WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/Notif.00/220
8 May 2000
(00-1855)
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 be
indicated if different from above:           
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [     ], 2.10.1 [    ], 5.6.2 [ X  ], 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):   Welded steel cylinders
and tanks
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Liquified Petroleum
Gases (LPG).  Welded Steel Cylinders and Tanks. Testing Methods (24 pages, in Spanish)
6. Description of content:   This Standard establishes testing methods to be used for welded
cylinders and tanks for liquified petroleum gases. It is based on Section VIII (Rules for theConstruction of Pressure Vessels) and Secti on IX (Welding and Brazing Qualifications) of
the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code, and on specification 4BA, volume 49, of the
Code of Federal Regulations, and is identical to these Codes in terms of the applications and
the conduct of the tests.
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
Safety
8. Relevant documents:   Chilean Standard NCh 328 - 2000
9. Proposed date of adoption:  The time necessary for the relevant processing once the final
date for comments has passed
Proposed date of entry into force:
10. Final date for comments:   30 June 2000
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [  X ] or address, e-mail and telefax
number of the other body:
Departamento de Comercio Exterior (DECOEX)
Ministerio de Economía, Fomento y ReconstrucciónTeatinos 120, piso 11, oficina 22
Fax: 56-2-6974905
Tel: 56-2-6988148
E-mail:  decoex@minecon.cl