. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION   
G/TBT/N/COL/162 
17 August 2011 
 (11-4055) 
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 Comercio, Industria y Turismo (Ministry of 
Commerce, Industry and Tourism) 
Name and address (including telephone  and fax numbers, 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 [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):   Corrugated bars 
5. Title, number of pages and langu age(s) of the notified document:  Proyecto de 
Resolución "Por la cual se expide el Reglamento Técnico aplicable a barras corrugadas para refuerzo de concreto en construcciones si smo resistentes que se fabriquen, importen o 
comercialicen en Colombia" (Draft Resolution issuing the T echnical Regulation applicable 
to corrugated bars for concrete reinforcemen t in earthquake-resistant buildings, which are 
manufactured in, imported into, or marketed in Colombia) (12 pages, in Spanish)  
6. Description of content:   The notified draft Resolution covers the following:  Purpose;  
Scope;  Exceptions;  Definitions and acronyms;   Requirements;  Reference to Colombian 
Technical Standards (NTC);  Conformity  assessment procedure;  Supplementary 
provisions;  Technical impossibility of conducting tests;  Fundamental elements of product 
certification;  Supplier's declaration of c onformity;  Equivalents;  Monitoring and 
inspection bodies;  Prohibition;  Liability of manufacturers, traders, importers and 
certification bodies;  Timeframe for the obligation to provide services;  Information in 
respect of certification and inspection bodies a nd accredited laboratories;  Competence of 
other government bodies;  Manufacturer and impor ter registration;  Review and updating;  
Transitional regime;  Notification;  Period of validity;  Derogations. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:  
Protection of life and prevention of deceptive practices. G/TBT/N/COL/162 
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  8. Relevant documents:   Colombian Technical Standard (NTC) No. 2289 (eighth revision);  
Law No. 400 of 1997;  Decree No. 2685 of 1999;  Decree No. 3466 of 1982;  Decree 
No. 2269 of 1993;  Andean Community (CAN) Decision No. 562;  Decree No. 3144 of 
2008;  Decree No. 3273 of 2008;  Decree No. 2153 of 1992. 
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:   1 November 2011 
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry  point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers, e-mail and website addresses,  if available of the other body: 
Enquiry Point: 
 
Contact person :  Juan Diego Thorrens 
Tel.: +(571) 606-7676, Ext. 1392 Fax: +(571) 241-0480 
E-mail: pregulacion2@mincomercio.gov.co  
 
Ministerio de Comercio, Industria y Turismo 
Dirección de Regulación 
Calle 28 Nº 13A - 15, tercer piso Bogotá, D.C. - Colombia 
Tel.: +(571) 241-0478 
Website: http://secgen.comunidadandina.org/sirt ; 
 
Text also available at: http://members.wto.org/crnattach ments/2011/tbt/COL/11_2604_00_s.pdf