. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/SLV/71 
1 July 2005 
 (05-2849) 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:   Spanish 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
The following notification is being circ ulated in accordance with Article 10.6. 
 
1. Member notifying:   EL SALVADOR
 
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):  
2. Agency responsible:   Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología  (National Science and 
Technology Council) - CONACYT 
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, 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:  
Ministerio de Economía  (Ministry of the Economy) 
Dirección de Administración de Tratados Comerciales  (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 [  X ], 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):   Regular petrol (HS tariff 
heading 2710;  International Classificati on for Standards (ICS) code 75.160.20) 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   NSO  RTCA 
75.01.19:05:  Productos de Petróleo:  Gasolina Regular.  Especificaciones   (Salvadoran 
Mandatory Standard (NSO) / Central Am erican Technical Regulation (RTCA) 
No. 75.01.19:05:  Petroleum products:  Regular petrol.  Specifications) (10 pages, in 
Spanish). 
6. Description of content:   This Standard establishes the physico-chemical requirements for 
regular petrol for use in motor vehicles. It  applies to the petroleum derivative known as 
regular petrol, which is formed from a comple x mixture of different types of hydrocarbons 
(paraffinic, naphthenic, olefinic and aroma tic) and has a distillation (boiling) range of 
between 30°C and 225°C.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable:  
 Protection of human life and health and environmental protection.  G/TBT/N/SLV/71 
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 8. Relevant documents:   American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) Standard 
ASTM D 4814-01a:  Standard Specification for Automo tive Spark-Ignition Engine Fuel . 
9. Proposed date of adoption: 
Proposed date of entry into force:   Upon publication in the Official Journal 
Six months as from the date of adoption 
10. Final date for comments:   60 days as from the 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 Salv ador, 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, No. 51 San Salvador, El Salvador Tel.: (+503) 226-2800 Fax: (+503) 225-6255 
Web site: www.conacyt.gob.sv