 
. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/COL/48 
15 January 2004 
 (04-0118) 
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:  Ministry of the Environment, Housing and Territorial Development 
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:   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):   No. 5 blocks (brick). 
5. Title, number of pages and langua ge(s) of the notified document:  Draft Technical 
Regulation on the special regime applicable to No. 5 vertically perforated structural blocks 
(2 pages, in Spanish). 
6. Description of content:  Technical requirements, catalogue and labelling 
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable: 
 Protect human life in zones of high seismic risk. 
8. Relevant documents:   Standard NSR-98 
9. Proposed date of adoption: 
Proposed date of entry into force:   1 April 2004 
Two calendar months following the date of 
publication in the Official Journal. 
10. Final date for comments:   31 March 2004 G/TBT/N/COL/48 
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11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ X ]:   
Ministerio de Comercio, Industria y Turismo 
Dirección de Regulación Calle 28, No. 13A – 15, primer piso. 
Bogotá, D. C., Colombia 
E-mail: danielrico@mincomercio.gov.co
 
jcrondon@mincomercio.gov.co  
COLOMBIA@mincomercio.gov.co  (Enquiry point) 
Web site: www.mincomercio.gov.co  (Vice-Ministry of Business Development - Regulation 
Department) 
Tel.:  (571) 3505500, Ext. 713 Fax:  (571) 3509564 
or address, telephone and fax numbers and E-mail and Web site addresses, if 
available, of other body: 
Ministerio de Ambiente, Vivienda y Desarrollo Territorial 
Viceministerio de Vivienda y Desarrollo Territorial Calle 28, No. 13A – 15, piso 17 Bogotá, D.C., Colombia E-mail: 
Web site: www.minambiente.gov.co
 
Tel.:  (571) 3821700 Fax:  (571) 3424524 
  
 