G/TBT/N/CUB/8  
3 June 2013  
(13-2870)  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:  CUBA 
If applicable, name of local governme nt involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:  Ministerio de Ciencia, Tecnología y Medio Ambiente , CITMA 
(Ministry of Science, Technology and the Environment) 
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers and e-mail and website addresses, if available) of  agency or authority designated to handle 
comments regarding the notification shall be indicated if di fferent from above:  
Centro Nacional de Seguridad Nuclear , CNSN (National Centre  for Nuclear Safety) 
Calle 28 Nro. 504 entre 5ta y 7ma, Playa La Habana, Cuba 
Tel.: (+53) 7 203-1935 
Fax: (+53) 7 202-3166 E-mail: direccioncnsn@orasen.co.cu  
3. Notified under Arti cle 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [  ], 5.6.2 [  ], 5.7.1 [  ], other:   
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN wher e applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provid ed in addition, where applicable):  
Radioactive chemical elements (including the fissile or fertile chemical elements 
and isotopes) and their compounds; mixtures and residues containing these products: 
HS tariff subheadings 2844.10, 2844.20, 2844.30, 2844.40 and 2844.50. Apparatus based on the use of X-rays or of alpha, beta or gamma radiations, whether or not for 
medical, surgical, dental or veterinary uses, including radiography or radiotherapy 
apparatus, X-ray tubes and X-ray generators: HS tariff subheadings 9022.12, 9022.13, 9022.14.10, 9022.14.20, 9022.1490, 9022.19, 9022.21, 9022.29, 9022.30 and 9022.90. 
5. Title, number of pages and lang uage(s) of the notified document:  Resolución 
No. 334/2011 del CITMA "Reglamento sobre Notificación y Autorización de prácticas 
y actividades asociadas al empleo de Fuentes de Radiaciones Ionizantes"  
(Ministry of Science, Technology and the Environment Resolution No. 334/2011: "Regulation governing the notification and authorization of practices and activities 
associated with the use of ionising radiation sources") (21 pages, in Spanish). 
6. Description of content:  The notified Resolution lays down the technical 
and administrative requirements governing the procedure for notifying and authorizing 
practices and activities associated with the use of ionising radiation sources. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  To establish the procedure for obtaining from the National Centre for Nuclear 
Safety a prior import/export permit for the entry into/exit from Cuba of ionising radiation 
source(s)/generating equipment.  G/TBT/N/CUB/8 
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  8. Relevant documents:  Resolución No. 334/2011 del CITMA "Reglamento sobre 
Notificación y Autorización de prácticas y actividades asociadas al empleo de Fuentes 
de Radiaciones Ionizantes"  (Ministry of Science, Technology and the Environment 
Resolution No. 334/2011: "Regulation governing the notification and authorization of practices and activities associated with the use of ionising radiation sources") (21 pages, in Spanish).  
9. Proposed date of adoption: 
Proposed date of entry into force:   29 December 2011 28 September 2012 
10. Final date for comments:  Not applicable. 
11. Texts available from: National enquiry point [ X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and e-mail and website addresse s, if available, of other body: 
Gaceta Oficial de la República de Cuba  ( O f f i c i a l  G a z e t t e  o f  t h e  R e p u b l i c  o f  C u b a ) ,  
Ordinary Edition of Monday, 28 May 2012, No. 11, page 411. 
http://www.gacetaoficial.cu 
http://www.mincex.cu/index.php/omc/resoluciones.html