. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/NIC/59 
24 June 2005 
 
 (05-2725) 
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:   Instituto Nicaragüense de Energía  (Nicaraguan Energy Institute) 
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):  HS tariff heading 8481;  
International Classification for St andards (ICS) code 23.060.40 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   NTON 14 017-
05/RTCA 23.01.27:05:  Recipientes a Presión.  Cilindros Portátiles para Contener GLP.  
Válvula de Acoplamiento Roscado (Tipo POL).  Especificaciones   (Nicaraguan Mandatory 
Technical Standard (NTON) No. 14 017-05 / Central American Technical Regulation 
(RTCA) No. 23.01.27:05:  Pressure vessels.  Portable liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) 
cylinders.  Threaded (POL-type) connection valves.   Specifications)  (20 pages, in Spanish). 
6. Description of content:   This Technical Standard establishes the minimum specifications 
and test methods for threaded (POL-type) c onnection valves used for the filling of and 
release of gas from portable liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) containers circulating in 
countries of the Central American region. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable: 
 Protection of human life and health and environmental protection.  
8. Relevant documents:  
Mexican Official Standard NOM-016-SEDG-2003:  Válvula Utilizada en Recipientes 
Portátiles para Contener Gas Licuado de Petr óleo - Especificaciones y Métodos de Prueba  
(Valves used in portable liquefied petroleum g as (LPG) containers - Specifications and test 
methods); 
Colombian Technical Standard NTC 1091.1997-10-22:  Válvulas para Recipientes 
Portátiles para Gases Licuados del Petróleo  hasta 109 Litros de Capacidad de Agua  
(Valves for portable liquefied petroleum gas (L PG) containers with a water capacity of up 
to 109 litres); G/TBT/N/NIC/59 
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 American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) Standard ASTM A-313:  Standard 
Specification for Stainless Steel Spring Wire ; 
International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) Standard IEC 410-1973:  Sampling Plans 
and Procedures for Inspection by Attributes ; 
International Organization for Standardi zation (ISO) Standard ISO 2859-0:1995:  Sampling 
Procedures for Inspection by Attributes - Pa rt 0: Introduction to the ISO 2859 Attribute 
Sampling System ; 
ISO 2859-1:1989:  Sampling Procedures for Inspection by Attributes - Part 1: Sampling 
Schemes Indexed by Acceptance Quality Limit (AQL) for Lot-by-Lot Inspection . 
9. Proposed date of adoption: 
Proposed date of entry into force:  Upon publication in the Official Journal. 
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 and E-mail and Web site add resses, if available, of other body: 
Ministerio de Fomento, Industria y Comercio 
Centro de Información sobre Obstáculos Técnicos al Comercio 
Tel.: (+505) 267-0161, ext. 1130 Fax: (+505) 267-2019 E-mail: jorge.torres@mific.gob.ni