WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/Notif.99.128
25 March 1999
(99-1222)
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):  Petroleum products
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Petroleum Products –
Measuring Saybolt Colour – Chronometer Method (15 pages, in Spanish)          
6. Description of content:  This Standard updates the method of measuring Saybolt colour in
petroleum products, revising Standard NCh 826.Eof71, which it will cancel and replace,
once it has been approved and made official.  This Standard is identical to
Standard ASTM D 156-94.
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable:  Safety
and adaptation to technical progress          
8. Relevant documents:  Chilean Standard NCh 826-1998          
9. Proposed date of adoption:
Proposed date of entry into force: }However long is needed for processing once theperiod allowed for comments has elapsed.
10. Final date for comments:  15 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 Reconstruction
Teatinos 120 piso 11 oficina 22
Fax:  56-2-6974905
Tel:  56-2-6988148e-mail:  decoex@decoex.minecon.cl