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Notifying Member: Afghanistan

If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):

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Agency responsible:

Afghanistan National Standards Authority (ANSA)

Email: admin.ansa@gmail.com

Web-site: http://www.ansa.gov.af

Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, email and website addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:

TBT Enquiry Point

Ms Shahperay Nasseri

Afghanistan agency or National Standards Authority (ANSA)

Industrial Park Area, Kabul-Jalalabad Road

Kabul, Afghanistan

P.O. Box No: 51 72

Email: shahperayn@yahoo.com; tbt_ep@ansa.gov.af

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Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [ ], 5.6.2 [ ], 5.7.1 [ ], other:

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Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable): Gasoline for vehicule (2710.1220); Gasoil (diesel) (2710.1910); Kerosene (2710.1930)

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Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:

·                Mandatory Standard for Gasoline (POL/TEMP/001-1388) (3 pages, in Dari)

·                Mandatory Standard for Diesel (POL/TEMP/002-1388) (3 pages, in Dari)

·                Mandatory Standard for Kerosene (POL/TEMP/003-1388) (3 pages, in Dari)

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Description of content: The determination of the characteristics of the products will be carried out also on the basis on the following American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) or Institute of Standards & Industrial Research of Iran (ISIRI) standards:

1.         ASTM D 4814 specification for gasoline/ISIRI 4904 petroleum products fuel – specification for gasoline

2.         ASTM D 975 specification for diesel/ISIRI 4903 – specification for gasoline oil

3.         ASTM D 3699 specification for kerosene/ISIRI 6212 kerosene – specification

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Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable: Consumers' safety, protection of the environment, protection of peoples' health and prevention of deceptive practices

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Relevant documents:

·                Mandatory Standard for Gasoline (POL/TEMP/001-1388)

·                Mandatory Standard for Diesel (POL/TEMP/002-1388)

·                Mandatory Standard for Kerosene (POL/TEMP/003-1388)

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Proposed date of adoption: 2009/2010

Proposed date of entry into force: 2009/2010

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Final date for comments: –

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Texts available from: National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax numbers and email and website addresses, if available, of other body: