WORLD TRADE G/TBT/Notif.96.436
19December 1996
ORGANIZATION
(96-5371)
Committee onTechnical Barriers toTrade
NOTIFICATION
Thefollowing notification isbeing circulated inaccordance withArticle 10.6.
1. Member toAgreement notifying: ELSALVADOR
Ifapplicable, name oflocalgovernment involved (Articles 3.2and7.2):
2. Agency responsible: National Science andTechnology Council (CONACYT)
Agency orauthority designated tohandle comments regarding thenotification canbe
indicated ifdifferent from above:
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X],2.10.1 [],5.6.2 [],5.7.1 [],other:
4. Products covered (HSorCCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading.
ICSnumbers maybeprovided inaddition, where applicable): 2710.00.29
5. Title, number ofpages andlanguage(s) ofthenotified document: "Lighting Fuel.
Specifications" (5pages)
6. Description ofcontent: Technical Regulations containing areport andtechnical
provisions onlighting fuel, covering consultation rules, definitions andabbreviations,
characteristics, testing andanalysis methods, andtherelationship withother standards.
7. Objective andrationale: Toregulate theuseoflighting fuel, tocomply with the
requisite physical andchemical characteristics, since itisaproduct largely usedinthe
domestic sector, forcooking purposes andforelectricity inplaces where none is
available.
8. Relevant documents: Technical Regulations No.NSO 75.04.03.96
9. Proposed dateofadoption:
Proposed dateofentry intoforce:28February 1997
10. Final dateforcomments: 13February 1997
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11. Texts available from: National enquiry point []oraddress andtelefax number ofother
body: CONACYT, Department ofStandardization, Metrology andQuality Certification,
Urb.1sidro Menéndez Pje.SanAntonio 51,
SanSalvador
Tel: 2262800
Fax: 2256255; and
Ministry ofEconomic Affairs
Department ofTrade Policy
Alameda JuanPablo IIyCalle Guadalupe PlanMaestro
SanSalvador
Tel: 2213578
Fax: 2214771