SLOVAK REPUBLIC: DIESEL OIL The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6. G/TBT/Notif.96.369. 1. Member to Agreement notifying: Slovak Republic. If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2): 2. Agency responsible: Slovnaft, joint-stock company, Bratislava, Slovakia Agency or authority designated to handle comments regarding the notification can be indicated if different from above: 3. Notified under Article 2.9.2. 4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable): Diesel oil. 5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: STN EN 590 Automotive Fuels. Diesel. Requirements and Methods of Tests (1 page, National Amendment in Slovak language). 6. Description of content: Proposed national standard is identical with EN 590:1993; however the national amendment states stricter requirements based on the request of the Slovak Ministry of Economy and the Slovak Ministry of Environment, respectively. The national maximum limit for the sulphur content in diesel oil is 0.05 per cent. 7. Objective and rationale: (a) Protection of environment; (b) proposed limit value is in accordance with the requirement of the 93/12/EEC Directive. 8. Relevant documents: (a) EN 590:1993; 93/12/EEC Directive; (b) STN EN 590 substitutes hitherto valid standard STN 65 6506 in its whole extent; (c) adoption announcement will be published in Vestnik UNMS SR (Official Journal). 9. Proposed date of adoption: Proposed date of entry into force: 1 January 1997. 10. Final date for comments: 31 December 1996. (298)

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