. /.WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/N/SLV/9
16 April 2002
(02-2076)
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:   EL SALVADOR
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):
2. Agency responsible:  National Science and Technology Council (CONACYT)
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):
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Standards for
Establishing the Infrastructure Required for the Storage of Petroleum and Petroleum
Products.  Technical Requirements  (71 pages in Spanish).  Salvadorian Mandatory
Standard NSO 75.04.12.01 Establishing the Procedures and Minimum Requirements for the
Mechanical, Electrical and Civil Systems Applicable to the Infrastructure Required for theStorage of Petroleum and Petroleum Products.
6. Description of content:   This Technical Regulation covers the  following:   purpose, scope
of application, definitions, acronyms of the relevant US regulatory entities, abbreviations
and symbols, general comments on the implementation of this Standard, atmospheric
storage, pressure storage, compliance and verification.
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
To establish the minimum requirements for the mechanical, electrical and civil systems
applicable to the infrastructure required for the storage of petroleum and petroleum
products.
8. Relevant documents:
9. Proposed date of adoption:  1 May 2002
Proposed date of entry into force:  30 May 2002
10. Final date for comments:   30 April 2002G/TBT/N/SLV/9
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11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [  X ] or address, telephone and fax
numbers and E-mail and Web site addresses, if available, of the other body:
National Science and Technology Council (CONACYT)
Department of Standardization, Metrology and Quality Certification
Colonia MédicaAvenida Dr. Emilio Alvarez
Pasaje Doctor Guillermo Rodríguez Pacas #51
San Salvador
Tel.:  (503) 226-2800 and 226-2999
Fax:  (503) 225-6255
andMinistry of the Economy
Commercial Contract Division
Alameda Juan Pablo II y Calle Guadalupe Plan Maestro
San SalvadorTel.:  (503) 281-1122
Fax:  (503) 221-4771