WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/Notif.99.240
11 May 1999
(99-1940)
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade
NOTIFICATION
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6.
1. Member to Agreement notifying:  BOLIVIA
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):           
2. Agency responsible:  Ministry of Sust ainable Development and the Environment
Agency or authority designated to handle comments regarding the notification shall be
indicated if different from above:           
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [    ], 2.10.1 [ X ], 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):  NANDINA Heading
2903.42.00.00 Dichlorofluoromethane
5.Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Ministerial Resolution
No.097/97 (2 pages, in Spanish)
6. Description of content:  Provides for the establishment of the National Register of
Manufacturers and Technicians of Refrigeration and Air-conditioning Equipment in whichwill be recorded on a free and compulsory basis all the natural and legal persons engaged in
such an activity.
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable:  Only
persons included in the National Register of Manufacturers and Technicians of
Refrigeration and Air-conditioning Equipment will be entitled to the benefits and incentives
programmed for this sector by the Ozone Secretariat of the United Nations Environment
Programme (UNEP) for the purpose of reducing the consumption of and trade inchlorofluorocarbons.
8. Relevant documents:  Ministerial Resolu tion No. 097/96 of 25 November 1996, Ministerial
Resolution No. 269/96 of 25 November 1996.
9. Proposed date of adoption:
Proposed date of entry into force: } 28 April 1997
10. Final date for comments:  Not specified
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ X ] or address, e-mail and telefax number of
the other body:           