. /.WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/N/TUN/8
7 July 2003
(03-3672)
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:  French
NOTIFICATION
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6.
1. Member to Agreement notifying:   TUNISIA
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):
2. Agency responsible:   Ministry of Tourism, Trade and Crafts
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers and E-mail and Web site
addresses, if available) of  theagency or authority designated to handle comments
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:  National
Standardization and Industrial Property Institute (INNORPI).
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):   Premium-grade petrol,
regular-grade petrol, diesel fuel and unleaded premium-grade petrol. International
Classification for Standards (ICS) code 75.160.20.
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Order of the Minister
of Industry and Energy Approving Tunisian Standards NT 04.46 (2001), NT 04.47 (2001),
NT 04.49 (2001) and NT 04.54 (2001) on Fuels  (27 pages, in French).
This Order cancels and replaces the Order issued by the Minister of the National Economy
of 10 June 1991 approving Tunisian  standards on petroleum products.
6. Description of content:   These Standards establish the requirements and test methods for
the above-mentioned fuels placed on the market and delivered.
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
Environmental protection and safety.
8. Relevant documents:   Tunisian standards NT 04.46 (2001), NT 04.47 (2001), NT 04.49
(2001) and NT 04.54 (2001).
9. Proposed date of adoption:  27 September 2002
Proposed date of entry into force:  July 2003
10. Final date for comments:   10 July 2003G/TBT/N/TUN/8
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11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [  X ] or address, telephone and fax
numbers and E-mail and Web site addresses, if available, of another body:
National Standardization and Industrial Property Institute (INNORPI)
Postal address:
P.O. Box 23, TN-1012 Tunis-Belvédère.Tel.:  +216 1 785-922
Fax:  +216 1 781-563
E-mail:  inorpi@email.ati.tn
(Text available in French)