. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/COL/56 
21 July 2004 
 (04-3143) 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:  Spanish 
  
NOTIFICATION 
 
The following notification is being circ ulated 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:   Regulation Department, 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:   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):   Refrigerators, freezers, 
combined refrigerator-freezers, household type (84.18.10.00. 10, 84.18.10.00.20, 
84.18.10.00.30, 84.18.10.00.90, 84.18.21.00.10, 84.18.21.00.20, 84.18.21.00.30 and 
84.18.21.00.90) 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Draft Resolution 
Issuing the Technical Regulation on Refri gerators, Freezers, Combined Refrigerator-
Freezers, Household Type, Domestically Manufactured or Imported for Marketing in Colombia  (13 pages, in Spanish). 
6. Description of content:   Purpose and legitimate objectives; Scope of application; 
Definitions; Essential technical requirements: Marking and instructions, Protection against 
access to live parts, Power input and current , Heating, Leakage current and dielectric 
strength, Stability and mechanical hazards, Mechanical strength, Construction, Internal 
wiring, Supply connection and external flexib le cords, Provision for earthing, Creepage 
distances, clearances and distances through insulation, and Resistance to heat, fire and tracking; Conformity assessment procedure; Conformity certification; Monitoring and inspection body; Penalty system and Period of validity. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable:    
 Ensure human safety by preventing, minimizing or eliminating electrical risks and 
practices likely to mislead consumers.    
8. Relevant documents:   Colombian Technical Standards (NTC) Nos. 2183, 2252 and 3279. 
9. Proposed date of adoption:  25 October 2004  
Proposed date of entry into force:  Six months as from the date of publication in the 
Official Journal.  G/TBT/N/COL/56 
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10. Final date for comments:   19 October 2004 
11. Texts available in:  Spanish  
from National enquiry point [ X ], or a ddress, telephone and fax numbers and E-mail 
and Web site addresses, if available, of other body:  
Contact point :  
Contact person: Daniel Hector Rico R. 
E-mail:  danielrico@mincomercio.gov.co 
Tel.: (571) 350-5500, Ext. 713 Fax: (571) 350-9564 Web site: http://www.mincomercio.gov.co/VBeConten t/NewsDetail.asp?ID=2197&IDCompany=15 
 
Ministerio de Comercio, Industria y Turismo 
Dirección de Regulación E-mail:  jcrondon@mincomercio.gov.co Calle 28, No. 13A - 15, primer piso Bogotá, D.C., Colombia 
Tel.: (571) 350-5500, Ext. 715 
Fax: (571) 350-5211