. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/COL/124 
24 December 2008 
 (08-6311) 
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 – Dirección de Hidrocarburos  
(Ministry of Mining and Energy – Hydrocarbons Directorate) 
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 [ 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):   Petroleum-based liquid 
fuels, biofuels, gasoline. 
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 las estaciones de servicio, plantas de abastecimiento e instalación del 
Gran Consumidor con Instalac ión Fija, que almacenen y manejen combustibles líquidos" 
(Draft Resolution of the Ministry of Mines and Energy "Issuing the Technical Regulation 
on service stations, supply facilities, and fixed installations of major consumers, which 
store and handle liquid fuels") (62 pages, in Spanish). 
6. Description of content:   Purpose;  scope;  definitions and acronyms;  technical provisions 
applicable to all installations;  automotive ser vice stations;  special  technical requirements 
for automotive and fluvial service stations locat ed in certain municipalities;  storage;  
marine service stations;  aviation service stations;  major consumers with fixed installations;  supply facilities;  conformity  assessment procedure;  demonstration of 
compliance;  standards referenced or consulte d;  monitoring and inspection body;  penalty 
system;  period of validity;  de rogations and transition period. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:  
To prevent potential risks to safety, life, health and the environment.  
8. Relevant documents:  Decree No. 283 of 30 January 1990, Decree No. 1521 of 
4 August 1998, Decree No. 4299 of 25 November 2005, notified in document 
G/TBT/N/COL/60/Add.1, and Technical Sta ndards NFPA 30A:  Automotive and Marine 
Service Station Code, 1996 Edition, and NFPA  30:  Flammable and Combustible Liquids 
Code, 2003 Edition. G/TBT/N/COL/124 
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  9. Proposed date of adoption: 
Proposed date of entry into force: Date on which the Resolution is signed. 
Upon publication in the Official Journal. 
10. Final date for comments:   18 March 2009 
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [  X ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers, e-mail and web site addresses, if available, of other body:  
Enquiry Point : 
Contact person: Daniel Héctor Rico R. E-mail: drico@mincomercio.gov.co
 
Tel.: +(571) 606 7676, Ext. 1690 Fax: +(571) 241 0480 
 
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
 
Ministerio de Minas y Energía 
Dirección de Hidrocarburos Centro Administrativo Nacional - CAN piso 5
o 
Bogotá, D.C., Colombia 
 E-mail: jcvera@minminas.gov.co
 
Fax: +(571) 3245207 Tel.: +(571) 3245202 Web site: www.minminas.gov.co