 
  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/NIC/46 
24 November 2004 
 
 (04-5115) 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:   Spanish 
 
  
NOTIFICATION 
 
The following notification is being circulat ed in accordance with Article 10.6. 
 
1. Member to Agreement notifying:   REPUBLIC OF NICARAGUA
 
If applicable, name of local governme nt involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):  
2. Agency responsible:   Nicaraguan Energy Institute 
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers and E-mail and Web site 
addresses, if available) of  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 applic able, otherwise national tariff heading. 
ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):   Asphalts 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Technical Regulation 
RTCA 75.01.22:04: Petroleum Products. Asphalts. Specifications. 
6. Description of content:   This Technical Regulation es tablishes the minimum quality 
specifications and test methods for asphalts , asphalt cements and asphalt emulsions used in 
pavement, in particular road surf ace, construction and treatment. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable: 
 Protection of the environment and nationa l security and prevention of practices 
likely to mislead or deceive the consumer.  
8. Relevant documents:   Technical Regulation RTCA 75.01.22:04: Petroleum Products.  
Asphalts. 
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined 
Proposed date of entry into force:  Upon publication in the Official Journal " La Gaceta ". 
10. Final date for comments:   60 days as from the date of notification. 
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [  X ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and E-mail and Web site addre sses, if available, of other body: 
Web site:  http://www.mific.gob.ni/docus hare/dscgi/ds.py/V iew/Collection-174 
E-mail:  jorge.torres@mific.gob.ni 
 