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RTCA No. 75.01.19:05: Petroleum products: Regular petrol. Specifications On 1 July 2005, the Government of the Republic of El Salvador notified, in document G/TBT/N/SLV/71, draft Central American Technical Regulation (RTCA) No. 75.01.19:05: "Petroleum products: Regular petrol. Specifications". The description of content of the notified draft Regulation specifies the physical and chemical requirements to be met by regular petrol for use in motor vehicles. The notified draft text applies to the petroleum derivative known as regular petrol, which is formed from a complex mixture of different types of hydrocarbons (paraffinic, naphthenic, olefinic and aromatic) and has a distillation (boiling) range of between 30°C and 225°C. The purpose of the present Addendum is to notify WTO Member States that this Technical Regulation has been updated and that there will be a comment and observation period of 60 days as from the date of this notification. The relevant text is available online at: Ministerio de Economía (Ministry of the Economy)Dirección de Administración de Tratados Comerciales (Directorate for the Administration of Trade Agreements)Alameda Juan Pablo II y Calle Guadalupe Plan Maestro San Salvador, El SalvadorWebsite: http://www.minec.gob.svTel.: (+503) 2590 5788Email: [email protected] Organismo Salvadoreño de Reglamentación Técnica, OSARTEC (Salvadoran Technical Regulation Agency)Boulevard San Bartolo y Calle Lempa, costado norte de INSAFORP, edificio CNC, IlopangoWebsite: http://www.osartec.gob.svTel.: (+503) 2590 5338; (+503) 2590 5331; (+503) 2590 5335Email: [email protected]

Distribution date: 26 November 2019

Products Covered: Regular petrol (HS tariff heading 2710; International Classification for Standards (ICS) code 75.160.20)

Regulation Type: Addendum to Regular Notification

RTCA No. 75.01.19:05: Petroleum products: Regular petrol. Specifications On 24 June 2005, the Government of the Republic of Nicaragua notified, in document G/TBT/N/NIC/57, draft Central American Technical Regulation (RTCA) No. 75.01.19:05: "Petroleum products: Regular petrol. Specifications". The notified Technical Regulation specifies the physico-chemical requirements to be met by regular petrol for use in motor vehicles. It applies to the petroleum derivative known as regular petrol, which is formed from a complex mixture of different types of hydrocarbons (paraffinic, naphthenic, olefinic and aromatic), and which has a distillation (boiling) range of between 30°C and 225°C. The purpose of the present Addendum is to notify WTO Members that this Technical Regulation has been updated and that there will be a comment and observation period of 60 days as from the date of this notification. The relevant document is available online at: Ministerio de Fomento, Industria y Comercio (Ministry of Development, Industry and Trade)Km 6 Carretera a MasayaManagua, NicaraguaTel.: (+505) 2248-9300, Ext. 1314 or 1310Email: [email protected]; [email protected][email protected]Website: http://www.mific.gob.ni/en-us/snc/snn/ntcpub/ntoncpub.aspx

Distribution date: 26 November 2019

Products Covered: HS tariff heading 2710; International Classification for Standards (ICS) code 75.160.20

Regulation Type: Addendum to Regular Notification

RTCA No. 75.01.19:05: Petroleum products: Regular petrol. Specifications On 24 June 2005, the Government of the Republic of Costa Rica notified, in document G/TBT/N/CRI/28, draft Central American Technical Regulation (RTCA) No. 75.01.19:05: "Petroleum products: Regular petrol. Specifications". The notified Technical Regulation establishes the physico-chemical requirements for regular petrol for use in motor vehicles. It applies to the petroleum derivative known as regular petrol, which is formed from a complex mixture of different types of hydrocarbons (paraffinic, naphthenic, olefinic and aromatic) and has a distillation (boiling) range of between 30°C and 225°C. The purpose of the present Addendum is to notify WTO Members that this Technical Regulation has been updated and that there will be a comment and observation period of 60 days as from the date of this notification. The document is available for consultation at: http://reglatec.go.cr/reglatec/principal.jspCentro de Obstáculos Técnicos al Comercio (TBT Centre)Tel.: (+506) 2549-1479San José, Costa RicaWTO contact point: [email protected]Website: http://www.reglatec.go.cr

Distribution date: 26 November 2019

Products Covered: HS tariff heading 2710; International Classification for Standards (ICS) code 75.160.20

Regulation Type: Addendum to Regular Notification

RTCA No. 75.01.20:04: Petroleum products. Premium petrol. Specifications On 7 December 2004, the Government of the Republic of Costa Rica notified, in document G/TBT/N/CRI/21, draft Central American Technical Regulation (RTCA) No. 75.01.20:04: "Petroleum products. Premium petrol. Specifications". The notified Technical Regulation establishes the physico-chemical requirements to be met by premium petrol for use in motor vehicles. It applies to the petroleum derivative known as premium petrol, which is formed from a complex mixture of different types of hydrocarbons (paraffinic, naphthenic, olefinic and aromatic) with a distillation (boiling) range of between 30°C and 225°C. The purpose of the present Addendum is to notify WTO Members that this Technical Regulation has been updated and that there will be a comment and observation period of 60 days as from the date of this notification. The document is available for consultation at: http://reglatec.go.cr/reglatec/principal.jspCentro de Obstáculos Técnicos al Comercio (TBT Centre)Tel.: (+506) 2549-1479San José, Costa RicaWTO contact point: [email protected]Website: http://www.reglatec.go.cr

Distribution date: 26 November 2019

Products Covered: Petroleum products. Premium petrol (HS tariff heading 2710)

Regulation Type: Addendum to Regular Notification

Reglamento Técnico Centroamericano RTCA 75.01.20:19 Productos de Petróleo. Gasolina Superior. Especificaciones (Central American Technical Regulation (RTCA) No. 75.01.20:19: Petroleum products. Premium petrol. Specifications) (13 pages, in Spanish)

Distribution date: 26 November 2019 | Final date for Comment: 25 January 2020

The notified Technical Regulation applies to the petroleum derivative known as premium petrol, which is formed from a complex mixture of different types of hydrocarbons (paraffinic, naphthenic, olefinic and aromatic) and has a distillation (boiling) range of between 30° and 225°C, in the current version of RTCA No. 75.01.20:19.

Products Covered: 75.160.20