WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/Notif.99.125
25 March 1999
(99-1211)
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 [ 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):  Fuel oil
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Fuel Oil – Requirements
(6 pages, in Spanish)
6. Description of content:  This is a revisi on of the Official Chilean Standard NCh 61.Of95,
updating the requirements for this fuel in order to improve aspects of environmental
pollution.          
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable:
Safety and environmental protection
8. Relevant documents:  Chilean Standard NCh 61 - 1998          
9. Proposed date of adoption:
Proposed date of entry into force: }However long is needed for processing once theperiod of time allowed for comments has elapsed.
10. Final date for comments:  15 May 1999
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ X ] or address, e-mail and telefax number of
the other body:
Department of Foreign Trade, DECOEXMinistry of the Economy, Development and Reconstruction
Teatinos 120 piso 11 oficina 22
Fax:  56-2-6974905
Tel:  56-2-6988148
e-mail:  decoex@decoex.minecon.cl          