. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/COL/73 
6 January 2006 
 
 (06-0025) 
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:   Dirección de Gas del  Ministerio de Minas y Energía  (Gas 
Directorate, Ministry of Mines and Energy) 
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers and E-mail and Web site 
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 [   ], 5.7.1 [   ], other:  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applic able, otherwise national tariff heading.  
ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):   Liquefied petroleum gas 
(LPG) cylinders (tariff subheading 73.11.00.10.00) 
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 para Plantas de Envasado de Cilindr os utilizados en la prestación del servicio 
público domiciliario de Gas Licuado del Petróleo"  (Ministry of Mines and Energy Draft 
Resolution issuing the Technical Regulation on plants engaged in the filling of cylinders 
used for the residential public supply of liquefi ed petroleum gas) (20 pages, in Spanish). 
6. Description of content:   This draft Resolution sets forth the minimum technical safety 
requirements for plants engaged in the filling of cylinders used for the residential public 
supply of liquefied petroleum gas.  It covers th e following:  Purpose;  Scope of application;  
Definitions and abbreviations;  Technical requi rements for plants engaged in the filling of 
cylinders used for the residential public supply of LPG;  Operating requirements for plants 
engaged in the filling of cylinders used for the residential public supply of LPG;  
Notification procedure prior to the commencemen t of operations of plants engaged in the 
filling of cylinders used for the residential public supply of LPG;  Conformity assessment 
procedure;  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 safety risks and prac tices likely to mislead users. G/TBT/N/COL/73 
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  8. Relevant documents:   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 2057 (ratified on 
5 September 1990):  Código para calificar el procedimie nto para soldar y la habilidad del 
soldador  (Code governing the qualification of welding procedures and welders). 
 National Fire Protection Association (N FPA) Standards:  NFPA 70:  National 
Electrical Code;  NFPA 77:  Recommended Practice on Static Electricity;  NFPA 22: Standard for Water Tanks for Private Fire Protection;  NFPA 24:  Standard for the 
Installation of Private Fire Service Mains and Their Appurtenances. 
9. Proposed date of adoption:  
Proposed date of entry into force:  Upon publication in the Diario Oficial  (Official 
Journal) 
12 months after the date of publication in the 
Official Journal 
10. Final date for comments:   29 March 2006 
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [   ], 
Enquiry Point: 
Contact person: Daniel Héctor Rico R. 
E-mail: danielrico@mincomercio.gov.co 
Tel.:  (+571) 6067676, Ext.1690 Fax:  (+571) 2410480 
 
Ministerio de Comercio, Industria y Turismo Dirección de Regulación Calle 28 No.13A - 15, primer piso Bogotá, D.C., Colombia 
Tel.:  (+571) 2410478 
E-mail:    ramonm@mincomercio.gov.co Web site: http://www.mincomercio.gov.co/VBeConten t/NewsDetail.asp?ID=2197&IDCompany=15 
 or address, telephone and fax numbers and E- mail and Website addresses, if available, 
of other body:    
 
Ministerio de Minas y Energía Centro Administrativo Nacional – CAN, piso 5
o 
Bogotá, D. C., Colombia 
Fax:  (+571) 3245207 
Tel.:  (+571) 3245202 E-mail:   Alejandro.Ospina@minminas.gov.co Web site: www.minminas.gov.co