. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/ESP/28 
14 February 2006 
 
 (06-0615) 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:   Spanish 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
The following notification is being circ ulated in accordance with Article 10.6. 
 
1. Member to Agreement notifying:   SPAIN
 
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):   Government of 
the Autonomous Community of Aragón 
2. Agency responsible:  
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:   Departamento de 
Presidencia y Relaciones institucionales.  Dirección General de Interior  (Department of the 
Office of the President and Institutional Relati ons.  Directorate-General of the Interior) 
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [   ], 2.10.1 [   ], 5.6.2 [   ], 5.7.1 [   ], other:  Article 3.2 
of the WTO Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade 
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading.
ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):   Amusement and gaming 
machines and arcades 
5. Title, number of pages and lang uage(s) of the notified document:  Proyecto de Decreto 
del Gobierno de Aragón por el que se modific a el Decreto 332/2001, de 18 de diciembre, 
por el que se aprueba el reglamento de má quinas de juego y salones, modificado 
parcialmente por el Decreto 233/2004, de 2 de noviembre  (Draft Decree of the Government 
of Aragón Amending Decree No. 332/2001, of 18  December, Approving the Regulations on 
Gaming Machines and Arcades, partially amended by Decree No. 233/2004, of 
2 November).  (15 pages, in Spanish.) 
6. Description of content:   This draft Decree introduces technical changes to type "B" gaming 
machines or amusement machines with pr ogrammed cash prizes, introducing the 
technological innovations in the gaming machine sector.  Thus, it makes provision for  the new type "B" machines developed in accordan ce with a software package based on the 
traditional game of bingo, or developed in keeping with a gaming program based on the 
instant or "scratch and win" lottery, and in troduces new forms of payment such as legally 
approved electronic methods of payment.  The validity period of licences issued to the staff 
of gaming companies is changed, and the re gulations on gaming machines are aligned with 
those governing bingo and gaming casinos. G/TBT/N/ESP/28 
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  7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable:  
 This draft Regulation develops and im plements the principles of Gaming Law 
No. 2/2000, of 28 June, of the Autonomous Co mmunity of Aragón, and introduces technical 
changes to type "B" gaming machines as a result of the application of technological 
innovations in the gaming machine sector. 
8. Relevant documents:   Gaming Law No. 2/2000, of 28 June, of the Autonomous 
Community of Aragón, and Decree No. 332/2001, of 18 December, of the Government of 
Aragón approving the Regulations on Gaming M achines and Arcades, partially amended by 
Decree No. 233/2004, of 2 November, of the Government of Aragón. 
9. Proposed date of adoption:  December 2005 
Proposed date of entry into force:  November 2006 
 10. Final date for comments:   One month 
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [  X ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and E-mail and Web site address es, if available, of other body:  
Departamento de Presidencia y Relaciones Institucionales 
Dirección General de Interior Paseo María Agustín, No.
 36 
C.P. 50071 ZARAGOZA 
Tel.:  (+976) 71 55 16 or 71 56 30 Fax:  (+976) 71 43 83 E-mail:  emainer@aragon.es