WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/N/CHL/36
30 July 2003
(03-4031)
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:  CHILE
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):
2. Agency responsible:   Ministry of Health
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:   Ministry of the
Economy.
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):   Toys and children's
articles
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Ban on the Use of
Toluene in Toys and Children's Articles  (2 pages, in Spanish).
6. Description of content:   Ban on the production, import, distribution and sale of toys and
children's articles containing toluene (C7H8 or methylbenzene, Chemical Abstracts Service
(CAS) No. 108-88-3). This Decree was drafted with the utmost urgency following the
detection of this element in toys marketed for children, given the risks which it poses topublic health.
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
Health.
8. Relevant documents:   Ministry of Health Decree No. 158 of 24 June 2003
9. Proposed date of adoption:
Proposed date of entry into force: }
10. Final date for comments:
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:
Department of Foreign Trade (DECOEX)
Ministry of the Economy and Energy
Teatinos 120, 11th floor, office 22
Tel.: (+56-2) 698-8148
Fax: (+56-2) 697-4905
E-mail: decoex@economia.cl