. /.WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/N/COL/8
6 July 2001
(01-3382)
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 Economic Development
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):  Respiratory protective
equipment, protective headgear and protective clothing.
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Draft Resolution
Making Non-Mandatory Certain Mandatory Colombian Official Technical Standards,
(4 pages).
6. Description of content:   Colombian Technical Standard (NTC) 1,523 (second revision),
Health and safety.  Industrial safety helmets.  Paragraphs:  4.6) electrical insulation and4.7) impact strength;  NTC 1,726, Rubber.  Rubber gloves for industrial use.  Paragraphs:
4) specifications and 7) labelling; NTC 1,741, Rubber.  Boots for industrial use.
Paragraphs: 4) specifications and 7.2) labelling;  NTC 1,825, Health and safety. Personal
eye protectors. Paragraphs:  2.2.2) type of eyepiece, 3) general requirements,
4) specifications and 7) packaging and labelling;  NTC 1,834, Health and safety.  Personaleye protectors.  Infra-red filters.  Paragraphs: all;  NTC 1,835, Health and safety.  Personal
eye protectors.  Ultra-violet filters.  Paragraphs: all;  NTC 1,836, Health and safety.
Personal eye protectors for welding.  Recommended use and transmittance requirements.
Paragraphs: all;  NTC 2,272, Health and safety.  Hearing protection devices.  Paragraphs:
4) specifications, 5) sampling and 7) labelling;  NTC 2,396, Health and safety.  Leather
safety footwear.  Paragraphs: 2.2) classification, 3.1.11) anatomical shoe type, 3.1.12) shoe
waist material, 3.2) design, 4.1) leather, 4.2) sole, 4.3) insole, 4.4) metal toecaps and shanksand 7) packaging and labelling;  NTC 2,561, Health and safety.  Disposable respiratory
masks protecting against solid particles suspended in the air. Paragraphs: all;  and
NTC 3,492, Health and safety.  Protective spats to safeguard against burns from molten
metal.  Paragraphs: 4.2) Resistance to molten metal. Control and supervision:  Supervisory
Authority for Industry and Trade.
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
8. Relevant documents:  Law 155 of 1959, Law 170 of 1994 and Decree 2,522 of
4 December 2000.
9. Proposed date of adoption:  As of date of publication
Proposed date of entry into force:  4 August 2001G/TBT/N/COL/8
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10. Final date for comments:  26 August 2001
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [     ] or address, telephone and fax
numbers, e-mail and web-site addresses, if available of the other body:
Texts available in:   Spanish
National enquiry point:
Ministry of Economic Development
Department of Trade and Promotion of Competition
Carrera 13, No. 28 - 01, Piso 7°
Bogotá, D.C., Colombia
Tel.:  (571) 350-5500, ext. 1700
Fax:  (571) 350-9564
E-mail:  normalizacion01@mindesa.gov.co
Address and fax number of another body:
Ministry of Labour and Social Security
Carrera 7, No. 34 - 50
Bogotá, D.C., Colombia
Tel.:  (571) 287-7189