. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION   
G/TBT/N/COL/174 
27 April 2012 
 (12-2252) 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:   Spanish 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
The following notification is being circ ulated in accordance with Article 10.6. 
 
1. Notifying Member:   COLOMBIA 
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:   Ministerio de Salud y Protección Social  (Ministry of Health and 
Social Welfare) 
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 [ ], 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):   Safety devices for 
swimming pools:  HS tariff headings 3925.90.00, 8301.40.90, 8531.10.00, 9032.20.00, 
8536.50.19 and 3926.90.90  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Nuevo proyecto de 
Resolución del Ministerio de Salud y Prot ección Social "Por la cual se expide el 
reglamento técnico aplicable a los dispositivos  de seguridad y su instalación en las 
piscinas"  (New draft Resolution of the Ministry of  Health and Social Welfare "Issuing the 
Technical Regulation on safety devices used in swimming pools and the installation thereof") (264 pages, in Spanish). 
6. Description of content:   The notified draft Resolution covers the following:  Purpose;  
Scope;  Definitions;  Technical criteria for and installation of safety devices used in swimming pools;  Body responsible for the inspection, monitoring and control of safety devices used in swimming pools to ensure their proper functioning;  Transitional 
provisions;  Period of validity and derogati ons;  Technical Annex No. 1:  Available 
Standard Specification (END) No. 0067 "Swimm ing pool safety.  Protective elements for 
in-ground, barrier-free swimming pools for privat e residential or collective use.  Safety 
covers and anchors.  Safety requirements a nd test methods";  Technical Annex No. 2:  
Colombian Technical Standard (NTC) No. 5776 "S wimming pool safety.  Part 1:  Safety 
barriers for swimming pools";  Technical Anne x No. 3:  Colombian Technical Standard 
(NTC) No. 5763 "Swimming pool safety.  Suction devices for use in swimming pools and similar structures";  Technical Annex No. 4:  Colombian Technical Standard (NTC) No. 5761 "Standard specification for safety v acuum release systems (SVRS) used in 
swimming pools and similar structures";  Tec hnical Annex No. 5:  Colombian Technical 
Standard (NTC) No. 5762 "Safety vacuum release
 systems (SVRS) for suction systems in 
swimming pools and similar structures for collectiv e or private residential use";  Technical 
Annex No. 6:  Colombian Technical Standard (NTC) No. 5764 "Swimming pool safety.   G/TBT/N/COL/174 
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   Safety of machinery.  Emergency stop.  Design principles";  Technical Annex No. 7:  
Colombian Technical Standard (NTC) No. 5765 "Swimming pool safety.  Safety of 
machinery.  Safety-related control system parts.   Part 1:  General design principles";  and 
Technical Annex No. 8:  Colombian Techni cal Standard (NTC) No. 5760 "Protective 
elements for in-ground, barrier-free swimming pool s for private or collective use.  Safety 
requirements and test methods for light beam  perimeter detection systems, immersion 
detection systems and light beam perimeter detection systems interdependent of an 
obstacle". 
7. Objective and rationale, including the natu re of urgent problems where applicable:  
Protection of human life and health. 
8. Relevant documents:  
La Ley 1209 del 14 de julio de 2008  (Law No. 1209 of 14 July 2008); 
El Decreto N° 2171 del 10 de junio de 2009  (Decree No. 2171 of 10 June 2009); 
El Decreto N° 2685 del 28 de diciembre de 1999  (Decree No. 2685 of 28 December 1999); 
La Resolución N° 1510 del 6 de mayo de 2011  (Resolution No. 1510 of 6 May 2011); 
La Resolución N° 1618 del 7 de mayo de 2010  (Resolution No. 1618 of 7 May 2010). 
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:   20 July 2012 
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry  point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and e-mail and website addresses, if available, of 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@mincomercio.gov.co  
 Puntocontactotc-msf@mincomercio.gov.co 
Ministerio de Comercio, Industria y Turismo 
Dirección de Regulación Calle 28 N° 13A - 15, tercer piso Bogotá, D.C., Colombia Tel.:   (+57) 1 606-4775 
Ministerio de Salud y Protección Social 
Dirección de Promoción y Prevención 
Carrera 13 N° 32 - 76 Bogotá, D.C., Colombia Tel.: (+57) 1 330-5000, Ext. 1266 Fax: (+57) 1 330-5050, Ext. 1280 
E-mail: bolarte@minproteccionsocial.gov.co  
Website: http://www.minproteccionsocial.gov.co  
Text also available at: 
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