WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/N/SLV/12
16 April 2002
(02-2081)
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:  Spanish
NOTIFICATION
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6.
1. Member to Agreement notifying:   EL SALVADOR
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):
2. Agency responsible:  National Science and Technology Council (CONACYT)
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers and E-mail and Web site
addresses, if available) of  agency or authority designated to handle comments
regarding the notification shall be indicated 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):
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Air Emissions.
Mobile Sources  (6 pages, in Spanish).
6. Description of content:   This Standard establishes the permissible limits for emissions of
air pollutants from mobile sources. Non-road mobile machinery will be covered by another
Standard.
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
To establish the permissible limits for emissions of air pollutants.
8. Relevant documents:
• Draft Air Emission Standard, Ministry of Public Health and Welfare, December 1997.
• New Traffic and Road Safety Regulation, Vice-Ministry of Transport, August 1996.
• Council Directive 92/55/EEC: Static testing procedure for exhaust emissions produced
by vehicles with spark ignition engines.
• Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) Ground Vehicle "J" Standard No. 1667
(Council Directive 72/306/EEC): Free acceleration procedures for measuring the
opacity of exhaust gases produced by diesel-powered motor vehicles.
9. Proposed date of adoption:  16 April 2002
Proposed date of entry into force:  15 May 2002
10. Final date for comments:   14 April 2002
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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 the other body:
National Science and Technology Council (CONACYT)
Department of Standardization, Metrology and Quality Certification
Colonia Médica
Pasaje Doctor Guillermo Rodríguez Pacas #51
San Salvador
Tel.:  (503) 226-2800 and 226-2999
Fax:  (503) 225-6255
E-mail: cit@conacyt.gob.sv
and
Ministry of the Economy
Commercial Contract Division
Alameda Juan Pablo II y Calle Guadalupe Plan Maestro
San SalvadorTel.:  (503) 281-1155
Fax:  (503) 221-3578