. /.WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/N/VEN/6
7 May 2002
(02-2577)
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:  National Fire-Fighters Association (COLNABOM)
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 Libertador
Centro Comercial Los Cedros, PH
P.O. Box 1050
Tel.: (58 212) 761-8671 / 761-4520
Fax: (58 212) 761-6474E-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):  Protective gloves for
structural fire-fighting - 4203.29.00.
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  COVENIN
(Venezuelan Commission for Industrial Standa rds) Standard No. 3672:2001.  Protective
Gloves for Structural Fire-Fighting.  Requirements.
6. Description of content:  Minimum design and performance requirements and test methods
for gloves designed to protect fire-fighters against adverse environmental effects to the
hands and wrists during structural fire-fighting.
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
Human life and safety.
8. Relevant documents:   COVENIN (Venezuelan Commission for Industrial Standards)
Standard No. 3672:2001.
9. Proposed date of adoption:
Proposed date of entry into force: }Two (2) months from the date of publication inthe Official Gazette of the Republic of
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10. Final date for comments:   15 July 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 LibertadorCentro Comercial Los Cedros, PH
P.O. Box 1050
Tel.: (58 212) 761-8671 / 761-4520
Fax: (58 212) 761-6474
E-mail: npunto@cantv.net