. /.WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/N/CHL/3
15 February 2001
(01-0734)
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:   CHILE
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):           
2. Agency responsible:   Ministry of the Economy, Development and Reconstruction
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, 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 [     ], 2.10.1 [    ], 5.6.2 [ X ], 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):   Liquid fuel pumps
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Liquid Fuels -
Pumps - Checking the Accuracy of the Volume Delivered or Sold (6 pages, Spanish)
6. Description of content:   This Standard updates the ca libration requirements for pumps
used for the sale of fuels to the general public,  taking into account technological advances in
the sale of these products.  Some elements for the preparation of the Standard were taken
from the International Standard OIML R 120, Standard Capacity Measures for Testing
Measuring Systems for Liquids Other Than Water.
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
To bring Standard up to date.
8. Relevant documents:   Chilean Standard NCh 1436-2000
9. Proposed date of adoption:  Time needed for relevant processing once the period for
comments has elapsed.
Proposed date of entry into force:
10. Final date for comments:   30 April 2001G/TBT/N/CHL/3
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11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [     ] or address, telephone and fax
numbers, e-mail and web-site addresses, if available of the other body:
Departamento de Comercio Exterior, DECOEX
Ministerio de Economía, Formento y Reconstrucción
Teatinos 120, piso 11, oficina 22Tel:  56-2-6988148
Fax:  56-2-6974905
E-mail:  decoex@minecon.cl