. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/SLV/54 
9 December 2004 
 (04-5443) 
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:   National Science and Technology Council (CONACYT) 
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:    
Ministry of the Economy 
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 [ ], 5.7.1 [ ], other:    
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applic able, otherwise national tariff heading.  
ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Petroleum products.  
Aviation gasoline (AvGas) - International Classi fication for Standards (ICS) code 75.160.20 
and tariff heading 2710. 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Central American 
Technical Regulation (RTCA) / Salvadorian Mandatory Standard (NSO) No. 75.01.12:04: 
Petroleum Products.  Aviation Gasoline (AvGas).  Specifications  (9 pages, in Spanish). 
6. Description of content:   This Technical Regulation est ablishes the specifications for 
certain types of aviation gasoline for civil u se. It does not cover all gasoline suitable for 
reciprocating aircraft engines. 
 This Regulation establishes the physico-chemical characteristics of the aviation 
gasoline known as "AvGas", the specific pr ocessing properties of which make it an 
appropriate fuel for spark-ignition reciprocating aircraft engines. Its main properties include 
volatility limits, stability, detonation-free combustion, and design and suitability for low-temperature operability. 
 This Regulation does not apply to aviation kerosene (Jet A-1), the specifications for 
which are set out in another Regulation.  G/TBT/N/SLV/54 
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 7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:  
Prevention of practices likely to mislead or deceive the consumer. 
8. Relevant documents:    
American Society for Testing and Ma terials Standard ASTM D 910-02: " Standard 
Specification for Aviation Gasolines "; 
ASTM D 4171-98: " Standard Specification for Fuel System Icing Inhibitors ". 
9. Proposed date of adoption:  60 days as from the date of notification  
Proposed date of entry into force:  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, #51 
San Salvador, El Salvador 
Tel.: + (503) 226-2800 Fax: + (503) 225-6255 Web site: www.infoq.org.sv