. /.WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/N/CHL/29
31 January 2002
(02-0498)
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:   CHILE
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):
2. Agency responsible:   Ministry of the Economy
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 applicable, otherwise national tariff heading.
ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Flexible rubber tubing
and hose for use in gas connections.
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Flexible Rubber
Tubing and Hose for Use in Gas Connections  (35 pages, in Spanish).
6. Description of content:   This Standard establishes the specifications for flexible rubber
tubing and hose for use in high- and low-pressu re gas connections.  There is no international
standard.
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:   
Safety.
8. Relevant documents:   Chilean Standard NCh 2536-2001
9. Proposed date of adoption:  Once the period for comments has elapsed.
Proposed date of entry into force:
10. Final date for comments:   1 April 2002G/TBT/N/CHL/29
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11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ X ] or address, telephone and fax
numbers and E-mail and Web site addresses, if available, of other body:
Department of Foreign Trade, DECOEX
Ministry of the Economy, Mining and Energy
Teatinos 120, 11th floor, office 22
Tel:  56 2 698-8148
Fax:  56 2 697-4905
E-mail:  decoex@minecon.cl