WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/Notif.00/3
13 January 2000
(00-0124)
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade
NOTIFICATION
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6.
1. Member to Agreement notifying:   CHILE
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):           
2. Agency responsible:   Office of the President, National Environmental Commission
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):   Non-methane
hydrocarbons for small- and medium-sized vehicles
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Preliminary Draft
Standard for Non-Methane Hydrocarbons for Small and Medium-Sized Vehicles (4 pages,
in Spanish)
6. Description of content:   The draft Standard establishes:  (a)  The upper limit allowed for
non-methane hydrocarbons in small passenger vehicles, small commercial vehicles, type 1
medium-sized vehicles and type 2 medium-sized vehicles;  (b) the procedure for measuring
and controlling pollutants;  (c) the time-fram e for complying with the standard;  (d) the
procedure for accreditation and inspection.
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
Environmental protection, controlling non-methane hydrocarbon emissions.
8. Relevant documents:
9. Proposed date of adoption:  The time necessary for the relevant processing once the final
date for comments has passed.
Proposed date of entry into force:  Immediately upon publication in the Official Journal.
10. Final date for comments:   25 February 2000
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [  X ] or address, e-mail and telefax
number of the other body:   Departamento de Comercio Exterior, DECOEX;  Ministerio
de Economía, Fomento y Reconstrucción;  Teatinos 120, piso 11, oficina 22;
Fax:  56-2-6974905;  Tel.:  56-2-6988148;  Email:  decoex@minecon.cl