WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/Notif.98.532
6 November 1998
(98-4361)
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade
NOTIFICATION
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6.
1. Member to Agreement notifying:  BOLIVIA
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):           
2. Agency responsible:  Vice-Ministry of Basic Services (MVSB)
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):  Intended for all designers
and managers of solid municipal waste systems who wish to conduct studies and submit
projects for the design of systems for the handling, processing and final disposal of suchwaste.
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Solid Waste -
Determination of Design Parameters for Solid Municipal Waste Systems (Spanish)
6. Description of content:  Its purpose is to set out methods for determining solid municipal
waste generation on the basis of a random statistical sample, volumetric weight and the
identification of by-products.
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable:
Protection of health and life
8. Relevant documents:  NB.743
9. Proposed date of adoption:  November 1996
Proposed date of entry into force:  Not established
10. Final date for comments:  Not specified
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ X ] or address, e-mail and telefax number of
the other body:           