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ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/N/SLV/29
10 October 2003
(03-5359)
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:  EL SALVADOR
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):           
2. Agency responsible: National Science and Technology Council (CONACYT)
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers and E-mail and Web site
addresses, if available) of the agency or  authority designated to handle comments
regarding the notification if different from above:
Ministerio de Economía
Dirección de Administración de Tratados Comerciales
Alameda Juan Pablo II y Calle Guadalupe
Plan Maestro – San Salvador
Tel:  (503) 231 5788
Fax:  (503) 231 5789
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):  Electromechanical
wattmeters (I.C.S. 17.040.30)
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Salvadorian Official
Standard NSO-17.08.09:03 – Electromechanical Wattmeters.  Specifications and TestingMethods. (90 pages, in Spanish).
6. Description of content:  This Standard contains the following: objective, scope,
definitions, classification, general specifications, specifications for type 'S' wattmeters,
specifications for type 'A' wattmeters, electr ical characteristics, abbreviations, tests,  testing
methods, prototype selection and approval, marking specifications and appendix.  It
establishes the electrical, physical, mechanical, packaging and marking definitions and
characteristics of type 'A' and type 'S' wattmeters, and also includes descriptions of class,tension and nominal frequencies, test current values or internal wiring arrangements,
relevant dimensions, disk marking, registration requirements, tests and corresponding
testing methods for the evaluation of prototypes of alternating current induction wattmeters.
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
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8. Relevant documents:  Mexican Official Standard NOM-044-SCFI-1999.  Measuring
Instruments – Electromechanical Watt-Hour Meters – Definitions, Characteristics and
Testing Methods.
9. Proposed date of adoption:  60 days from the date of notification
Proposed date of entry into force :  6 months from the date of adoption
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from the date of notification
11. Texts available from:
Ministerio de Economía
Dirección de Administración de Tratados Comerciales
Alameda Juan Pablo II y Calle GuadalupePlan Maestro – San Salvador
Tel:  (503) 231 5788
Fax:  (503) 231 5789
E-mail:  ezelada@minec.gob.sv
National enquiry point [  ] or address, telephone and fax numbers and E-mail and
Web site addresses, if available, of another body: 
Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología (CONACYT)
Colonia Médica
Avenida Dr. Emilio Alvarez, Pasaje Dr. Guillermo Rodríguez Pacas, # 51
Tel:  (503) 226 2800
Fax:  (503) 225 6255Web site:  www.conacyt.gob.sv