G/TBT/N/COL/199  
30 August 2013  
(13-4599)  Page: 1/3  
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 governme nt involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):  
2. Agency responsible:  Ministerio de Comercio, Industria y Turismo 
(Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Tourism) 
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers and e-mail and website addresses, if available) of  agency or authority designated to handle 
comments regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:  
Ministerio de Comercio, Industria y Turismo - Dirección de Regulación 
(Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Tourism - Regulation Department) 
3. Notified under Arti cle 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [  ], 5.6.2 [X], 5.7.1 [  ], other:  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN wher e applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provid ed in addition, where applicable):  Cookers, 
ovens, continuous-flow water heaters, storage water heaters and grills 
(HS tariff subheadings 7321.11.11.00, 7321.11.12.00, 7321.11.19.00, 7321.11.90.00, 
8419.11.00.00, 8419.19.10.00 and 8419.19.90.00). 
5. Title, number of pages and lang uage(s) of the notified document:  Proyecto 
de Resolución del Ministerio de Comercio, Industria y Turismo "Por la cual se expide el Reglamento Técnico para algunos gasodomésticos que se fabriquen o importen para 
ser comercializados en Colombia"  (Draft Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Tourism 
Resolution "Issuing the Technical Regulation on certain gas household appliances, domestically manufactured or imported for marketing in Colombia") (34 pages, in Spanish). 
6. Description of content:  The notified draft Resolution covers the following: Purpose; 
Scope; Exceptions; Definitions; Classification of gases and gas household appliances; 
General and specific requirements; Conformity assessment procedure; Supplementary provisions; Technical impossibility of conducting tests; Product conformity certificates; Supplier's declaration of conformity; Information in respect of certification bodies and 
accredited laboratories; Competence of other government bodies; Manufacturer and 
importer registration; Monitoring and inspection bodies; Review and updating; Notification; and Period of validity. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  To prevent potential risks to heal th, safety and the environment and 
to prevent practices likely to mislead consumers. G/TBT/N/COL/199 
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  8. Relevant documents:  
Resolución N° 14471 del 14 de mayo de 2002 de la Superintendencia de Industria 
y Comercio  (Resolution No. 14471 of 14 May 2002 of the Supervisory Authority for 
Industry and Trade); 
Resolución N° 1023 del 25 de mayo de 2004 del Ministerio de Comercio, Industria 
y Turismo  (Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Tourism Resolution No. 1023 
of 25 May 2004), notified in document G/TBT/N/COL/49/Add.1; 
Resolución N° 936 del 21 de abril de 2008 del Ministerio de Comercio, Industria y Turismo  
(Ministry of Commerce, Industry and To urism Resolution No. 936 of 21 April 2008), 
notified in document G/TBT/N/COL/49/Add.2; 
Resolución N° 1509 del 5 de junio de 2009 del Ministerio de Comercio, Industria 
y Turismo  (Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Tourism Resolution No. 1509 
of 5 June 2009), notified in document G/TBT/N/COL/49/Add.3; 
Resolución N° 3024 del 27 de octubre de 2009 del Ministerio de Comercio, Industria 
y Turismo  (Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Tourism Resolution No. 3024 
of 27 October 2009), notified in document G/TBT/N/COL/49/Add.4; 
Norma Técnica Colombiana NTC 2832-1. Gasodomésticos para la cocción de alimentos. 
Parte 1. Requisitos de Seguridad. Tercera actualización, 2001-08-29  
(Colombian Technical Standard (NTC) No. 2832-1: Household gas cooking appliances. 
Part 1: Safety requirements. Third revision, 29 August 2001); 
NTC 3531. Artefactos domésticos que emplean gases combustibles para la producción 
instantánea de agua caliente para usos a nivel doméstico. Calentadores de paso continuo. 
Cuarta actualización, 2007-12-12  (Colombian Technical Standard (NTC) 
No. 3531: Instantaneous gas water heaters for domestic use. Continuous-flow heaters. Fourth revision, 12 December 2007); 
NTC 5042. Calentadores tipo acumulador que emplean gas para la producción de agua 
caliente. Características constructivas, funcionales y de seguridad, 2002-04-30  
(Colombian Technical Standard (NTC) No. 5042: Gas-fired storage water heaters for the production of hot water. Construction, performance and safety requirements. 
30 April 2002); 
NTC 3833. Dimensionamiento, construcción, montaje y evaluación de los sistemas para 
evacuación de los productos de la combustión generados por los artefactos que funcionan 
con gas. Primera actualización, 2002-03-11  (Colombian Technical Standard (NTC) 
No. 3833: Dimensioning, construction, assembly  and evaluation of evacuation systems 
for combustion products generated by gas-fired appliances. First revision, 3 November 2002); 
NTC 3631. Ventilación de recintos interiores donde se instalan artefactos que emplean 
gases combustibles para uso doméstico, comercial e industrial. Segunda actualización, 2011-12-14  (Colombian Technical Standard (NTC) No. 3631: Ventilation of enclosed 
areas fitted with gas-fired appliances for domestic, commercial and industrial use. 
Second revision, 14 December 2011); 
NTC 888. Electrodomésticos. Calentador de agua tipo almacenamiento. Instalación 
y dispositivos de seguridad requeridos. Segunda actualización, 1997-04-16  
(Colombian Technical Standard (NTC) No. 888: Electrical household appliances. Storage water heaters. Installation and required safety devices. Second revision, 16 April 1997). 
9. Proposed date of adoption: 
Proposed date of entry into force:   Date on which the Resolution is signed. 
Six months after publication in the 
Official Journal. 
10. Final date for comments:  28 November 2013 G/TBT/N/COL/199 
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  11. Texts available from: National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and e-mail and website addresse s, if available, of other body: 
Enquiry Point: 
Contact person: Daniel Héctor Rico R. Tel.: (+57) 1 606-7676, Ext. 1690 Fax: (+57) 1 606-4777 
E-mail: drico@mincit.gov.co ; puntocontacto@mincit.gov.co  
 
Ministerio de Comercio, Industria y Turismo 
Dirección de Regulación 
Calle 28 No 13A - 15, tercer piso Bogotá, D.C., Colombia 
Tel.: (+57) 1 606-4775 
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