WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/Notif.99.127
25 March 1999
(99-1221)
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 beindicated 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):  Petroleum products
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:
Petroleum Products - Tests - Closed Ig nition Points, (Pensky Martens Method)
(30 pages, in Spanish)
6. Description of content:  This Standard establishes one of the alternative methods for
determining the ignition temperature of petroleum products.  It is a revision of Standard
NCh 69 Of.83, which will be cancelled and replaced by the notified Standard once it is
approved and declared official.  This is an identical Standard to Standard ASTMD 93-96.
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable:  Safety
and adaptation to technical progress
8. Relevant documents:  Chilean Standard NCh 69-1998
9. Proposed date of adoption:
Proposed date of entry into force: }However long is needed for processing once theperiod of time allowed for comments has elapsed.
10. Final date for comments:  15 May 1999
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [    ] or address, e-mail and telefax number of
the other body:
Department of Foreign Trade, DECOEX
Ministry of the Economy, Development and Reconstruction
Teatinos 120 piso 11 oficina 22Fax:  56-2-6974905
Tel:  56-2-6988148
E-mail:  decoex@decoex.minecon.cl