WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/Notif.99.131
30 March 1999
(99-1263)
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):  Natural Gas
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Natural Gas –
Specifications.  (11 pages available in Spanish)
6. Description of content:  This Standard has been drafted in order to establish a set of
specifications for the use of this gas as an industrial, domestic or motor fuel.
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable:  Safety
8. Relevant documents:  Chilean Standard NCh 2264-1998
9. Proposed date of adoption:  However long is needed for processing once the period
allowed for comments has elapsed.
Proposed date of entry into force:
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
DECOEXMinistry of the Economy, Development and Reconstruction
Teatinos 120 piso 11 oficina 22
Tel:  56-2-6988148
Fax:  56-2-6974905
E-mail:  decoex@decoex.minecon.cl