Petroleum products

RTCA No. 75.01.20:04: Petroleum products. Premium petrol. Specifications

On 9 December 2004, the Government of the Republic of El Salvador notified, in document G/TBT/N/SLV/58, draft Central American Technical Regulation (RTCA) No. 75.01.20:04: "Petroleum products. Premium petrol. Specifications."

The description of the content of the notified draft Regulation specifies the physico-chemical requirements to be met by premium petrol for use in motor vehicles. The notified draft text 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 which 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.