WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/Notif.99/562
17 November 1999
(99-4992)
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 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):   Steel cylinders
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Portable Welded
Steel Cylinders for Liquefied Petroleum Gases (Types 2 and 3) - General Design andManufacturing Specifications (20 pages, in Spanish)
6. Description of content:    This Standard sets out the general design and manufacturing
specifications for portable welded steel cylinders for liquefied petroleum gases (LPG).
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
Safety
8. Relevant documents:   Chilean Standard NCh 1924-1998
9. Proposed date of adoption: Time needed for processing once the final date for
comments has elapsed.
Proposed date of entry into force:
10. Final date for comments:   17 January 2000
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 Reconstruction
Teatinos 120 piso 11 oficina 22
Fax:  +56-2-6974905
Tel:  +56-2-6988148E-mail:  decoex@minecon.cl