WORLD TRADE G/TBT/Notif.96.438
19December 1996
ORGANIZATION
(96-5373)
Committee onTechnical Barriers toTrade
NOTIFICATION
Thefollowing notification isbeing circulated inaccordance withArticle 10.6.
1. Member toAgreement notifying: ELSALVADOR
Ifapplicable, name oflocalgovernment involved (Articles 3.2and7.2):
2. Agency responsible: National Council ofScience andTechnology (CONACYT)
Agency orauthority designated tohandle comments regarding thenotification canbe
indicated ifdifferent from above:
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X],2.10.1 [],5.6.2 [],5.7.1 [],other:
4. Products covered (HSorCCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading.
ICSnumbers maybeprovided inaddition, where applicable): HSChapter 2710.00.31
5. Title, number ofpages andlanguage(s) ofthenotified document: Light Diesel FuelOil
(Automotive). Specifications (5pages)
6. Description ofcontent: Technical Regulations containing areport andtechnical
specifications forlightdiesel fueloil(automotive) covering standards forconsultation,
definitions andabbreviations, characteristics, sampling, andconformity with other
standards.
7. Objective andrationale: Toregulate therequisite physico-chemical characteristics of
light diesel fueloil,asused intheautomotive industry forvehicles with internal
combustion diesel engines, such ascars, buses, minibuses, locomotives, tractors and
some maritime vessels. These Regulations areimportant astheystipulate thatthe
product isnotforuseintheindustrial sector, forspecified purposes, suchaselectricity
generation andheating.
8. Relevant documents: NSO 75.04.05:96
9. Proposed dateofadoption:
Proposed dateofentry intoforce:28February 1997
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10. Final dateforcomments: 13February 1997
11. Texts available from: National enquiry point []oraddress andtelefax number ofother
body: CONACYT, Department ofStandardization, Metrology andQuality Certification,
Urb.Isidro Menéndez Pje.SanAntonio 51,
SanSalvador
Tel: 2262800
Fax: 2256255; and
Ministry ofEconomic Affairs
Department ofTrade Policy
Alameda JuanPablo IIyCalle Guadalupe PlanMaestro
SanSalvador
Tel: 2213578
Fax: 2214771