. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/GTM/36 
7 November 2005 
 (05-5206) 
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:  GUATEMALA
 
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):    
2. Agency responsible:   Ministerio de Economía , Comisión Guatemalteca de Normas - 
COGUANOR (Ministry of the Economy, Guatemalan Standards Commission) 
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:    
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):   International 
Classification for Standards (ICS) code 77.140.60 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   COGUANOR NGO 
36 011:2005:   Segunda Revisión.   Barras de acero de refuerzo para hormigón (concreto), 
sin exigencias especiales de soldabilidad. Especificaciones  (Guatemalan Standards 
Commission (COGUANOR) Mandatory Standa rd (NGO) No. 36 011:2005: Second 
Revision. Steel bars for concrete reinforc ement without special welding requirements. 
Specifications).  (21 pages, in Spanish). 
6. Description of content:   This Mandatory Standard covers  the following: purpose; scope of 
application; COGUANOR standards to be cons ulted; definitions; classification; raw and 
other materials; specifications, verification of dimensions and chemical analyses; sampling; 
test methods; marking and terms and conditio ns of sale; inspection and approval or 
rejection; storage and transport; test re port; conformity; and informative annex. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable: 
   The objective of this Standard is to est ablish the specifications for steel bars without 
special welding requirements used  for concrete reinforcement. 
8. Relevant documents:   
(1) American Society for Testing of Ma terials (ASTM) Standard A615/A 615M-03a: 
Standard Specification for Deformed and Plain Billet-Steel Bars for Concrete 
Reinforcement ; 
(2) ASTM E 83-85: Standard Practice for Verification and Classification of Extensometers ; 
(3) Standard A - 97a: Standard Test Methods and Definiti ons for Mechanical Testing of 
Steel Products ; G/TBT/N/GTM/36 
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  Relevant documents:   (cont'd) 
(4) Spanish Standard UNE 36-088-81: Parte II, Barras corrugadas para hormigón armado. 
Parte II: Condiciones de inspección y/o recepción  (Part II, Ribbed bars for concrete 
reinforcement. Part II: Inspection and/or reception conditions); (5) Mexican Standard NMX-C-407-ONNCCE-2001: Industria de la construcción - Varilla 
corrugada de acero proveniente de lingote y palanquilla para refuerzo de concreto.  
Especificaciones y métodos de prueba  (Construction industry - Ribbed steel bars made from 
ingot-steel and billet-steel for concrete rein forcement. Specifications and test methods); 
(6) International Organization for Standardi zation (ISO) Standard 6935-2, First edition: 
Steel for the reinforcement of concrete - Part 2: Ribbed bars ; 
(7) COCUANOR NGR / Pan American Standards Commission (COPANT) / ISO /  
International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) Standard No. 17025:2000: General 
Requirements for the Competence of Testing and Calibration Laboratories . 
9. Proposed date of adoption:   
Proposed date of entry into force:   Upon publication in the Official Journal 
To be determined 
10. Final date for comments:   60 days as from the date of notification 
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry po int [   ], or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and E-mail and Web site add resses, if available, of other body:    
Comisión Guatemalteca de Normas (COGUANOR) 
Calzada Atanasio Tzul 27-32, Zona 12 Guatemala, Centro América 
Tel.: (+502) 2476-6784 to 87 and 2476-6809 
Fax: (+502) 2476-6777 E-mail: mbeteta@mail.mineco.gob.gt