WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/Notif.99.148
31 March 1999
(99-1321)
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade
NOTIFICATION
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6.
1. Member to Agreement notifying:  CHILE          
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):           
2. Agency responsible:  Ministry of the Economy, Development and Reconstruction          
Agency or authority designated to handle comments regarding the notification shall be
indicated if different from above:           
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [ X ], 2.10.1 [    ], 5.6.2 [    ], 5.7.1 [   ], other:           
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading.
ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Portable cylinders and tanks
for compressed gas, liquefied gas or gas dissolved under pressure          
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Portable Cylinders and
Tanks for Compressed Gas, Liquefied Gas or Gas Dissolved under Pressure.  Property
symbols (7 pages, Spanish)          
6. Description of content:  Establishes the regulations governing the registration of property
symbols in respect of recipients for compressed gas, liquefied gas or gas dissolved under
pressure.
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable:  Safety
8. Relevant documents:  Chilean Standard NCh 2349-1997          
9. Proposed date of adoption:  Time needed for processing once the final date for comments
has elapsed.
Proposed date of entry into force:
10. Final date for comments:  22 May 1999          
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ X ] or address, e-mail and telefax number of
the other body:
Department of Foreign Trade (DECOEX)
Ministry of the Economy, Development and ReconstructionTeatinos 120 piso 11 oficina 22
Fax:  56-2-6974905
Tel:  56-2-6988148
E-mail:  decoex@decoex.minecon.cl