WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/N/ARG/48
26 July 2002
(02-4152)
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:  ARGENTINA
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):
2. Agency responsible:   National Regulatory Agency for Gas (ENARGAS)
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:  idem  National
enquiry point.
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):  Compressed natural gas
(CNG) equipment.
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   National Regulatory
Agency for Gas (ENARGAS) Resolution No. 2589/2002  (16 pages, in Spanish).
6. Description of content:  Technical specification for the certification, installation and
control of integrated CNG compression and dispensing equipment.
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
Human safety.
8. Relevant documents:   National Regulatory Agency for Gas (ENARGAS) Resolution
No. 2068/2001.
9. Proposed date of adoption:
Proposed date of entry into force:  17 May 2002
10. Final date for comments:
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [  X ] or address, telephone and fax
numbers and E-mail and Web site addresses, if available, of other body:
Focal Point of the Argentine Republic
National Directorate of Domestic Trade (DNCI)Avda. J. A. Rosa 651, 4
th floor, Sector 22 (1322)
Buenos Aires
Fax:  54 11 4349-4038
Tel.:  54 11 4349-4037
E-mail:  vcamal@mecon.gov.ar