. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/COL/106 
9 January 2008 
 (08-0081) 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:   Spanish 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
The following notification is being circ ulated 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:   Ministerios de la Protección Social y de Comercio, Industria y 
Turismo – Dirección de Regulación (Ministries of Social Welfare and of Commerce, 
Industry and Tourism – Regulation Department) 
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:   Ministries of 
Social Welfare and of Commerce, Industry and Tourism 
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):   Glass and glass-ceramic 
utensils in contact with foodstuffs, ceramic c ooking utensils in contact with foodstuffs and 
ceramic, porcelain and china household and ins titutional tableware and kitchenware, as 
classified under the following tariff subhead ings:  6911.10.00.00; 6911.90.00.00;  
6912.00.00.00;  7013.10.00.00;  7013.22.00.00;  7013.28.00.00;  7013.33.00.00;  
7013.37.00.00;  7013.41.00.00;  7013.42.00.00;  7013.49.00.00;  7013.91.00.00 and 7013.99.00.00. 
5. Title, number of pages and lang uage(s) of the notified document:   Proyecto de 
Resolución de los Ministerios de la Protecci ón Social y de Comercio, Industria y Turismo 
"Por la cual se expide el reglamento técnico para utensilios de vidrio y vitrocerámica en 
contacto con alimentos, utensilios de cerámica  empleados en la cocción en contacto con los 
alimentos, y vajillerías de cerámica y porcel ana de uso domestico e institucional, que se 
fabriquen o importen para su co mercialización en Colombia"  (Draft Resolution of the 
Ministries of Social Welfare and of Co mmerce, Industry and Tourism "Issuing the 
Technical Regulation on glass and glass-ceramic ut ensils in contact with foodstuffs, ceramic 
cooking utensils in contact with foodstuffs  and ceramic, porcelain and china household and 
institutional tableware and kitchenware, manuf actured in or imported for marketing in 
Colombia") (14 pages, in Spanish). 
6. Description of content:   The notified draft Resolution establishes the technical 
requirements to be met by glass and glass-ceramic utensils in contact with foodstuffs, 
ceramic cooking utensils in contact with foodstuffs and ceramic, porcelain and china 
household and institutional tableware and kitc henware, manufactured in or imported for 
marketing in Colombia.  It covers the followi ng:  Issue;  Purpose;  Scope;  Definitions,
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  6. Description of content:   (cont'd) 
acronyms and units;  Requirements for the c ontrolled products;  Reference to Colombian 
Technical Standards (NTCs);  Conformity assessment procedure;  Conformity certificates;  Monitoring and inspection bodies;  Penalty system;  Information in respect of certification and inspection bodies and accredited laboratories, Provision for similar requirements by 
other governmental bodies;  Registration of manufacturers and importers;  Annexes;  
Review and updating;  Transitional provision;   Period of validity;  Derogations. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable:  
 To prevent or minimize risks to users' h ealth from the release of lead and cadmium 
and prevent practices likely to mislead consumers. 
8. Relevant documents:   Colombian Technical Standards NTC-3536 1993-05-19;  NTC-3537 
1993-05-21;  NTC-916 Third revision:  1999-10-27 and NTC-4634 1999-07-28. 
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 March 2008 
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [  X ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers, E-mail and website addresses,  if available, of other body:  
Enquiry Point: 
Contact person:  Daniel Héctor Rico R. 
Tel.: (+571) 606-7676, Ext. 1690 Fax: (+571) 241-0480 E-mail: drico@mincomercio.gov.co
 
 
Ministerio de Comercio, Industria y Turismo 
Dirección de Regulación Calle 28 No. 13A – 15, tercer piso Bogotá, D.C., Colombia Tel.: (+571) 241-0478 Web site: http://secgen.comunidadandina.org/sirt