G/TBT/N/PRY/106  
27 September 2018  
(18-5981) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  Spanish  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6.  
 
1. Notifying Member : PARAGUAY  
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible : Ministerio de Industria y Comercio  (Ministry of Industry and Trade)  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:  
Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores  (Ministry of Foreign Affairs)  
Centro de Referencia de la OMC  (WTO Reference Centre)  
Dirección de Organismos Económicos Multilaterales  (Directorate of Multilateral Economic 
Organizations)  
Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores  
Palma casi 15 de Agosto Nº 594  
Asunción, Paraguay  
Tel.: (+595) 21 -493-657 
Email: snin@mre.gov.py  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 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) : 
MERCOSUR Technical Regulation on valves for vehicular natural gas (VNG) storage 
cylinders (Repeal of Common Market Group Resolution No. 33/10)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document : Proyecto de 
Reglamento Técnico MERCOSUR (RTM) de válvula para cilindro de alm acenamiento de 
Gas Natural Vehicular (GNV) (Derogación de la Res . GMC N° 33/10)  (Draft MERCOSUR 
Technical Regulation on valves for vehicular natural gas (VNG) storage cylinders (Repeal 
of Common Market Group Resolution No. 33/10)) . The notified MERCOSUR Te chnical 
Regulation establishes the safety requirements to be met and tests to be carried out when 
manufacturing cylinder valves, as one of the components of the vehicular natural gas 
(VNG) system used in motor vehicles . The safety requirements and tests ar e to be applied 
by all chains supplying the products in the territory of the States Parties . They also apply 
to trade among the States Parties and to imports from outside the MERCOSUR area.  
6. Description of content : Draft MERCOSUR Technical Regulation : Reglamento Técnico 
Mercosur MERCOSUR/XXXIX SGT N° 3/P . RES N° 01/10 Rev.6  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable : Human safety  G/TBT/N/PRY/106  
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  8. Relevant documents:  
• ISO 11439:2013 "Gas cylinders - High pressure cylinders for the on -board storage 
of natural gas as a fuel for automotive vehicles"  
• ISO 15500 -1:2015 "Road vehicles - Compressed natural gas (CNG) fuel system 
components - Part 1 : General requirements and definitions"  
• ISO 15500 -2:2016 "Road  vehicles - Compressed natural gas (CNG) fuel system 
components - Part 2 : Performance and general test methods"  
• ISO 15500 -5:2012/Amd.1:2016 "Road vehicles - Compressed natural gas (CNG) 
fuel system components - Part 5 : Manual cylinder valve"  
• ISO 15500 -6:2012/Amd.1:2016 "Road vehicles - Compressed natural gas (CNG) 
fuel system components - Part 6 - Automatic valve"  
• ISO 15500 -13:2012/Amd.1:2016 "Road vehicles - Compressed natural gas (CNG) 
fuel system components - Part 13 - Pressure relief device (PRD)"  
• ISO 1 5500-14:2012/Amd.1:2016 "Road vehicles - Compressed natural gas (CNG) 
fuel system components - Part 14 - Excess flow valve"  
• ISO 11363 -1:2018 "Gas cylinders - 17E and 25E taper threads for connection of 
valves to gas cylinders - Part 1 : Specifications"  
• ISO 15245 -1:2001 "Gas cylinders - Parallel threads for connection of valves to 
gas cylinders -Part 1 : Specification"  
• ISO 8434 -1:2007 "Metallic tube connections for fluid power and general use - 
Part 1 : 24 degree cone connectors"  
• ECE R110 Rev.3 - "Vehicles propelled by Compressed Natural Gas (CNG)"  
• ABNT NBR 11353 -4:2007 " Veículos rodoviários e veículos automotores - Sistema 
de gás natural veicular, Parte 4 : Cilindro, válvulas, sistema de ventilação e linha 
de alta pressão " 
9. Proposed date of adoption : Not applicable  
Proposed date of entry into force : Not applicable  
10. Final date for comments : 60 days from the date of notification  
11. Texts available from : National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website  addresses, if available, of other body:  
Unidad de Coordinación del SNIN, Ministerio de Industria y Comercio  (MIC) (SNIN 
Coordinating Unit, Ministry of Industry and Trade)  
Avda. Mariscal F. L ópez 3333  
Asunción, Paraguay  
Tel.: (+595) 21 -616-3284 
Fax: (+595)  21-616-3084 
Email: snin@mic.gov.py  
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