. /.WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/N/ESP/2
7 March 2001
(01-1120)
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:  Spanish
NOTIFICATION
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6.
1. Member to Agreement notifying:   SPAIN
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):   Autonomous
Community of Aragon.
2. Agency responsible:   Government of the Autonomous Community of Aragon.  Department
of the Office of the President and Institutional Relations.
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, 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 applicable, otherwise national tariff heading.
ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):   Amusement and gaming
machines and arcades.
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Regulations on
Gaming Machines and Arcades (78 pages, in Spanish).
6. Description of content:           
The Regulations on Gaming Machines and Arcades specifically govern all aspects
relating to gaming machines:
- Amusement and gaming machines (scope).
- Gaming machine registration (official approval, registration of models,
businesses involved in the manufacture, distribution, sale, installation,
operation, repair and storage of gaming machines or interconnection
systems).
- Regulations for the installation (in hotel and catering establishments,
amusement and gaming arcades) and operation of gaming machines.
- Inspection and penalty procedures.
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
To develop and implement the principles, instructions and guidelines of
Law 2/2000 concerning the gaming machine sector, in accordance with most of the
provisions of the State regulations in force until now (Royal Decree 2210/1998, of2 October, Approving Regulations on Amusement and Gaming Machines), with the
inclusion of new elements.G/TBT/N/ESP/2
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8. Relevant documents:   The Autonomous Community of Aragon Gaming Law 2/2000, of
28 June.
9. Proposed date of adoption:
Proposed date of entry into force: }January 2001
10. Final date for comments:   25 March 2001
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ X] or address, telephone and fax
numbers, e-mail and web-site addresses, if available of the other body:           