Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade - Notification - Uruguay - Domestic gas appliances, portable containers and their accessories for liquefied petroleum gas and natural gas

NOTIFICATION

The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6.

 

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Notifying Member: URUGUAY

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

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Agency responsible:

Unidad Reguladora de los Servicios de Energía y Agua, URSEA (Energy and Water Services Regulatory Authority)

Torre Ejecutiva, Liniers 1324 2º Piso

Montevideo, Uruguay

consulta.publica@ursea.gub.uy

(+598) 2 150 8154

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:

Asesoría de Política Comercial (Trade Policy Advisory Office)

Ministerio de Economía y Finanzas (Ministry of the Economy and Finance)

Colonia 1206 - 2º Piso – Montevideo, Uruguay

apc.otc@mef.gub.uy

(+598) 1712 4319

(+598) 1712 4315

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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): Domestic gas appliances, portable containers and their accessories for liquefied petroleum gas and natural gas

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Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: Anteproyecto de Reglamento de Seguridad de Gasodomésticos, Recipientes Portátiles y sus Accesorios para Gas Licuado de Petróleo y Gas Natural (Preliminary draft Regulation on the safety of domestic gas appliances, portable containers and their accessories for liquefied petroleum gas and natural gas) (9 pages, in Spanish)

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Description of content: The purpose of the notified preliminary draft Regulation is to regulate the minimum safety requirements for domestic gas appliances, portable containers and their accessories for liquefied petroleum gas and natural gas that are marketed in Uruguay.

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Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable: Protection of human health or safety

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Relevant documents:

·        Resolución GMC Nº 36/08 - Reglamento Técnico MERCOSUR sobre Requisitos Mínimos de Seguridad y Eficiencia Energética para Artefactos de Uso Doméstico que Utilizan Gas como Combustible

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Proposed date of adoption: To be determined

Proposed date of entry into force: Six months from the date of adoption

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Final date for comments: 60 days from notification

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

www.ursea.gub.uy

https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/TBT/URY/20_5759_00_s.pdf

https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/TBT/URY/20_5759_01_s.pdf

https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/TBT/URY/20_5759_02_s.pdf

https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/TBT/URY/20_5759_03_s.pdf