. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/COL/156 
19 October 2010 
 (10-5402) 
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:   Ministerio de Minas y Energía  (Ministry of Mines and Energy) 
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  (Ministry 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):   LPG cylinders (HS tariff 
subheading 7311.00.10.00) 
5. Title, number of pages and lang uage(s) of the notified document:   Proyecto de 
Resolución del Ministerio de Minas y Energía, "Por la cual se expide el Reglamento 
Técnico aplicable a Depósitos, Expendios y P untos de Venta de Cilindros de GLP" (Draft 
Resolution of the Ministry of Mines and Energy "Issuing the Technical Regulation applicable to LPG cylinder depots, outlets and points of sale" (14 pages, in  Spanish). 
6. Description of content:   The notified draft Resolution covers the following:  Purpose;  
Scope;  Definitions and abbreviations;  Tec hnical requirements for LPG cylinder depots, 
outlets and points of sale;  Declaration by LPG depots, outlets and points of sale;  Conformity assessment procedure;  Demonstration of compliance;  Standards referenced or 
consulted;  Monitoring and inspection bodies;   Penalty system;  Period of validity and 
derogations;  and Transition period. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:  
To prevent potential risks to human safety,  life and health and the environment. 
8. Relevant documents:  
Decree ( Decreto ) No. 4299 of 25 November 2005; 
Colombian Technical Standards: NTC 3853 (ratified on 21 February 1996):  Equipo, accesorios, manejo y transporte de 
GLP  (LPG equipment, accessories, handling and transport); 
NTC 3853-1 (ratified on 27 November 1996):  Instalaciones de sistemas de GLP  
(LPG system facilities); 
NTC 2050 (First Revision):  Código Eléctrico Colombiano  (Colombian Electrical Code); G/TBT/N/COL/156 
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   NTC 1461:  Higiene y Segurida.  Colores y Señales de Seguridad  (Health and safety.  
Safety colours and signs); National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) Standard No. 58:  Liquefied Petroleum 
Gas Code ; 
American Petroleum Institute (API) Standard No. 2510:  Design and Construction of 
Liquefied Petroleum Gas Installations ; 
API 2510A:  Fire-Protection Considerations for the Design and Operation of Liquefied 
Petroleum Gas (LPG) Storage Facilities . 
9. Proposed date of adoption: 
Proposed date of entry into force:  Date on which the Resolution is signed 
Six months after the date of publication in the 
Official Journal 
10. Final date for comments:   5 January 2011 
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. E-mail: drico@mincomercio.gov.co
 and mailto:Puntocontactotc-msf@mincomercio.gov.co  
Tel.: +(57-1) 606-7676, Ext. 1690 
Fax: +(57-1) 606-4777 
 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 Website: https://servicios.vuce.gov.co/puntocon/
 
 Ministerio de Minas y Energía 
Dirección de Gas 
Centro Administrativo Nacional (CAN), piso 5º Calle 43 N°. 57-31 Bogotá, D.C., Colombia E-mail: hdcerquera@minminas.gov.co
 and wmramirez@minminas.gov.co  
Fax: +(57-1) 324-5207 
Tel.: +(57-1) 220-0300, Ext. 2581 
Website: http://www.minminas.gov.co/  
 Document available at: http://members.wto.org/crnattach ments/2010/tbt/COL/10_3809_00_s.pdf