. /.WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/N/VEN/15
31 July 2002
(02-4245)
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:   VENEZUELA
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):
2. Agency responsible:   Autonomous National Servi ce for Standardization, Quality,
Metrology and Technical Regulations (SENCAMER)
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:
Autonomous National Service for Standardization, Quality, Metrology and Technical
Regulations (SENCAMER)
Avenida LibertadorCentro Comercial Los Cedros, PH
P.O. Box 1050
Tel.: (58 212) 761-8671 / 761-4520
Fax:  (58 212) 761-5464
E-mail:  npunto@cantv.net
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):   Footwear.
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Resolution
Establishing a Register of Domestic Manufacturers and Importers of Footwear  (8 pages, in
Spanish).
6. Description of content:  Establishes a Register of Domestic Manufacturers and Importers
of Footwear and the minimum information that must be included on the labels for allfootwear marketed in Venezuela, whet her produced in the country or imported.
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
Human health and prevention of practices which might mislead users.
8. Relevant documents:   Resolution Establishing the Register of Domestic Manufacturers and
Importers of Footwear.
9. Proposed date of adoption:
Proposed date of entry into force: }The day following publication in the OfficialGazette of the Bolivarian Republic of
Venezuela.
Estimated date:  23 August 2002G/TBT/N/VEN/15
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10. Final date for comments:   Estimated date (depending on the final date of publication in the
Official Gazette): 15 August 2002.
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [    ] or address, telephone and fax
numbers and E-mail and Web site addresses, if available, of the other body:
Ministry of Production and Trade
Vice-Ministry of IndustryAutonomous National Service for Standardization, Quality, Metrology and Technical
Regulations (SENCAMER)Avenida Libertador
Centro Comercial Los Cedros, PH
P.O. Box 1050
Tel.:   (58 212) 761-8671 / 761-4520
Fax:   (58 212) 761-5464
E-mail:  npunto@cantv.net