. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/GTM/17 
9 December 2004 
 (04-5422) 
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):   Asphalts (International 
Classification for Standards (ICS) code 75.080) 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Guatemalan 
Standards Commission (COGUANOR) Mandatory Standard (NGO) / Technical Regulation 
RTCA 75.01.22:04:  Petroleum Products.  Asphalts.  Specifications  (24 pages, in Spanish). 
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 na ture of urgent problems where applicable: 
  Prevention of practices likely to mislead  or deceive the consumer and environmental 
protection. 
8. 
  
 
 
 
  
 
 Relevant documents:    
Guatemalan Standards Commission (COGUANOR) Mandatory Standard (NGO) / 
Technical Regulation RTCA 75.01.22:04:  Petroleum Products.  Asphalts.  Specifications; 
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)"; 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"; G/TBT/N/GTM/17 
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8. 
 Relevant documents:   (cont'd) 
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:   
Proposed date of entry into force:   } To be determined 
10. Final date for comments:   60 days as from th e 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