. /.WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/N/COL/24
13 March 2003
(03-1417)
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 Commerce, Industry and Tourism
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:
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [   ], 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):  Industrial ethyl alcohol,
Toys. Safety, Experimental sets for chemistry, Wheat flour for human consumption, Welded
steel drums for liquid petroleum gas (LPG), Powdered synthetic detergents for domestic use,
Lubricating oils for internal combustion engi ne crankcases, Lubricating oils for manual
transmissions and differentials for automotive equipment, Kerosene, Rubber gloves for
household use, Flexible polyurethane foam, Utensils with a non-stick coating for cooking,
frying and baking, Lubricating oils for two-stroke petrol engines, Male condoms, Semi-rigid
containers of aluminium paper and Cylinders for compressed gas.
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Resolution No. 0283
of 28 February 2003 Abolishing the Mandatory  Status of Certain Mandatory Colombian
Official Technical Standards  (7 pages, in Spanish).
6. Description of content:  Colombian Technical Standard NTC 47 (second revision),
Industrial ethyl alcohol. Paragraphs:  7.2) labelling;  NTC-EN 71-1, Toys.  Safety of toys.Mechanical and physical properties;  NTC-EN 71-2, Toys.  Safety of toys.  Flammability;
NTC-EN 71-3 (first revision), Toys.  Safety of toys.  Migration of certain elements;  NTC-
EN 71-4, Toys.  Safety of toys.  Experimental sets for chemistry and related
 activities;
NTC-EN 71-5, Toys.  Safety of toys.  Chemical toys (sets) other than experimental sets;
NTC-EN 71-6, Toys.  Safety of toys.  Graphical symbol for age warning labelling;  NTC267 (second revision), Food industries.  Wheat flour for human consumption.  Paragraphs:
4.2) additives, 4.3) added vitamins, 4.4) quality of wheat flour for bread-making,
4.5) infestation levels, Table 3: microbiological requirements, 7) packaging and labelling
(512); NTC 522-1 (fourth revision), Metal containers. Welded steel drums for liquid
petroleum gas (LPG) with a capacity of 5 kg. to 46 kg.  Paragraphs: 5.6) volumetricexpansion, 5.7) hydrostatic pressure, 5.8) burs ting pressure, 5.12) thermal treatment and
8) labelling;  NTC 522-2, Metal containers.  Inspection and repair of welded steel drums for
liquid petroleum gas (LPG) with a capac ity of 5 kg. to 46 kg.  Paragraphs:
5.2.5) valve connections, 5.2.6)  hydrostatic pressure, 5.2.7)  leak-tightness testing andG/TBT/N/COL/24
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6. Description of content:   (cont'd) 8) labelling;NTC 985 (fourth revision), Soaps and
detergents.  Powdered synthetic detergents for domestic use.  Paragraphs:  3) requirements and
6.2) labelling;  NTC 1295 (eighth revision), Petroleum and petroleum products.  Lubricating
oils for internal combustion engine crankcases.  Paragraphs:  4) requirements and
7.1) labelling;  NTC 1399 (eighth revision), Petroleum and petroleum products.  Lubricatingoils for manual transmissions and differentials for automotive equipment.  Paragraphs:
4) requirements and 7.2) labelling;  NTC 1653 (first revision), Petroleum and petroleum
products.  Kerosene.  Specifications.  Paragraphs:  4) requirements;  NTC 1725, Rubber.
Rubber gloves for household use.  Paragraphs:  4.2) physical properties, 4.3) leak resistance,
4.4) resistance to detergents, 5) sampling and acceptance and rejection criteria and
7) labelling;  NTC 2019, Plastics.  Flexible polyurethane foam. Paragraphs:  3) general
requirements, 4.2) other physical properties and 7.2) labelling;  NTC 2169 (fourth revision),Articles for domestic use.  Utensils with a non-stick coating for cooking, frying and baking.
Paragraphs: 5.1.2) coating and base material, 5.2.2) lead and cadmium content,
5.2.3) adhesion of the paint and non-stick surface to the base material, 5.2.6) strength of
handles, holders and fastenings, 5.2.8) nominal capacity, 5.2.9) temperature of handles,
holders and knobs and 8.1) labelling;  NTC 2 218 (fourth revision), Petroleum and petroleum
products.  Lubricating oils for two-stroke petrol engines.  Paragraphs:  4) requirements;
NTC 2412, Rubber.  Male condoms.  Determination of length;  NTC 3636 (first revision), Items
for household use.  Semi-rigid containers of aluminium paper.  Paragraphs:
5.2.1) materials, 5.2.3) nominal capacity in terms of mass and 8.1) labelling;  NTC 3808,
Extinguisher recharge and maintenance workshops.  Requirements.  Paragraphs:4.1) requirements to be met by the company, 4.2) requirements in relation to extinguishing
agents and spare parts, 4.3) recharge and maintenance process control requirements,
4.4) requirements in relation to the premises and 4.5) requirements to be met by staff, and
NTC 3847, Cylinders for compressed gas used as automobile fuel.  Paragraphs:
3) requirements in relation to inspection, 6) manufacturing, subparagraphs (a), (b) and (c),and 7) wall thickness, subparagraphs (a), (b), (c) and (d).
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
Removal of unnecessary barriers to trade.
8. Relevant documents:  Law No.  155 of 1959, Law No. 170 of 1994, Decree No. 3270 of
30 December 2003 and Colombian Technical Standards NTC 47, NTC-EN 71-1, NTC-EN
71-2, NTC-EN 71-3, NTC-EN 71-4, NTC-EN 71-5, NTC-EN 71-6, NTC 267, NTC 522-1,
NTC 522-2, NTC 985, NTC 1295, NTC 1653, NTC 1725, NTC 2019, NTC 2169, NTC
2218, NTC 2412, NTC 3636, NTC 3808 and NTC 3847.
9. Proposed date of adoption:  28 February 2003
Proposed date of entry into force:  Upon publication in the Official Journal
10. Final date for comments:  Not applicableG/TBT/N/COL/24
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11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [  X ] or address, telephone and fax
numbers and E-mail and Web site addresses, if available, of other body:  
National enquiry point
Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Tourism
General Directorate of RegulationCalle 28, No. 13A - 15, 1
st floor
Bogota, D.C., Colombia
Tel.:  (571) 350-5500, ext. 713
Fax:  (571) 350-9564
E-mail:  normalizacion01@mincomercio.gov.co
              COLOMBIA@mincomercio.gov.co  (Enquiry point)
Web site: www.mincomercio.gov.co