. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/COL/63 
19 January 2005 
 
 (05-0235) 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:   Spanish 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
The following notification is being circ ulated in accordance with Article 10.6. 
 
1. Member notifying:  COLOMBIA
 
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):    
2. Agency responsible:   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:   Ministry of 
Commerce, Industry and Tourism 
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [   ], 2.10.1 [  X], 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):   LPG cylinders, LPG 
tanks (73.11.00.10.00, 73.11.00.90.00, 73.11.00, 39.23.30.10.00 and 39.23.30.90.90) 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Ministry of Mines 
and Energy Resolution No. 181788 of 29 December 2004 Issuing the Technical Regulation 
on Stationary Cylinders and Tanks Used for the Public Residential Supply of Liquefied 
Petroleum Gas (LPG) and the Procedures for th eir Maintenance (22 pages, in Spanish).  
6. Description of content:  Purpose;  scope;  definitions a nd abbreviations;  requirements for 
manufacturers and/or firms responsible for th e maintenance of cylinders and/or tanks; 
requirements for cylinders used for the public residential supply of liquefied petroleum gas 
(LPG);  requirements for the maintenance of metal cylinders;  requirements for tanks used 
for the public residential supply of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG);  requirements for the 
maintenance of tanks;  special marking of cyli nders;  special marking of tanks;  conformity 
assessment procedure;  demonstration of comp liance;  tariff subheadings;  monitoring and 
inspection body;  penalty system and period of validity.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable: 
 Protection of persons and property a nd conservation of the environment. 
8. Relevant documents:  Colombian Technical Standards (NTC) 522-1 (5th revision), 522-2 
(1st revision) and 3712.  ISO 11119-3:2003 EN 12245.   
9. Proposed date of adoption:  Upon publication in the Diario Oficial (Official Journal) 
Proposed date of entry into force:  Date of publication in the Diario Oficial  G/TBT/N/COL/63 
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 10. Final date for comments:  Not applicable  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ X ], 
Enquiry Point : 
Contact person : Daniel Héctor Rico R. 
E-mail: danielrico@mincomercio.gov.co  
Tel.: +(571) 3505500, Ext. 713 
Fax: +(571) 3509564 
 Ministerio de Comercio, Industria y Turismo Dirección de Regulación Calle 28 No.13A - 15, primer piso  
Tel.: +(571) 3505500 Ext. 715 
Fax: +(571) 3505211 Bogotá, D.C., Colombia Website: http://www.mincomercio.gov.co/VBeConten t/NewsDetail.asp?ID=2197&IDCompany=15
 
or address, telephone and fax numbers, e-mail and website addresses, if available, of 
the other body: 
 
Ministerio de Minas y Energía Centro Administrativo Nacional – CAN piso 5° 
Bogotá, D.C., Colombia 
 E-mail:  alejandro.ospina@minminas.gov.co
 
Fax::  +(571) 3245207 Tel:  +(571) 3245202 Website: www.minminas.gov.co