WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/Notif.99.129
25 March 1999
(99-1223)
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 [ 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):  Liquefied petroleum gas
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:
Liquefied Petroleum Gas - Specifications (8 pages, in Spanish)
6. Description of content:  This Standard establishes the requirements which must be met by
liquefied petroleum gas, and the tests to check that they are met.  It applies to liquefied
petroleum gas intended for use as a commercial, industrial or domestic fuel, covering its
production, importation and marketing.  It does not apply to liquefied petroleum gasintended for use as motor fuel.
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable:
Safety and adaptation to technical progress          
8. Relevant documents:  Chilean Standard NCh 72 - 1997          
9. Proposed date of adoption:
Proposed date of entry into force: }However long is needed for processing once theperiod of time allowed for comments has elapsed.
10. Final date for comments:  15 May 1999          
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ X ] or address, e-mail and telefax number of
the other body:
Department of Foreign Trade, DECOEX
Ministry of the Economy, Development and Reconstruction
Teatinos 120 piso 11 oficina 22
Fax:  56-2-6974905
Tel:  56-2-6988148e-mail:  decoex@decoex.minecon.cl