. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/GTM/24 
9 December 2004 
 (04-5416) 
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:  REPUBLIC OF GUATEMALA  
If applicable, name of local governme nt involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):    
2. Agency responsible:   Ministry of the Economy. Guatemalan Standards Commission 
(COGUANOR) 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):   Lubricating oils  
(International Classification for Standards (ICS) code 75.160.20) 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Guatemalan 
Standards Commission (COGUANOR) Mandatory Standard (NGO) / Technical Regulation 
RTCA 75.01.15:04:  Lubricating Oils for Petrol or Diesel Engines.  Specifications  
(14 pages, in Spanish). 
6. Description of content:   This Technical Regulation es tablishes the minimum quality 
specifications to be met by and commercial in formation to be provided for all lubricating 
oils for petrol or diesel motor vehicle engines marketed in bulk or in individual containers in 
countries of the Central American region, together with verification methods for 
determining the accuracy of such information. 
 With the exception of oils that fall under American Petrol eum Institute (API) 
classifications SA, SB, SC and SD (see Table 1) and CA, CB and CC (see Table 2), this 
Regulation applies to all lubricating oils for pe trol or diesel engines, since classifications 
subsequent to the above are in line with en gine manufacturers' recommendations and are 
used for most of the vehicle stock in co untries of the Central American region.  
 Lubricating oils with the classificatio ns API SA, SB, SC, SD and API CA, CB and 
CC may be used for other purposes. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable:    
 Prevention of practices likely to mislead or deceive the consumer and environmental 
protection. G/TBT/N/GTM/24 
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 8. Relevant documents:    
Guatemalan Standards Commission (COGUANOR) Mandatory Standard (NGO) / 
Technical Regulation RTCA 75.01.15:04: Aceites Lubricantes para Motores a Gasolina o 
Motores a Diesel . Especificaciones  (Lubricating Oils for Petrol or Diesel Engines.  
Specifications). 
American Petroleum Institute Standard API 1509 - 1995: Engine Oil Licensing and 
Certification System ; 
Society of Automotive Engineers Standard SAE J183-1991: Engine Oil Performance and 
Engine Service Classification (O ther than "Energy Conserving") ; 
SAE J300-1992:  Ground Vehicle Standard; International Electrotechnical Commission Standard IEC 410-1973: Sampling Plans and 
Procedures for Inspection by Attributes ;  
International Organization for Standardization Standard ISO 2859-0-1995: Sampling 
Procedures for Inspection by Attributes - Part 0: Introduction to the ISO 2859 Attribute 
Sampling System ; 
ISO 2859-1-1989: Sampling Procedures for Inspection by Attributes - Part 1: Sampling 
Schemes Indexed by Acceptance Quality Limit (AQL) for Lot-by-Lot Inspection ; 
ISO 3951-1989:  Sampling Procedures and Charts for Inspection by Variables for Percent 
Nonconforming . 
9. Proposed date of adoption:   
Proposed date of entry into force:   } To be determined 
10. Final date for comments:   60 days as from the date of notification. 
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ X ], or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and E-mail and Web site addre sses, if available, of other body:    
 Comisión Guatemalteca de Normas (COGUANOR)  
 8ª. Avenida 10-43, Zona 1   Guatemala, Centroamérica   Tel.: + (502) 2238-3330 to 9, Ext. 3904  
 Fax:  + (502) 2238-3330 to 9, Ext. 3901 
 E-mail: hherrera@mail.mineco.gob.gt