WORLD TRADE G/TBT/Notif.96.430
18December 1996
ORGANIZATION
(96-5355)
Committee onTechnical Barriers toTrade
NOTIFICATION
Thefollowing notification isbeing circulated inaccordance withArticle 10.6.
1. Member toAgreement notifying: COLOMBIA
Ifapplicable, name oflocalgovernment involved (Articles 3.2and7.2):
2. Agency responsible: National Council forStandards andQuality
Agency orauthority designated tohandle comments regarding thenotification canbe
indicated ifdifferent from above:
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [],2.10.1 [X],5.6.2 [],5.7.1 [X],other: unknown
4. Products covered (HSorCCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading.
ICSnumbers maybeprovided inaddition, where applicable): Non-electric razors.
Steel sector: Screws, bolts andsimilar threaded parts; mechanics. Nuts.
General requirements: fasteners. Mechanical properties ofbolts, screws andstuds;
fasteners. Mechanical properties ofnutswithspecified testloadvalues; mechanical
elements. Galvanized bolts, foruseinelectricity pylons. Mechanics elements. Wheel
nuts; fasteners. High-tension bolts foruseinstructural steel joints; fasteners.
High-tension bolts classes 10.9 and10.9.3 forstructural steel joints; fasteners.
Specifications ofcarbon andalloy steel nuts, forbolts intended foruseathigh
temperatures andpressures.
Plastics sector: Solvent cement forplastic pipes andfittings (vinyl chloride)
(PVC); plastics. Rigid plastic pipes (vinyl chloride) (PVC) forsanitary andventilation
piping.
Electrical engineering sector: General-purpose tungsten-filament electric light
bulbs; electrical engineering. Primary batteries.
Metal containers sector: Metal containers. Welded steel drums forliquid
petroleum gas(LPG), capacity 5kg.to46kg.
5. Title, number ofpages andlanguage(s) ofthenotified document: Resolution
No.CNNC 05Making Mandatory Certain Colombian Technical Standards (6pages,
textsavailable inSpanish)G/TBT/Notif.96.430
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6. Description ofcontent: Tomake Colombian Technical Standards (NTC) mandatory in
respect ofthefollowing: NTC 3668, protective cartridge, material forrazor blades,
loose parts, cutting edgeofrazor blades, razor blades must nothaveadefective edge,
treatment, coating, adjustment, packaging andlabelling; NTC 858(1stRevision),
thermal treatment, requirements, packaging andlabelling; NTC 1709, requirements,
chemical characteristics ofthesteel, mechanical properties, dimensions, superficial
defects, labelling ofnuts grade 5andgrade 8andmodel labels; NTC 2098
(1stRevision), materials, mechanical properties, maximum tensile loads andtestloads,
markings, symbols, identification, hexagonal bolts andscrews, marking forleft-handed
threads, alternative marking andtrademarks; NTC 2359 (1stRevision), materials,
mechanical properties, testloadvalues, marking, symbols, identification, marking for
left-handed thread, alternative marks andtrademarks; NTC 2589, thermal treatment,
hot-dip galvanizing, galvanizing bymechanical deposition, galvanized weight, threads,
chemical composition, mechanical properties, dimensions andproduct marking;
NTC 2778, requirements, dimensions, mechanical requirements and labelling;
NTC 4029, typeofbolt, materials andmanufacture, chemical composition, mechanical
properties, dimensions, responsibility, marking oftype1,type2andtype3bolts,
location ofmarks andmanufacturer 'smarks; NTC 4028, materials andmanufacture,
chemical composition, mechanical requirements, dimensions, responsibility andproduct
marking; NTC 4035, nutsgrades 2H,2HM, 3,4,6,6F,7and7M, chemical
composition, mechanical requirements, dimensions andproduct marking NTC 576
(2ndRevision), requirements, solubility, viscosity, shear strength, resistance to
hydrostatic pressure, andlabelling; NTC 1341 (5thRevision), materials, internal and
external surface, dimensions andtolerances, chemical resistance, moulding quality,
impact strength, threads, mechanical joints andlabelling; NTC 189(3rdRevision),
general conditions, socket, bulb, fuse, solder, requirements, minor physical defects,
major physical defects, torsion, nominal life, nominal luminous flux, actual life,
packaging andlabelling; NTC 1152 (6thRevision), average minimum lifeandleaks and
NTC 522-1 (4th Revision), volumetric expansion, hydrostatic pressure, bursting
pressure, thermal treatment andlabelling. Anyone manufacturing orimporting such
products must demonstrate totheSuperintendencia deIndustria yComercio thatthe
products concerned meet therequirements established intheOfficial Colombian
Technical Standards.
7. Objective andrationale: Protection oflifeandhealth andconsumer protection
8. Relevant documents: Colombian Technical Standards: NTC 3668, NTC 858(First
Revision), NTC 1709, NTC 2098 (First Revision), NTC 2359 (First Revision),
NTC 2589, NTC 2778, NTC 4029, NTC 4028, NTC 4035, NTC 576(Second
Revision), NTC 1341 (Fifth Revision), NTC 189(Third Revision), NTC 1152 (Sixth
Revision) andNTC 522-1 (Fourth Revision).
9. Proposed dateofadoption:
Proposed dateofentry intoforce:14November 1996
10. Final dateforcomments: NotstatedG/TBT/ Notif.96.430
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11. Texts available from:
National enquiry point: Ministry ofEconomic Development
Standards andQuality Division
Telephone: 3380641, Fax2874368
Carrera 13No.28-01,piso60
Santafé deBogotá, Colombia
Address andfaxnumber ofother body:
Superintendencia deIndustria yComercio
Carrera 13No.27-00piso10...
Santafé deBogotá, Colombia
Fax: 3341593
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