WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/Notif.99.347
27 July 1999
(99-3148)
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade
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)
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):   2207.20.00
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Spirits, Denatured
Alcohol (10 pages, in Spanish)
6. Description of content:   These technical regulations comprise object, scope, definitions,
symbols and abbreviations, description, denaturing substances, sampling, standards,
enforcement, verification and an annex.
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
Establishes the characteristics and requirements for denatured ethyl alcohol.
8. Relevant documents:   Salvadoran Mandatory Standard NSO 71.12.01.98
9. Proposed date of adoption:
Proposed date of entry into force: }30 November 1999
10. Final date for comments:   15 October 1999
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [     ] or address, e-mail and telefax
number of the other body:
Consejo de Ciencia y Tecnología (CONACYT), Departamento de Normalización,
Metrología y Certificación de la calidad, colonia médica, Avenida Dr. Emilio Alvarez,
pasaje Dr. Guillermo Rodriguez Pacas #53, San Salvador, El Salvador, C.A. Tel.:  (503)
2262800, 2262999 and Fax:  (503) 2256255
Ministerio de Economía, dirección de Política Comercial, Alameda Juan Pablo II y Calle
Guadalupe, Plan Maestro, San Salvador, El Salvador C.A. Tel.:  (503) 2213583, Fax:  (503)
2214771, E-mail:  policom@sal.gbm.net