WORLD TRADE G/TBT/Notif.97.748
9December 1997
ORGANIZATION
(97-5383)
Committee onTechnical Barriers toTrade
NOTIFICATION
Thefollowing notification isbeing circulated inaccordance withArticle 10.6.
1. Member toAgreement notifying: SPAIN
Ifapplicable, name oflocalgovernment involved (Articles 3.2and7.2):
2. Agency responsible: Spanish Metrology Centre (Ministry ofDevelopment)
Agency orauthority designated tohandle comments regarding thenotification shall be
indicated ifdifferent from above:
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X],2.10.1 [],5.6.2 [],5.7.1 [],other:
4. Products covered (HSorCCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading.
ICSnumbers may beprovided inaddition, where applicable): Instruments for
measuring motor vehicle exhaust emissions
5. Title, number ofpages andlanguage(s) ofthenotified document: Draft Order
Regulating State Metrological Testing ofInstruments forMeasuring Motor Vehicle
Exhaust Emissions (15pages)
6. Description ofcontent: Regulations governing thestages ofState metrological testing of
exhaust measuring instruments: model approval, initial testing, testing following repair
ormodification, periodic testing. Three Annexes: Inscription Requirements,
Metrological TestRegister, Instrument Identification Bulletin, Labelling.
7. Objective andrationale, including thenature ofurgent problems where applicable: The
purpose ofthedraft Order istoestablish therequirements tobemetbyexhaust
measuring instruments inorder topasstheState metrological tests andbeused to
measure motor vehicle exhaust emissions.
8. Relevant documents: Council Directive 92/55/EEC of22Juneonroadworthiness tests
formotor vehicles andtrailers (exhaust emissions)
9. Proposed dateofadoption:
Proposed dateofentry intoforce:1July1998
10. Final dateforcomments: 7January 1998
11. Texts available from: National enquiry point [X]oraddress, e-mail andtelefax number
ofother body: Subdirección Científica ydeRelaciones Institucionales (Centro Español
deMetrología -Ministerio deFomento)