G/TBT/N/BOL/7  
1 December 2017  
(17-6609) 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 : PLURINATIONAL STATE OF BOLIVIA  
If applicable, name of local government  involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible : Ministerio de Desarrollo Productivo y Economía Plural  (Ministry of 
Productive Development and the Plural Economy)  
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:  
Viceministerio de Producción Industrial a Mediana y Gran Escala  (Vice-Ministry  of Medium - 
and Large -Scale Industrial Production)  
Av. Mariscal Santa Cruz, Ed ificio Centro de Comunicaciones  La Paz, Piso 17  
Tel.: (+591) 2 -2184342 ; (+591) 2-2184343  
Fax: 2356742  
Email: reglamentos.técnicos@producción.gob.bo  
Website: http://produccion.gob.bo/  
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) : Fire 
extinguishers, whether or not charged (HS code : 842410) (ICS number : 13.220)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document : Reglamento de 
Extintores Portátiles de Polvo Q uímico Seco Contra Incendios  (Regulations on portable dry 
chemical powder fire extinguishers) (24 pages, in Spanish)  
6. Description of content : The notified draft Technical Regulation applies to portable low -
pressure dry chemical powder fire extinguisher s that are rechargeable or non -
rechargeable, have a capacity between 0.5 kg and 12 kg, and are either domestically 
manufactured or imported . It sets out  general  requirements for extinguishers'  external 
cylinder characteristics  and their parts and component s, and  specific  requirements for their 
physical characterist ics, functioning and resistance,  and the information  that must appear 
on markings and labels.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable : The draft Techn ical Regulation establishes requirements for portable dry 
chemical powder fire extinguishers, with a view to protecting human safety and preventing 
practices likely to mislead users.  Its objective is to inform consumers, regulate labelling, 
prevent misleading practices, protect consumers , and protect human health and safety.  
8. Relevant documents : Proposal and basic document : Regulations on portable dry 
chemical powder fire extinguishers  G/TBT/N/BOL/7  
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  9. Proposed date of adoption : Date on which the Ministerial Resolution adopting the 
Technical Regulation is issued.  
Proposed date of entry into force : 210 calendar days from the date on which the 
Ministerial Resolution adopting the Technical Regulation is issued.  
10. Final date for comments : 90 days from the date  of notification.  
11. Texts available from : National enquiry point [ ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available, of other body:  
Enquiry point:  
Contact person : Joaquín Osvaldo Avilés Quezada  
Email: joaquin.aviles@produccion.gob.bo ; avilesjoaquin@hotmail.com  
Tel.: (+591) 2-2184342  
Unidad de Control Industrial  (Industrial Control Unit)  
Viceministerio de Producción Industrial a Mediana y Gran Escala  (VPIMGE) ( Vice-Ministry  of 
Medium - and Large -Scale Industrial Production)  
Ministerio de Desarrollo Productivo y Economía Plural  (MDPyEP) (Ministry of Productive 
Development and the Plural Economy)  
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