WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/Notif.00/219
8 May 2000
(00-1854)
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 [     ], 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):   Gasoline
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   G a s o l i n e  -
Determination of Aromatics – Gas Chromatography Method (11 pages, in Spanish).
6. Description of content:   This Standard aims to establish a testing method for the
determination of benzene, toluene, aromatics with eight or nine carbon atoms, heavieraromatics and total aromatics present in gasoline for engines.  It reflects approval of the
identical Standard ASTM D 4420 – 94 "Determination of Aromatics in Finished Gasoline
by Gas Chromatography".
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
Safety
8. Relevant documents:   Chilean Standard NCh 2490-2000
9. Proposed date of adoption:  The time necessary for the relevant processing once the
final date for comments has passed.
Proposed date of entry into force:
10. Final date for comments:   30 June 2000
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [  X ] or address, e-mail and telefax
number of the other body:
Departamento de Comercio Exterior (DECOEX)
Ministerio de Economía, Fomento y Reconstrucción
Teatinos 120, piso 11, oficina 22
Fax:  56-2-6974905
Tel:  56-2-6988148
E-mail:  decoex@minecon.cl