. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION   
G/TBT/N/COL/166 
2 December 2011 
 (11-6290) 
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 - Regulation Department 
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 applic able, otherwise national tariff heading. 
ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):   High-pressure seamless 
cylinders for industrial or medical gas (73.11.00.10.90, 73.11.00.90.00 and 76.13.00.00.00) 
5. Title, number of pages and langu age(s) of the notified document:  Proyecto de 
Resolución del Ministerio de Comercio, Industr ia y Turismo "Por la cual se expide el 
reglamento técnico aplicable a la información del estampe original y aspecto físico de 
cilindros sin costuras de alta presión par a gases industriales y medicinales, que se 
importen o se fabriquen naci onalmente para su comercialización o uso en Colombia"  
(Draft Resolution of the Ministry of Commer ce, Industry and Tourism issuing the technical 
regulation governing the original marking and physical appearance of high-pressure seamless cylinders for industrial or medical  gas, which are imported or manufactured 
nationally for marketing or use in Colombia) (23 pages, in Spanish)  
6. Description of content:   The notified draft Resolution covers the following:  Purpose;  
Scope;  Exceptions;  Definitions and acronyms;   Requirements for cylinders for industrial 
or medical gas;  Reference to Colombian Technical Standards (NTC);  Conformity 
assessment procedure for original cylinder marki ng;  Supplier's declaration of conformity;  
Elements required for compliance with the t echnical regulation;  Transitional regime;  
Monitoring and inspection bodies;  Ban on the importation and marketing of cylinders;  
Adulteration of original marking;  Manufactur er and importer registration;  Annexes;  
Review and updating;  Notification;  Period of validity and derogations. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:  
Prevention of deceptive practices. G/TBT/N/COL/166 
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  8. Relevant documents:   Colombian Technical Standard (NTC) No. 5719, version of 
21 October 2009;  NTC No. 4584, version of 17 March 1999;  NTC No. 2699, 3
rd update of 
18 November 2009;  NTC-ISO-IEC No. 17020;  NTC/ISO/IEC No. 17050 (Parts 1 and 2);  
Law No. 1480 of 12 October 2011;  Ministry of Social Welfare Resolution No. 4410 of 17 November 2009, as notified in document G/TBT/N/COL/125/Add.1. 
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:   24 February 2012 
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:  Daniel Héctor Rico R. Tel.: +(57-1) 606-7676, Ext. 1690 Fax: +(57-1) 606-4777  
E-mail: drico@mincomercio.gov.co ; 
 mailto: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 
Also available at: 
http://members.wto.org/crnattach ments/2011/tbt/COL/11_4061_00_s.pdf