WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/N/ESP/1
30 January 2001
(01-0477)
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:   SPAIN
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):           
2. Agency responsible:   Technical Secretariat General, Ministry of Development
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 [  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):   Geotextiles, filling
materials, inspection chambers and manholes, scuppers and sinks, corrugated and
galvanized steel pipes, foundation material and sheet piling.
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Updating of Certain
Articles of the General Technical Specifications for Roadworks and Bridges, concerning
materials for levelling and for the construction of drains and foundations.
6. Description of content:   Updates the articles relating to geotextiles, filling materials,
inspection chambers and manholes, scuppers and sinks, corrugated and galvanized steel
pipes, foundation materials and sheet piling of the General Technical Specifications.
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:   
To update the above-mentioned articles concerning materials for levelling and for
the construction of drains and foundations.
8. Relevant documents:   General Technical Specifications for Roadworks and Bridges
approved by Ministerial Order of 6 February 1976.
9. Proposed date of adoption:  June 2001
Proposed date of entry into force:
10. Final date for comments:   5 March 2001
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [  X ] or address, telephone and fax
numbers, e-mail and web-site addresses, if available of the other body:           