. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/SLV/75 
1 July 2005 
 (05-2853) 
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:   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, 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 (DATCO) Alameda Juan Pablo II y Calle Guadalupe Plan Maestro San Salvador El 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):   Liquefied petroleum 
gases:  commercial propane, commercial butane and mixtures thereof (HS: 27.11; ICS: 75.160.30). 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   NSO RTCA 
75.01.21:05:  Productos de Petróleo. Gases Li cuados de Petróleo: Propano Comercial, 
Butano Comercial y sus Mezclas. Especificaciones.  (Salvadoran Mandatory Standard 
(NSO) / Central American Technical Regul ation (RTCA) No. 75.01.21:05: Petroleum 
Products.  Liquefied Petroleum Gases: Co mmercial Propane, Comme rcial Butane and 
Mixtures Thereof.  Specifications ).  (9 pages, in Spanish) 
6. Description of content:   This technical regulation applies to liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) 
marketed in Central American countries. 
 The regulation specifies the physico-chemical characteristics of two grades of 
liquefied petroleum gas: commercial propane and commercial butane, generally used as 
heating fuel in the domestic, commercial and indus trial sectors, as motor vehicle fuel and as 
a raw material for the petrochemical industry.  Any mixture of these products can be used 
provided that the mixtures comply with the sp ecifications set forth in this regulation. G/TBT/N/SLV/75 
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 7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable: 
 Protection of health and huma n life; environmental protection 
8. Relevant documents: 
- American Society for Testing of Materi als (ASTM) Standards.  ASTM D 1835-03:  
Standard Specification for Liquefied Petroleum (LP) Gases ; 
- Gas Processor Association (GPA) Standard 2140-97:  Liquefied Petroleum Gas 
Specifications and Test Methods . 
9. Proposed date of adoption: 
Proposed date of entry into force:   Date of publication in the Diario Oficial  
(Official Journal)  
Six months from date of adoption 
10. Final date for comments:   60 days from the date of notification 
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [  X ], 
Ministerio de Economía 
Dirección de Administración de Tratados Comerciales (DATCO) Alameda Juan Pablo II y Calle Guadalupe, Plan Maestro San Salvador El Salvador 
Tel.: (+503) 231 5788 
Fax: (+503) 231 5789 E-mail: ezelada@minec.gob.sv  
or address, telephone and fax numbers, e-ma il and web-site addresses, if available of 
the other body: 
Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología (CONACYT) 
Colonia Médica Avenida Dr. Emilio Álvarez 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