WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/Notif.99.132
24 March 1999
(99-1195)
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 –
Solvent and Distilled Fuels – Qualitative Measurement of Sulphur – Doctor Test.  (4 pages
available in Spanish)
6. Description of content:  This Standard is a revision of Standard NCh 8255.E of 71, and will
cancel and replace that Standard once it is made official.  It updates the method of
measuring the mercaptan content of petroleum products, especially in those distilled for
motors and solvents.  It is based on a translation of the equivalent Standard
ASTM D 4952-94.
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable:  Safety
8. Relevant documents:  Chilean Standard NCh 825-1999
9. Proposed date of adoption:  However long is needed for processing once the period
allowed for comments has elapsed.Proposed date of entry into force:
10. Final date for comments:  15 May 1999
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ X ] 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 22
Tel:  56-2-6988148Fax:  56-2-6974905
E-mail:  decoex@decoex.minecon.cl