. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/SLV/50 
9 December 2004 
 (04-5432) 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:   Spanish 
 
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
The following notification is being circulat ed in accordance with Article 10.6. 
 
1. Member notifying:  EL SALVADOR  
If applicable, name of local governme nt 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 agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:  
Ministry of the Economy 
Directorate of Trade Treaty Administration 
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 headin g.  
ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):   Petroleum products. 
Asphalts (International Classification for Standards (ICS) code 75.080 and HS tariff 
heading 27) 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Technical Regulation 
(RTCA) / Salvadoran Mandatory Standard (NSO) No. 75.01.22:04:  Petroleum Products. 
Asphalts.  Specifications. 
6. Description of content:   This Technical Regulation es tablishes the minimum quality 
specifications and test methods for asphalts , asphalt cements and asphalt emulsions used in 
pavement, in particular road surf ace, construction and treatment. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable: 
 Prevention of practices likely to mislead or deceive the consumer.  
8. 
  
 
 Relevant documents:    
American Society for Testing and Materials Standard ASTM D 946-82 (Reapproved 1999): 
"Standard Specification for Penetration-Graded Asphalt Cement for Use in Pavement 
Construction"; 
ASTM D 977-98: "Standard Specification for Emulsified Asphalt"; 
ASTM D 2026-97: "Standard Specification for Cutback Asphalt (Slow-Curing Type)"; G/TBT/N/SLV/50 
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 8. Relevant documents:   (cont'd) 
ASTM D 2027-97: "Standard Specification for Cutback Asphalt (Medium-Curing Type)"; 
ASTM D 2028-97: "Standard Specification for Cutback Asphalt (Rapid-Curing Type)"; 
ASTM  2397-02: "Standard Specificatio n for Cationic Emulsified Asphalt"; 
ASTM D 3381-92 (Reapproved 1999): "Standard Specification for Viscosity-Graded 
Asphalt Cement for Use in Pavement Construction"; 
ASTM D 6373-99: "Standard Specification for Performance-Graded Asphalt Binder". 
9. Proposed date of adoption:  60 days as from the date of notification  
Proposed date of entry into force:  Six months as from the date of adoption 
10. Final date for comments:   60 days as from th e date of notification 
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ X ], 
Ministerio de Economía 
Dirección de Administración de Tratados Comerciales 
Alameda Juan Pablo II y Calle Guadalupe 
Plan Maestro, San Salvador, El Salvador Tel.: + (503) 231-5788 Fax: + (503) 231-5789 
E-mail: ezelada@minec.gob.sv 
or address, telephone and fax numbers and E-mail and Web site addresses, if 
available, of other body: 
Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología (CONACYT) 
Colonia Médica, Avenida Dr. Emilio Alvarez 
Pasaje Dr. Guillermo Rodríguez Pacas, #51 
San Salvador, El Salvador 
Tel.: + (503) 226 2800 
Fax: + (503) 225 6255 Web site: www.infoq.org.sv