. /.WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATION G/TBT/N/COL/42
 27 May 2003
  (03-2843)
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  Spanish
NOTIFICATION
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6.
1. Member to Agreement notifying:  COLOMBIA
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):
2. Agency responsible:   Ministry of Social Welfare
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers and E-mail and Web site
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:   Ministry of
Commerce, Industry and Tourism
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [  X ], 2.10.1 [   ], 5.6.2 [   ], 5.7.1 [   ], other:
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable,  otherwise national tariff heading.
ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):   Sterile syringes
(9018.31.20.00)
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Draft Decree
Adopting the Technical Regulation Establishing the Requirements and Test Methods for
Sterile Single-Use Syringes, With or Without Needle, Intended Solely for theAdministration by Injection of Insulin and Tuberculin to Human Beings  (18 pages, in
Spanish).
6. Description of content:   Purpose, Scope of application, Definitions, General requirements,
Lubrication, Size range, Graduated scale,  Barrel, Plunger rod and seal, Tip, Needles,
Operation, Labelling, Monitoring and inspection, and Penalty system.
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
 Prevent possible risks to individual and collective health.
8. Relevant documents:   International Organization for Standardization standards ISO 594-1,
ISO 7000/1051, ISO 8537:1991 and ISO 10993-1.
9. Proposed date of adoption:  29 August 2003
Proposed date of entry into force:  Upon publication in the Official Journal.
10. Final date for comments:   23 August 2003G/TBT/N/COL/42
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11. Texts available in:  Spanish
from the National enquiry point [  X ],
Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Tourism
Regulation Department
Calle 28, No. 13A-15, 1st floor
Bogota, D.C., Colombia
E-mail: danielrico@mincomercio.gov.co
COLOMBIA@mincomercio.gov.co (Enquiry point)
Web site: www.mincomercio.gov.co
Tel.:  (571) 350-5500, Ext. 713Fax:  (571) 350-9564
or address, telephone and fax numbers and E-mail and Web site addresses, if
available, of other body:
Ministry of Social Welfare
General Directorate for Public Health
Carrera 13, No. 32-76
Bogota, D.C., ColombiaE-mail: bolarte@minproteccionsocial.gov.co
jsolano@minproteccionsocial.gov.co
Tel.: (571) 336-5066
Fax: (571) 336-0182
Web site:   www.minsalud.gov.co