WORLD TRADE G/TBT/Notif.96.399
20November 1996
ORGANIZATION
(96-4932)
Committee onTechnical Barriers toTrade
NOTIFICATION
Thefollowing notification isbeing circulated inaccordance withArticle 10.6.
1. Member toAgreement notifying: SPAIN
Ifapplicable, name oflocalgovernment involved (Articles 3.2and7.2):
2. Agency responsible: Technical General Secretariat. Ministry ofDevelopment
Agency orauthority designated tohandle comments regarding thenotification canbe
indicated ifdifferent from above:
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X],2.10.1 [],5.6.2 [],5.7.1 [],other:
4. Products covered (HSorCCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading.
ICSnumbers maybeprovided inaddition, where applicable): Cement
5. Title, number ofpages andlanguage(s) ofthenotified document: Instruction forthe
Approval ofCement (RC-96)
6. Description ofcontent: Thepurpose istoestablish thetechnical specifications and
supply andidentification conditions tobefulfilled bycement inorder tobeapproved for
useinconstruction works aswellasbyready-mixed concrete plants andmanufacturers
ofconstruction products thatinclude cement, andalso, where required, thesampling
procedures andtesting methods tocheck compliance withthese specifications.
7. Objective andrationale: Torevise thecurrent instruction (RC-93) inorder toadapt itto
thepresent stateoftechnology onthebasis oftheexperience gained.
8. Relevant documents: Royal Decree 823/93 of28Mayapproving theInstruction forthe
Approval ofCement.
9. Proposed dateofadoption:
Proposed dateofentry intoforce:Tobedetermined
10. Final dateforcomments: 1January 1997
11. Texts available from: National enquiry point []oraddress andtelefax number ofother
body: General Sub-Directorate ofStandards andTechnical Studies andEconomic
Analysis. Technical General Secretariat, Ministry ofDevelopment.