. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/NIC/85 
19 July 2007 
 (07-3058) 
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:   NICARAGUA
 
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):         
2. Agency responsible:   Ministerio de Fomento, Industria y Comercio  (Ministry of 
Development, Industry and Trade) 
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 Energía y Minas  (Ministry of Energy and Mining) 
Dirección General de Hidrocarburos  (Directorate-General of Hydrocarbons) 
Tel.:  +(505) 2225674, 2223385 ext. 231 Fax:  +(505) 2224629 
E-mail: maria.perez@cne.gob.ni  
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):   International 
Classification for Standards (ICS) code 75.160.20 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   RTCA 75.02.46:07 , 
Etanol carburante anhidro y etanol carburante anhidro desnaturalizado y sus mezclas con gasolina .  Especificaciones.  Central American Technical Regulation (RTCA) 75.02.46:07. 
(Anhydrous Fuel Ethanol and denatured anhy drous Fuel Ethanol and its mixtures with 
gasoline.  Specifications) (9 pages, in Spanish). 
6. Description of content:   This Regulation establishes the physico-chemical specifications 
that must be met by anhydrous fuel ethanol a nd denatured anhydrous fuel ethanol to be used 
or marketed as fuel in the Central American States Parties.  
 It applies to anhydrous fuel ethanol and denatured anhydrous fuel ethanol obtained 
by means of alcoholic fermentation, if the two products are to be used or marketed as fuel 
for spark-ignition engines, either in their pure form in engines designed or adapted for such 
use or blended with gasoline in spark-ignition engines. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable:   
 Prevention of practices likely to mislea d the consumer and protection of human 
health. G/TBT/N/NIC/85 
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  8. Relevant documents:   ASTM D-1152: "Standard Specification for Methanol (Methyl 
Alcohol)".  Especificación Estándar para Metanol (Alcohol Metílico).  
 ASTM D 4806-04a: "Standard Specification for Denatured Fuel Ethanol for 
Blending with Gasolines for Use as Auto motive Spark-Ignition Engine Fuel".  
Especificación Estándar para Etanol Car burante Desnaturalizado para ser Mezclado con 
Gasolinas para uso como Combustible en Motor a Ignición por Chispa.  "Resolução ANP 
Nº 36, de 6.12.2005 ". (National Petroleum Agency Resolution No. 36, of 
6 December 2005). 
9. Proposed date of adoption:  Upon publication in the Official Journal  
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, e-mail and web-site addresses, if available of the other body:   
Ministerio de Fomento, Industria y Comercio 
Centro de Información sobre Obstáculos Técnicos al Comercio 
Tel.: +(505) 2670161 ext. 1130 ó 1048 
Fax: +(505) 270 9956 E-mail: valeria.pineda@mific. gob.ni or dtnm@mific.gob.ni