. /.WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/N/VEN/30
13 August 2003
(03-4208)
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:  Spanish
NOTIFICATION
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6.
1. Member to Agreement notifying:   BOLIVARIAN REPUBLIC OF VENEZUELA
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):
2. Agency responsible:   Autonomous National Servi ce for Standardization, Quality,
Metrology and Technical Regulations (SENCA MER) of the Ministry of Production and
Trade (MPC)
Avenida Libertador, Centro Comercial Los Cedros, 7th floor
P.O. Box 1050, Caracas
Tel.: +(58 212) 761-8671 / 761-4520
Fax: +(58 212) 761-5464E-mail: npunto@cantv.net
Web site: www.sencamer.gov.ve
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers and E-mail and Web site
addresses, if available) of 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):   Safety glass
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Draft Automotive
Technical Regulation:  Safety Glass  (10 pages, in Spanish).
6. Description of content:   This Regulation establishes the minimum requirements for flat,
curved, toughened (tempered) and laminated safety glass, with the exception of bullet-proof
glass, manufactured in or imported into and marketed in Venezuela, for use in motorvehicles for the transport of persons, cargo and merchandise.
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable: 
Human life and safety.
8. Relevant documents:   Draft Automotive Technical Regulation:  Safety Glass.
9. Proposed date of adoption:
Proposed date of entry into force: }6 February 2004.
10. Final date for comments:   7 November 2003G/TBT/N/VEN/30
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11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [    ] or address, telephone and fax
numbers and E-mail and Web site addresses, if available, of the other body:
Autonomous National Service for Standardization, Quality, Metrology and Technical
Regulations (SENCAMER)Avenida Libertador, Centro Comercial Los Cedros, 7th floor
P.O. Box 1050, Caracas
Tel.:  +(58 212) 761-8671 / 761-4520
Fax:  +(58 212) 761-5464
E-mail:  npunto@cantv.net
Web site:  www.sencamer.gov.ve