Petroleum products

On 2 August 2006, the Government of the Republic of El Salvador notified, in document G/TBT/N/SLV/94, draft Central American Technical Regulation (RTCA) No. 75.01.17:06: "Petroleum products. Diesel fuel oil No. 2 D (Motor vehicles). Specifications."

The description of content of the notified draft Regulation specifies the physical and chemical requirements to be met by diesel for automotive and thermoelectric use. The notified draft text applies to the petroleum derivative known as diesel, which is formed from a complex mixture of different types of hydrocarbons (paraffinic, naphthenic, olefinic, aromatic and polyaromatic) and has a distillation (boiling) range of between 80°C and 400°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.

On 2 August 2006, the Government of the Republic of El Salvador notified, in document G/TBT/N/SLV/94, draft Central American Technical Regulation (RTCA) No. 75.01.17:06: "Petroleum products. Diesel fuel oil No. 2 D (Motor vehicles). Specifications."

The description of content of the notified draft Regulation specifies the physical and chemical requirements to be met by diesel for automotive and thermoelectric use. The notified draft text applies to the petroleum derivative known as diesel, which is formed from a complex mixture of different types of hydrocarbons (paraffinic, naphthenic, olefinic, aromatic and polyaromatic) and has a distillation (boiling) range of between 80°C and 400°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.