. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/COL/72 
6 January 2006 
 
 (06-0028) 
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 aplicable a Expendios y Puntos  de Venta de Cilindros de GLP" (Ministry of Mines 
and Energy Draft Resolution issuing the Tec hnical Regulation applicable to LPG cylinder 
retail outlets and points of sale) (10 pages, in Spanish). 
6. Description of content:   This draft Resolution sets forth the minimum technical safety 
requirements for facilities at retail outlets and points of sale for liquefied petroleum gas in 
cylinders to prevent potential risks to the life, health and safety of users. 
 The Resolution covers the following:  Purpo se;  Scope of application;  Definitions 
and abbreviations;  Technical requirements fo r LPG cylinder outlets and points of sale; 
General requirements for facilities at LPG cylinde r outlets and points of sale;  Requirements 
for LPG cylinder outlets;  Requirements for LPG  cylinder points of sale;  Registration and 
authorization procedures for LPG cylinder ou tlets and points of sale;  Conformity 
assessment procedure;  Monitoring and in spection bodies;  Period of validity and 
derogations, and Transition period. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable: 
 To protect the life, health and safety of users. G/TBT/N/COL/72 
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  8. Relevant documents:   NTC 2050 – Primera actualización : Código Eléctrico Colombiano  
(Colombian Technical Standard No. 2050 – Fi rst revision: Colombian Electrical Code); 
NTC 1461:  Higiene y Seguridad. Colores y Señales de Seguridad  (Colombian Technical 
Standard No. 1461:  Hygiene and safety.  Safety colours and signs). 
9. Proposed date of adoption: 
 
Proposed date of entry into force:  Upon publication in the Diario Oficial  (Official 
Journal) 
One year after the date of publication in the 
Official Journal 
10. Final date for comments:   28 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 Web site 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:     Jose.Donoso@minminas.gov.co 
Web site: www.minminas.gov.co