G/TBT/N/COL/222  
11 January 2017  
(17-0173) 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 : COLOMBIA  
If applicable, name of local government 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, email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if di fferent from above:  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [ ], 5.6.2 [X], 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) : Low-alloy 
corrugated bars and rods (7213.10.00.00 and 7214.20.00.00)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document : Proyecto de 
Resolución del Ministerio de Comercio, Industria y Turismo "Por la cual se expide el 
Reglamento Técnico aplicable a b arras corrugadas de baja aleación para refuerzo de 
concreto en construcciones sismo resistentes que se fabriquen, importen o comercialicen 
en Colombia"  (Draft Resolution of the Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Tourism 
"Issuing the Technical Regulation ap plicable to low -alloy corrugated bars and rods for 
concrete reinforcement in earthquake -resistant  buildings, which are manufactured in, 
imported into or marketed in Colombia") (14 pages, in Spanish)  
6. Description of content : Purpose ; Scope; Exceptions ; Definitions and acronyms ; 
Requirements ; Minimum marking requirements ; Specific technical requirements, relevant 
paragraph numbers and tests applicable ; Designation number of low -alloy corrugated bars 
and rods and coil, nominal weight (mass), nominal dimensi ons and corrugation 
requirements ; Testing and retesting ; Welding of bars and rods ; Sampling ; Reference to 
Colombian Technical Standards (NTC) ; Conformity assessment procedure ; Document 
demonstrating c onformity ; Fundamental elements of product certification ; Equivalents ; 
Monitoring and inspection bodies ; Monitoring and inspection powers ; Prohibition ; Liability 
of producers and importers ; Information in respect of certification and inspection bodies 
and accredited laboratories ; Competence of other government bodies ; Producer and 
importer registration ; Review and updating ; Notification ; and Period of validity and 
derogations.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable : To prevent practices likely to mislead consumers.  
8. Relevant documents : Section C.3.5 of Colombian earthquake -resistance standard NSR -
10; Decree No. 1074 of 2015 : Decreto Único Reglamentario del Sector Industria y Turismo  
(Single Decree Regulating the Industry and Tourism Sector) ; Decree No. 1595 of 201 5; 
Colombian Technical Standard NTC 2289, tenth update of 2 3 September 2 015 and Law No. 
400 of 1997 ; and AWS D1.4/D1.4M and ASTM A706/A706M.  G/TBT/N/COL/222  
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  9. Proposed date of adoption : Date of  publication in the Official Journal.  
Proposed date of entry into force : Six months from the date of publication in the 
Official Journal.  
10. Final date for comments : 26 March 2 016 
11. Texts available from : National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available, of other bod y: 
Enquiry point:  
Contact person : Daniel Héctor Rico R. and Margarita María González Serna  
Email: drico@mincit.gov.co ; mgonzalezs@mincit.gov.co ; puntocontacto@mincit.gov.co  
Tel.: (+57-1) 6067676, Ext. 1690 or 1340  
Website: http://www.mincit.gov.co/publicaciones.php?id=33051  
Ministerio de Comercio, Industr ia y Turismo  
Dirección de Regulación  
Calle 28 N° 13ª - 15 
Bogotá, D.C . Colombia  
Tel.: (+57-1) 6067676  
Email: hzuniga@mincit.gov.co  
Website: http://www.mincit.gov.co/  
Also available at:  
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