G/TBT/N/COL/260  
21 July 2022 
(22-5558) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  Spanish  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6.  
 
1. Notifying Member : COLOMBIA  
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2) : Colombia  
2. Agency responsible:  
Ministerio de Comercio, Industria y Turismo  (Ministry of Trade, Industry and Tourism)  
Dirección de Regulación  (Regulation Department)  
Calle 28 No. 13A - 15, tercer piso, Bogotá, D.C., Colombia  
Tel.: (+571) 6067 676  
Email: puntocontacto@mincit.gov.co  
Website: http://www.mincit.gov.co  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, email and website 
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 [X], 2.10.1 [ ], 5.6.2 [ ], 5.7.1 [ ], 3.2 [ ], 7.2 [ ], 
other:  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading . ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable) : Iron and 
steel (HS Code : 72); Articles of iron or steel (HS Code : 73); Construction materials and 
building (ICS Code : 91); Civil engineering (I CS Code : 93) 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document : Proyecto de 
Resolución "Por la cual se actualiza el Reglamento Técnico aplicable a barras corrugadas 
de acero de baja aleación para refuerzo de concreto en construcciones sis mo resistentes 
que se fabriquen, importen o comercialicen en Colombia"  (Draft Resolution updating the 
Technical Regulation applicable to low -alloy corrugated steel bars for concrete 
reinforcement in earthquake -resistant buildings, which are manufactured, imported into, 
and marketed in Colombia) (15 pages, in Spanish)  
6. Description of content : The notified Technical Regulation is applicable to low -alloy 
corrugated steel bars for concrete reinforcement in earthquake -resistant buildings, which  
are manufactured, imported into, and marketed in Colombia . Its purpose is to establish 
measures geared towards protecting human life and health through technical performance 
and safety requirements to be met by low -alloy corrugated steel bars for concrete  
reinforcement in earthquake -resistant buildings, as well as to prevent practices likely to 
mislead consumers.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable : The notified Technical Regulation applies to low -alloy cor rugated steel bars 
for concrete reinforcement in earthquake -resistant buildings , which  are classified under 
subheadings 7213.10.00.00 and 7214.20.00.00  of the Colombian Customs Tariff ; Quality 
requirements  G/TBT/N/COL/260  
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  8. Relevant documents:  
Colombian Technical Standard NTC 2289 , eleventh revision of 5 August 2 020, Muestreo 
con fines de certificación  NTC ISO/ IEC 17067 . 
9. Proposed date of adoption : To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force : Six months from the date of publication in the 
Official Journal ; Six months after adoption  
10. Final date for comments : 60 days from notification; 60 days from the date of circulation 
of the notification  
11. Texts available from : National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and  fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available, of other body:  
Ministerio de Comercio, Industria y Turismo  
Dirección de Regulación  
Calle 28 No. 13A - 15, tercer piso, Bogotá, D.C., Colombia  
Tel.: (+571) 6067 676  
Email: puntocontacto@mincit.gov.co  
Website: http://www.mincit.gov.co  
Angela Yisela Fetecua, Ministerio de Comercio, Industria y Turismo , Dirección de 
Regulación , Calle 28 No. 13A - 15, tercer piso , Bogotá, D.C ., Colombia  
Tel.: (+571) 6067 676  
Email: puntodecontacto@mincit.gov.co  
Website: http://www.mincit.gov.co  
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