WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/N/NIC/29
15 August 2003
(03-4270)
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:  Spanish
NOTIFICATION
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6.
1. Member to Agreement notifying:   NICARAGUA
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):
2. Agency responsible:   Nicaraguan Energy Institute
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers and E-mail and Web site
addresses, if available) of  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):
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Nicaraguan Technical
Safety Standard on Automobile Service Stations and Marine Service Stations  (24 pages, in
Spanish)
6. Description of content:   This Technical Safety Standard establishes the minimum technical
and safety requirements for facilities designed for the storage, handling and sale to
wholesale and retail consumers of flammable and combustible petroleum liquids at
automobile and marine service stations .
It applies to all land and marina facilities used for storing and dispensing flammable
and combustible petroleum liquids, either for sale to the public or for private consumption.
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:  
Safety.
8. Relevant documents:   Nicaraguan Technical Safety Standard No. 14-002-03 on
Automobile Service Stations and Marine Service Stations.
9. Proposed date of adoption:  September 2003
Proposed date of entry into force:  November 2003
10. Final date for comments:   60 days after publication of this notification.
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [  X ] or address, telephone and fax
numbers and E-mail and Web site addresses, if available, of other body:
Web site:  http://www.mific.gob.ni/docushare/dscgi/ds.py/View/Collection-174