G/TBT/N/COL/193  
22 May 2013  
(13-2661)  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 governme nt involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible: Ministerio de Minas y Energía  (Ministry of Mines and Energy) 
Name and address (including telephon e and fax numbers, 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 Article 2.9.2 [ ], 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 provided  in addition, where applicable): Fuel gas 
supply facilities 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: Proyecto de 
Resolución del Ministerio de Minas y Energía "Por la cual se expide el Reglamento Técnico de Instalaciones Internas de Gas Combustible"  ( D r a f t  M i n i s t r y  o f  M i n e s  a n d  E n e r g y  
Resolution "Issuing the technical regulation on domestic fuel gas facilities") 
(22 pages, in Spanish) 
6. Description of content: The notified draft Resolution covers the following: 
Purpose; Scope; Definitions and acronyms; Technical requirements governing facilities for the supply of fuel gas to residential, commercial and industrial buildings; 
General provisions; Monitoring and inspection; Review and updating; Period of validity 
and Derogations. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable: Protection of human life and health. 
8. Relevant documents: Resolution ( Resolución ) No. 936 of 21 April 2008, notified 
in document G/TBT/N/COL/49/Add.2, and Resolution No. 1509 of 5 June 2009, notified in document G/TBT/N/COL/49/Add.3, of the Mi nistry of Commerce, Industry and Tourism; 
Resolution No. 059 of 25 June 2012 of the Energy and Gas Regulatory Commission 
(Comisión de Regulación de Energía y Gas , CREG); Colombian Technical Standards 
(NTC) No. 2505 (Fourth revision) of 24 May 2006, NTC 2050 (First revision) 
of 25 November 1998, NTC 3631 (Second revision) of 14 December 2011, 
NTC 3833 (First revision) of 11 March 2003, NTC 3838 (Third revision) of 24 October 2007, NTC 4282 (First revision) of 19 December 2003 
and NTC 3949 (First revision) of 13 December 2002. 
9. Proposed date of adoption: 
Proposed date of entry into force:   Date on which the Resolution is signed. 
Date of  publication in the Official Journal.  G/TBT/N/COL/193 
- 2 - 
  10. Final date for comments: 20 August 2013 
11. Texts available from: National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers, e-mail and website addresses,  if available of the 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 Minas y Energía 
Dirección de Hidrocarburos 
Calle 43 N° 57 - 31 - CAN Bogotá, D.C. Colombia 
Tel.: (+57) 1 220-0300 
E-mail: mlamaya@minminas.gov.co  
Website: http://www.minminas.gov.co  
 
Text also available at: http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2013/tbt/COL/13_1946_00_s.pdf