WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/Notif.99.126
25 March 1999
(99-1212)
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 beindicated 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):  Petroleum products
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Petroleum Products,
Determining Density and Relative Density by Digital Densimeter.  (12 pages, in Spanish)
6. Description of content:  This Standard establishes an alternative, modern method of
determining density and relative density, using a digital system.  It is identical to Standard
ASTMD 4052-91.          
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable:  Safety
and adaptation to technical progress
8. Relevant documents:  Chilean Standard NCh 2395-1998
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, DECOEX
Ministry of the Economy, Development and ReconstructionTeatinos 120 piso 11 oficina 22
Fax:  56-2-6974905
Tel:  56-2-6988148
E-mail:  decoex@decoex.minecon.cl