdraw all relevant advertising matters and to take such other steps as may be necessary to comply with provisions of the abovementioned Regulations. Dated this .................. day of ................... 20 ......... Signature .......................................... Name ............................................... Designation ...................................... For and on behalf of .......................................... (Name of firm). __________________________________________________ *Strike out one not applicable 62 Standards SCHEDULE FORM IX [Regulation 16 (1)(a)] STANDARDS ACT LICENCE FOR THE USE OF A STANDARD MARK Licence No.: ............................. 1. The Belize Bureau of Standards, by virtue of power conferred on it by the Standards Act, hereby grants to .......................................................................................... .......................................................................................... (hereinafter called the “Licensee”) this licence to use the Standard Mark set out in the First column of Schedule A hereto, upon or in respect of the article(s) set out in the second column of the said schedule which is/are manufactured in accordance with/conforms to the relevant Belizean Standard(s)/CARICOM Standard referred to in the third column of the said schedule. 2. This licence carries the rights and obligations stipulated in the Standards Regulation. In pursuance of those said obligations the licensee has paid the marking fee specified in the schedules hereto and shall maintain to the satisfaction of the Belize Bureau of Standards the scheme of inspection and testing a copy of which is hereto attached. 3. This licence shall be valid from ...........................and may be renewed as specified in the Regulations. Signed sealed and dated this day of 20____. ........................................................... Director, Belize Bureau of Standards Standards 63 SCHEDULE A Standard Mark (1) Article/Process (2) Belize Standard/ Other Standard (3) SCHEDULE B Article/Process Unit (2) Marking Fee Manner of Payment (4) (1) Per Unit (3) Attachment To: Licence No.: ............................ Scheme of Testing and Inspection 64 Standards SCHEDULE FORM X [Regulation 16(2)] STANDARDS ACT APPLICATION FOR RENEWAL OF LICENCE TO USE THE STANDARD MARK To: Director, Belize Bureau of Standards of ................................ 1. *I/We carrying on business at ............................................... (Full Factory and Office Address) under the Business Name of .............................................................................................. or firm apply(ies) for renewal of licence No. ............... dated ..................... by the Belize Bureau of Standards under the Standards Act Regulations for a period of .......... year(s), the terms and conditions being the same as stipulated in *my/our previous application and the aforesaid licence, and/or such other conditions which the Bureau may specify. 2. *I/We furnish a report overleaf of *my/our performance and the production of goods bearing the Standard Mark for your consideration with this application. 3. The licence, complete with attachments, is sent herewith for necessary action. 4. The renewal application fee of $( ) along with the licence fee of $( ) are also enclosed herewith vide cheque No. ................. Dated this .................... day of ........................................ Signature: ......................................... Name: ............................................... Seal of Firm for and on behalf of: ........................................... *Strike out one not applicable Standards 65 SCHEDULE FORM X [Regulation 16(2)] STANDARDS ACT APPLICATION FOR RENEWAL OF LICENCE TO USE THE STANDARD MARK REPORT OF PERFORMANCE ** (From ....................) up to the date of submission of this application (Attachment to the Application of Renewal) 1. Name of Article(s) ................................................................... 2. Total Production of article(s) licensed for ............................... Marking .................................................................................... .................................................................................................. 3. Total production of articles conforming to Belizean/CARICOM Standards .............................................. 4. Quantity covered with Standard Mark and its approximate value: (a) Quantity ............................................................................. (b) Value $ .............................................................................. 5. Quantity of article(s) carrying Standard Mark exported and its value: (a) Quantity ............................................................................. (b) Value $ .............................................................................. 6. Name and Address of importer of article(s) carrying Standard Mark ........................................................................................ 66 Standards 7. Name and address of local purchaser of article(s) carrying Standard Mark ......................................................................... 8. Quantity not covered with Standard Mark, if any, and reasons for not applying the Mark ........................................................ .................................................................................................. 9. Brand/Trade Name(s) of article(s) carrying Standard Mark .................................................................................................. 10. Total number of marking fee due and paid during the year .................................................................................................. 11. Brief information regarding difficulties, if any, experienced in operating the licence ............................................................ .................................................................................................. .................................................................................................. Note: In case the areas of fees are not cleared before the renewal date, the renewal of the licence will not be considered. **This part for official use only. Standards 67 SCHEDULE FORM XI [Regulation 31(4)] STANDARDS ACT CERTIFICATION OF DESIGNATION OF TESTING EQUIPMENT FROM: The Director Belize Bureau of Standards TO: ................................................................................... ................................................................................... This is to certify that the equipment, the subject of your application for designation, of ................................................has been designated as suitable for use in testing products/process covered by the following specifications ...................................... ..................................................................................................... ..................................................................................................... Signed ....................................................................... Director, Belize Bureau of Standards Date ................................................................ Seal ................................................................