. /.WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/N/COL/14
26 April 2002
(02-2417)
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
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:   www.sias.gov.co
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):  79.04.51.00.00,
73.06.50.00.00, 68.11.30.00.00, 68.10.91.00.00, 39.17.29.90.00, 69.06.00.00.00,
73.03.00.00.00, 39.17.21.00.00 and 39.17.23.00.00
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Draft Resolution
Adopting the Technical Regulation Establishing the Requirements for Finished Pipes for
Water Supply and Fittings for the Laying and Repair Thereof  (21 pages in Spanish).
6. Description of content:   Purpose: to establish the minimum technical requirements
associated with the fitness for purpose and performance of pipes for water supply andfittings for the laying and repair thereof, Definitions, Applicability to the manufacturers,
importers and marketers of pipes for water supply of circular cross-section and the joints,
seals and fittings for the laying and repair thereof with a nominal diameter of not less than
9.5 mm, Technical requirements for finished pipes for water supply and the fittings thereof:
Preservation of water quality and quantity, Leak-tightness of mechanical joints, Sealing
rings, Joints welded with solvent cement fo r polyvinyl chloride (PVC) and chlorinated
polyvinyl chloride (CPVC) tubes, Polyethylene  (PE) fittings for butt fusion joints, bell
joints and electrofusion joints with PE piping, Flange connections, Connection and
interchangeability of pipes and fittings, Stability and durability, Hydraulic performance,
Labelling and Catalogue or technical information, Conformity assessment procedures,
Control and penalty system, General requirements, Penalties, Tariff heading, Review and
update, Compliance verification, Certificate of conformity requirement, Notifications andValidity.
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:  
Safety and prevention of practices which might mislead users.G/TBT/N/COL/14
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8. Relevant documents:   ASTM (American Society for Testing and Materials) F 477, ANSI
(American National Standards Institute)/AWWA (American Water Works Association)
C200, AWWA C300, AWWA C3 02, NTC (Colombian technical standard) 11, NTC 44,
NTC 382, NTC 487, NTC 539, NTC 576, NTC 747, NTC 1062, NTC 1339, NTC 2295,
NTC 2536, NTC 2587, NTC 3409, NTC 3410, NTC 3664, NTC 3694, NTC 3871, NTC3877, NTC 4404, NTC 4455, NTC 4585, NTC 4843,  NTC 4897-2, NTC 4897-3, NTC
4897-5, NTC-ISO 2859 1, 2 or 3, NTC-ISO 6401 and ISO 4633.
9. Proposed date of adoption:  10 July 2002
Proposed date of entry into force:  Upon publication in the Official Journal.
10. Final date for comments:  9 July 2002
11. Texts available in Spanish  from:
National enquiry point [ X ]:  
Ministry of Economic Development
Department of Trade and Promotion of Competition
Carrera 13, No. 28 – 01, 7th floor
Bogotá, D.C., ColombiaTel:  (571) 350-5500, ext. 713
Fax:  (571) 350-9564
E-mail:  normalizacion01@mindesa.gov.co
COLOMBIA@mindesa.gov.co
or address, telephone and fax numbers and E-mail and Web site addresses, if
available, of other body:
Department of Drinking Water and Basic Sanitation
Calle 28, No. 13ª - 15, 17th floor
Bogotá, D.C., Colombia
Tel:  (571) 283-9908
Fax:  (571) 282-2329E-mail:  cmoreno@sias.gov.co