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ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/Notif.99.136
30 March 1999
(99-1266)
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade
NOTIFICATION
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6.
1. Member to Agreement notifying:  EL SALVADOR
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):
2. Agency responsible:  National Sc ience and Technology Council (CONACYT)
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):  Not applicable, since the
Standard concerns verification
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Verification of Net
Volume and Permissible Variations Therein (37 pages, Spanish):  Mandatory StandardNSO 17.08.05.97 Establishing the Methods for Verifying Net Volume and Permissible
Variations Therein
6. Description of content:  This Technical Regulation contains the purpose, scope of
application, rule to be consulted, terminology, basic stages of the procedure, reagents and
materials, sampling, size and selection of sample, net volume and related tolerance,
information concerning the method to be used in verifying the net volume, gravimetric and
volumetric methods for verifying net contents, expression of results, testing or analysisreports, correspondence.
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable:  To
establish the method for verifying the volume of packaged products for which the
information is expressed in units of volume on the labelling, and to establish the permissible
variations in their declared nominal volume and the necessary criteria for deciding whether
or not the batch complies with these requirements.
8. Relevant documents:  NSO 17.08.05.97
9. Proposed date of adoption:
Proposed date of entry into force: }  30 May 1999
10. Final date for comments:  15 May 1999G/TBT/Notif.99.137
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11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [    ] or address, e-mail and telefax number of
the other body:
Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología (CONACYT)
Departamento de Normalización, Metrología y Certificación de la CalidadColonia Médica
Avenida Dr. Emilio Álvarez
Pasaje Dr. Guillermo Rodríguez Pacas N° 51
San Salvador
Tel:  2262800, 2262999
Fax:  2256255
and:
Ministerio de Economía
Dirección de Política Comercial
Alameda Juan Pablo II y Calle Guadalupe Plan MaestroSan Salvador
Tel.:  2213578
Fax:  2214771
E-mail:  cit@conacyt.gob.sv