WORLD TRADE G/TBT/Notif.97.165
24April 1997
ORGANIZATION
(97-1799)
Committee onTechnical Barriers toTrade
NOTIFICATION
Thefollowing notification isbeing circulated inaccordance withArticle 10.6.
1. Member toAgreement notifying: COLOMBIA
Ifapplicable, name oflocalgovernment involved (Articles 3.2and7.2):
2. Agency responsible: National Council forStandards andQuality
Agency orauthority designated tohandle comments regarding thenotification canbe
indicated ifdifferent from above:
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X],2.10.1 [],5.6.2 [],5.7.1 [],other:
4. Products covered (HSorCCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading.
ICSnumbers may beprovided inaddition, where applicable): Rubber gloves for
household use
5. Title, number ofpages andlanguage(s) ofthenotified document: Draft Request toGive
Mandatory Force toColombian Technical Standard 1725 (Rubber. Rubber Gloves for
Household Use)inRespect ofRequirements Concerning Physical Properties; Resistance
toLeaks; Resistance toDetergents; Sample-Taking andAcceptance orRejection
Criteria; andLabelling (8pages)
6. Description ofcontent: Thepurpose ofColombian Technical Standard 1725 (Rubber.
Rubber Gloves forHousehold Use)istoestablish therequirements tobemetbynatural
rubber latexgloves forhousehold use.
7. Objective andrationale: Protection ofhealth andconsumer protection
8. Relevant documents: Colombian Technical Standard 1725, Spanish
9. Proposed dateofadoption: June1997
Proposed dateofentry intoforce: From dateofadoption
10. Final dateforcomments: 15May1997
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11. Texts available from: National enquiry point [X]
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