WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/Notif.99/614
23 December 1999
(99-5575)
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 [     ], 2.10.1 [    ], 5.6.2 [ X ], 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):   Distillate fuels
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document  Distillate Fuels.
Determination of the Calculated Cetane Index (2 pages, in Spanish)
6. Description of content:   This Standard establishes the method for calculating the cetane
index of distillate fuels, based on API gravity and at average distillation temperature.  Itrepresents approval of Standard ASTM D 1998-1995 "Standard Test Method for Calculated
Cetane Index of Distillate Fuels", with identical conditions, and must be applied in full as it
is a standard for calculating the cetane index and its utilization involves complex
mathematical formulas.
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:   
Safety
8. Relevant documents:   Chilean Standard NCh 1988-1999
9. Proposed date of adoption: Time needed to complete the relevant procedure after the
final date for comments has expired.
Proposed date of entry into force:
10. Final date for comments:   12 February 2000
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 ReconstructionTeatinos 120 piso 11 oficina 22
Tel:  56-2-698-8148
Fax:  56-2-697-4905
e-mail:  decoex@minecon.cl