WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/Notif.99.241
11 May 1999
(99-1941)
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade
NOTIFICATION
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6.
1. Member to Agreement notifying:  BOLIVIA
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):           
2. Agency responsible:  Ministry of Sust ainable Development and the Environment
Agency or authority designated to handle comments regarding the notification shall be
indicated if different from above:           
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [    ], 2.10.1 [ X ], 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):  NANDINA Heading
2903.42.00.00 Dichlorofluoromethane
5.Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Ministerial Resolution
No.269/96 (2 pages, in Spanish)
6. Description of content:  Regulation of the marketing of products and substances harmful to
health and control of the introduction or generation of technologies that may damage theenvironment, by complying with the mandato ry timetable for the gradual elimination of
ozone-depleting substances.
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable:  To limit
consumption, as compared with the base year of 1994, by 5 per cent in 1996, by a further
50 per cent in 1997, by a further 25 per cent in 1998 and by the last 20 per cent between
1999 and 2000.
8. Relevant documents:  Ministerial Resolution No. 269/96 of the Ministry of Sustainable
Development and the Environment
9. Proposed date of adoption:  25 November 1996
Proposed date of entry into force:  1996
10. Final date for comments:  Not specified
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ X ] or address, e-mail and telefax number of
the other body:           