WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/COL/119 
1 October 2008 
 (08-4613) 
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 Energía  (Ministry of 
Mining and Energy – Energy 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):   Starters for high pressure 
sodium bulbs; starters for fluorescent lamps;   automatic light dimmers;  manual light 
dimmers;  self-regulated or CWA electromagnetic ballasts;  slimline ballasts for fluorescent lamps or bulbs;  rapid start ballasts for fluorescent lamps or bulbs;  preheat ballasts for fluorescent lamps or bulbs;  autotransformer type electromagnetic ballasts;  reactor or series 
type electromagnetic ballasts;  electronic ba llasts; double power ballasts;  photocontrol 
bases; incandescent bulbs of a power greater than 25 W but not exceeding 200 W;  halogen incandescent bulbs;  high pressure gas discharge  bulbs;  low pressure gas discharge bulbs; 
metal halide bulbs;  high pressure mercury bul bs; low pressure sodium bulbs; high pressure 
sodium vapour bulbs;  compact fluorescent bulbs; incandescent lamps for emergency 
lighting;  slimline fluorescent tube lamps; rapid start fluorescent tube lamps; preheat 
fluorescent tube lamps;  dry capacitors and plastic cover for gas discharge lights;  contactors 
for outdoor lighting systems;  dimmers; automatic lighting control equipment; photocontrols;  photocontrols with normally ope n contacts;  photocontrols with normally 
closed contacts;  photocontrols with timers;  fuses for street lighting;  lights for indoor 
lighting;  ornamental lights; street lamps; tunnel lights;  downlights;  uplights; 
updownlights;  downlights with diffuser;  downli ghts with grille;  downlights with refractor; 
lumiducts or light ducts;  lampholders;  lam pholders for sodium bul bs;  lampholders for 
fluorescent tubes;  fuseholders for street ligh ting; concrete posts exclusively for street 
lighting;  metal posts exclusively for street lighting; projectors;  submersible projectors for ornamental water fountains;  electric rails for mounting spotlights;  photoelectric sensors; 
infrared occupancy sensors;  ultrasonic occupancy sensor;  metal supports or arms for street 
lighting. G/TBT/N/COL/119 
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  5. Title, number of pages and lang uage(s) of the notified document:   Proyecto de 
Reglamento Técnico de Iluminación y Al umbrado Público - RETILAP del Ministerio de 
Minas y Energía  (Draft Technical Regulations on Light s and Street Lighting – RETILAP,  
of the Ministry of Mining and Energy) (404 pages, in Spanish)  
6. Description of content:   Purpose; scope; definitions and abbreviations;  general aspects to 
be taken into consideration when carrying out lighting projects;  design of and calculations 
for lights and street lighting;  requirements for indoor and street lighting products;  light 
pollution control and environmental manageme nt plan for indoor and street lighting; 
lighting projects;  criteria and requirements for the maintenance of street lighting systems; 
supervision of the street lighting service; m onitoring and inspection;  review and updating; 
penalty system;  Annex 1:  Fundamental aspects relating to light, vision and light sources; Annex 2:  Street lighting service quality indicators. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable:  
 National security and  environmental protection  
8. 
 
     
 
    
 
    
 
     
 
    
 
    
 Relevant documents: 
Decree No. 2424 of 18 July 2006 and Decree No. 2501 of 4 July 2007, Colombian 
Standards on Earthquake Resistant Design and Construction – NSR 98, Law No. 400 of 1997, Decree No. 33 of 1998,  
Colombian Technical Standards (NTC): 
 
NTC 2 Tensile test for steel products  
NTC 30 Portland cement. Classification NTC 116 Hard steel wire for reinforcing concrete  NTC 121 Portland cement. Physical and mechanical specifications  
NTC 159 Uncoated stress-relieved steel  wire for reinforced concrete 
NTC 161 Plain carbon steel bars for reinforced concrete NTC 172 Roundwood and sawn wood - glossary NTC 174 Specifications for concrete aggregates  NTC 189 Electrotechnology.  Electric tungsten filament bulbs for domestic use and other 
similar general lighting purposes  
NTC 248 Ribbed carbon steel bars and coil for reinforced concrete  
NTC 318 Fluorescent tube lights for general lighting purposes  NTC 321 Portland cement. Chemical specifications NTC 673 Compression resistance test for normal concrete cylinders  NTC776 Wood. Wooden posts for overhead power lines. Definitions, classification and test 
methods  
NTC 794 Wooden posts. Assessment of preservative tests  NTC 824 Wood. Glossary of defects  NTC 900 Public lighting code  NTC 1056 Eucalyptus wood posts for overhead power and telecommunication lines  
NTC 1093 Wood. Determination of  preservative penetration  
NTC 1097 Statistical quality control.  Inspection by attributes.  Single, double and multiple sampling plans and rejection NTC 1128 Wood.  Assessment of preserv atives using laboratory methods  
NTC 1133 Reactance ballasts for fluorescent tube lighting  NTC 1149 Wood.  Preservation.  General terminology 
NTC 1156 Metal products and coatings.  Saline chamber tests  G/TBT/N/COL/119 
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  8. Relevant documents:  (cont'd)  
 
NTC 1157 Wood.  Determination of preservative retention  
NTC 1164 Wood.  CCA wood preservatives   NTC 1299 Chemical additives for concrete  
NTC 1329 Prefabricated concrete items.  Reinfo rced concrete posts for overhead power and 
telecommunication lines NTC 1470 Electrotechnology. Lamp caps and holde rs of the screw (E27 and E40) or mogul 
type (E39).  Dimensions and verification gauges  NTC 1645 Nuts and bolts 
NTC 1822 Wood. Preserved wood. Sample taking 
NTC 1920 Metallurgy.  Structural steel NTC 2010 Uncoated seven-strand steel cable for reinforced concrete  
NTC 2076 Electricity.  Hot-dipped galvanized for structural fittings and profiles of iron and steel  
NTC 2083 Wood.  Preserved wood.  Classification and requirements  
NTC 2117 Ballasts for high intensity discharge bulbs.  Specifications NTC 2118 Ballasts for high intensity discharge bulbs.  Tests NTC 2119 High pressure mercury vapour bulbs  NTC 2120 Electrotechnology.  Guide to seam inspection using non-destructive methods 
NTC 2134 Fixed capacitors for the appl ication of alternating current 
NTC 2222 Wood.  Pine posts for overhead power and telecommunication lines NTC 2230 Electrotechnology Lights NTC 2243 High pressure sodium vapour bulbs NTC 2393 Electric metal halide bulbs of 400 W NTC 2394 Electric metal halide bulbs of 1,000 W  
NTC 2466 Low tension control equipment - Contactors 
NTC 2470 Interchangeable photocontrol devices for street lighting  NTC 2618 Fittings and accessories for electricity distribution lines and networks.  Nuts and bolts of galvanized steel  NTC 3200-1 and 2 Starters for high pressure sodium bulbs  
NTC 3279 Protection ratings for the enclosure of electrical equipment [IP ratings] 
NTC 3281 Mercury vapour bulbs. Methods to  measure the charact eristics thereof  
NTC 3320 Iron and steel manufacturing. Hot dip zinc coating (galvanized) for iron and steel NTC 3547 Electrotechnology. Checks for outdoor lighting systems  NTC 3657 Maximum ballast loss for high intensity discharge bulbs  
NTC 4545 Test methods for the measurement of ballast power loss  
NTC 5101 Energy efficiency. Compact fluorescen t bulbs.  Energy performance ranges and 
labelling NTC 5102 Double-e nded fluorescent bulbs  
NTC 5103 Energy efficiency.  Tungsten filament electric bulbs for domestic use and similar 
general lighting purposes.  Energy  performance ranges and labelling  
NTC 5109 Measurement of luminous flux  
IEC 60064 Tungsten filament lamps for domes tic and similar general lighting purposes 
IEC 60081 Tubular fluorescent lamps for general lighting service IEC 60167 Mercury vapour and halide lamps  IEC 60188 High pressure mercury vapour lamps  IEC 60357 Tungsten halogen lamps (non-vehicle)  
IEC 60432 Safety specifications for tungsten filament lamps for domestic and similar 
general lighting purposes IEC 60529 Degree of protection by enclosures [IP Code] IEC  60598 1-2-3 Luminaries for road and street lighting.  Particular requirements  G/TBT/N/COL/119 
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  8. Relevant documents:  (cont'd)  
 IEC 60662 High pressure sodium vapour lamps IEC 60882 Pre-heat requirements for starterless tubular fluorescent lamps IEC 60901 Single-capped fluorescent lamps - Safety and performance requirements 
IEC 60922 Ballasts for discharge lamps (excluding tubular fluorescent lamps). General and 
safety requirements  IEC 60923 Ballasts for discharge lamps (excluding tubular fluorescent lamps). Performance requirements IEC 60926 Starting  devices (other than glow starters). General and safety requirements 
IEC  60927 Starting devices (other than gl ow starters). Performance requirements 
IEC 60928 AC supplied electronic ballasts for tubular fluorescent lamps - General and safety requirements IEC 60968 Self-ballasted lamps for general lighting services - Safety requirements IEC 60969 Self-ballasted lamps for general li ghting services - Performance requirements 
IEC 61048 Capacitors for use in tubular fluorescent and other discharge lamp circuits. 
Performance requirements  IEC 61049 Capacitors for use in tubular fluorescent and other discharge lamp circuits. General and safety  requirements IEC 67004-21 Characteristics of bulb bases or caps  
 
CIE 31 – 1976 Glare and uniformity in road lighting installations - 1976 CIE 115 – 1995 Recommendations for the lighting of roads for motor and pedestrian traffic  EN 50102 Degrees of protection provided by enclosures for electrical equipment against external mechanical impacts (IK code) 
 
ANSI C78.5-2003 For electric lamps. Specificatio ns for performance of self-ballasted 
compact fluorescent lamps 
ANSI C 78.1350  Electric lamps. 400 Watt S51 high pressure sodium lamps 
ANSI C 78.1351 Electric lamps. 250 Watt S50 high pressure sodium lamps 
ANSI C 78.1352  Electric lamps. 1,000 Watt S52 high pressure sodium lamps 
ANSI C 82.4 Ballasts for high intensity discharge and low pressure sodium lamps ANSI C 82.6 Reference ballasts for high in tensity discharge lamps. Methods of 
measurement ANSI C 82.4 Ballasts for high intensity discharge and low pressure sodium lamps 
ANSI C 82.6 Reference ballasts for high in tensity discharge lamps. Methods of 
measurement ANSI 05.1 Specifications and dimensions for wood poles ANSI DT-5C Rural Electrification Administra tion specification for wood poles, stubs and 
anchor logs  
ANSI C 136-10 For physical and electrical in terchange ability of photo control devices, 
plugs, and mating receptacles used in roadway lighting equipment 
ANSI IEEE STD 428 Thyristor AC power cont rollers, definitions and requirements 
 NOM- 017- ENER Energy efficiency of compact fluorescent lamps. Limits and test methods 
NBR 5123 Photoelectric relays and bases for street lighting.  Specifications and test 
methods   G/TBT/N/COL/119 
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  8. Relevant documents:  (cont'd) 
 UL 935 Fluorescent lamp ballasts UL 1993 Self-ballasted lamps and lamp adapters  
ASTM A53 Standard specification for pipe, steel, black and hot-dipped, zinc-coated, 
welded and seamless ASTM A370 Methods and definitions for m echanical testing of steel products 
ASTM A385 Standard practice for providing high quality zinc coatings (hot dip) 
ASTM A500 Standard specification for cold -formed welded and seamless carbon steel 
structural tubing in rounds and shapes 
ASTM A563 Standard specification for carbon and alloy steel nuts  AWPA American Wood Preservers' Association Book of Standards  AWPA A9-86 Standard method for analysis of treated wood and treating solutions by x-ray 
spectroscopy  
 AWS D.1.1 Structural welding code AWS D 10.9 Standard for qualification of welding procedures and welders for piping and tubing  
AWS D 12.1 (A.C.I 318) Recommended practices for welding reinforcing steel, metal 
inserts and connections in rein forced concrete construction 
 SC-M-016 Quality control manual for wood treatment plants  SC-M-017 Manual on the acceptance a nd inspection of wood inputs  
 
REA DT-19 Rural Electrification Administration specification for the quality control and 
inspection of timber products and SC-E-022 Technical specifications for wood posts  
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:   24 December 2008 
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
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  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:  (cont'd) 
Ministerio de Minas y Energía 
Dirección de Energía Centro Administrativo Nacional – CAN piso 5
o 
Bogotá, D. C., Colombia 
 E-mail:   levillamizar@minminas.gov.co
 
Fax:   +(571) 3245207 Tel.:   +(571) 3245202 
Web site:   www.minminas.gov.co