WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/Notif.00/553
17 November 2000
(00-4897)
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):   Flexible rubber tubing
and hose for use in gas connections
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Flexible Rubber
Tubing and Hose for Use in Gas Connections (35 pages, in Spanish)
6. Description of content:  This Standard establishes the specifications for flexible rubber
tubing and hose for use in high- and low-pressure gas connections. As there is no
international standard, in developing this Standard consideration was given to British
Standard BS 3212: 1991 Specification for flexible rubber tubing, rubber hose and rubberhose assemblies for use in LPG vapour phase and LPG/air installations, to which it is in fact
identical, with major deviations resulting from the inclusion of a certification clause.
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
Safety
8. Relevant documents: Chilean Standard NCh 2536-2000
9. Proposed date of adoption:   The time necessary for the relevant processing once the final
date for comments has passed
Proposed date of entry into force:
10. Final date for comments:   25 January 2001
11. Texts available from:   National enquiry point [X] or address, e-mail and telefax
number of the other body:           