. /.WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/N/COL/6
28 June 2001
(01-3226)
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade
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          
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 [    ], other:           
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading.
ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):   Protection against
radiation and protection against dangerous substances.
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Draft Resolution
Making Non-Mandatory Certain Mandatory Colombian Official Technical Standards
(3 pages, in Spanish)
6. Description of content:   Colombian Technical Standard (NTC) 1692 (first revision),
transport, transport of dangerous goods, classification and labelling.  Paragraphs:  all;
NTC 3966 transport of Class 1 dangerous goods, explosives, packing/packaging and land
transport by road.  Paragraph:  4.3 specific requirements for packing/packaging;  NTC 3967
transport of Class 4 dangerous goods, inflammable solids;  substances liable to spontaneouscombustion;  substances which, on contact with water, emit inflammable gases,
packing/packaging and land transport by road.  Paragraph:  4.3 specific requirements for
packing/packaging;  NTC 3968 transport of Class 5 dangerous goods, oxidizing substances,
organic peroxides, packing/packaging and land transport by road.  Paragraph:  4.3 specific
requirements for packing/packaging;  NTC 3969  transport of Class 6 dangerous goods,
poisonous (toxic) and infectious substances, packing/packaging and land transport by road.
Paragraph:  4.3 specific requirements for packing/packaging;  NTC 3970 transport ofClass 7 dangerous goods, radioactive materials, packing/packaging and land transport by
road.  Paragraph:  4.3 specific requirements for packing/packaging;  NTC 3971 transport of
Class 8 dangerous goods, corrosives, packing/packaging and land transport by road.
Paragraph:  4.3 specific requirements for packing/packaging;  NTC 3972 transport of
Class 9 dangerous goods, miscellaneous dangerous substances, packing/packaging and landtransport by road. Paragraph:  4.3 specific requirements for packing/packaging, control and
surveillance:  Ministry of Transport.
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
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9. Proposed date of adoption:  Publication date
Proposed date of entry into force:  4 August 2001
10. Final date for comments:   22 August 2001          
11. Texts available in:   Spanish
National enquiry point:
Ministerio de Desarrollo Económico
Dirección de Comercio y Promoción de la Competencia
Carrera 13 No. 28–01, Piso 7o
Bogotá, D.C., Colombia
Tel:  (571) 3505500 Ext. 1700
Fax:  (571) 3509564
E-mail:  normalizacion01@mindesa.gov.co
Or address and fax number of another body:
Ministry of Transport
Avda. Eldorado CAN
Bogotá, D.C., Colombia
Tel.:  (571) 2224411
E-mail:  mintrans@mintransporte.gov.co