. /.WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/Notif.00/108
3 March 2000
(00-0825)
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade
NOTIFICATION
The following notification is being circulated 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 Transport
Agency or authority designated to handle comments regarding the notification shall be
indicated if different from above:           
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):   Transport, packaging
and packing of explosives, flammable gases, flammable liquids, flammable solids,
comburent substances and organic peroxides, toxic and infectious substances, radioactive
materials and corrosive substances.
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Draft Decree
Regulating the Handling and Motor Vehicle Land Transport of Hazardous Substances by
Road (24 pages)
6. Description of content:   General provisions on the cargo and vehicles, objective, cargo
handling, labelling of packages and containers, marking of packages and containers, generalrequirements for the transport of hazardous materials, packaging and packing requirements;
requirements concerning the transport unit and vehicle to be used for the transport of
hazardous materials;  obligations of the consignor and/or owner of the hazardous materials;
the obligations of the owner or operator of the vehicle to be used for the transport of
hazardous materials;  penalties;  general provisions;  control system and insurance
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
Prevention of deceptive practices and safety
8. Relevant documents:   Law 105 of December 1993, Law 55 of 1993 and Resolution 006 of
1997 of the Ministry of Economic Development
9. Proposed date of adoption:
Proposed date of entry into force: }As from one year after publication
10. Final date for comments:   30 April 2000G/TBT/Notif.00/108
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11. Texts available in Spanish from:  National enquiry point [  X ] or address, e-mail and
telefax number of the other body:
Ministerio de Desarollo Económica
División de Normalización y CalidadTel:  350 5500 ext. 1649, Fax:  350 6504
Carrera 13 No. 28-01, piso 6°
Santafé de Bogotá, D.C. , Colombia
E-mail:  normalizacion01@mindesa.gov.co
Or address, e-mail and telefax number of other body :
Ministerio de Transporte
Subdirección de transporte de carga
Avenida el Dorado-CAN Oficina 621
Santafé de Bogatá, D.C., Colombia
Fax:  222 1647
Tel:  222 4411 ext. 2607E-mail:  mmolina@mintransporte.gov.co