. /.WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/N/COL/25
14 March 2003
(03-1495)
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:  Spanish
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 Mines and Energy
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, 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, Regulation Department
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):  Alcohol fuels
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: Draft Resolution
Issuing the Technical Regulation Provided for in Law No. 693 of 2001 Regarding the
Production, Storage and Distribution of and Blending Facilities for Alcohol Fuels and the
Use Thereof in Domestic and Imported Fuel  (13 pages, in Spanish).
6. Description of content:  This Technical Regulation covers the  following:  Purpose, scope of
applications and definitions, Fuel oxygenation programme, Quality and quantity of alcoholfuels and blends thereof, Transport of alcohol fuels, Production, shipment and marketing of
alcohol fuels, Blends of alcohol fuel and basic fuel, Wholesale and retail distribution of
oxygenated fuels, Insurance policies, Penalties, Transitional regime and Final provisions.
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
Minimize possible risks which could affect user safety, prevent deceptive practices
and reduce emissions into the environment resulting from their use.
8. Relevant documents:  Colombian Technical Standard (NTC) No. 2801.
9. Proposed date of adoption:  16 June 2003
Proposed date of entry into force:  Upon publication in the Official Journal
10. Final date for comments:  12 June 2003G/TBT/N/COL/25
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11. Texts available from:
National enquiry point [ X]:  
Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Tourism
Regulation Department
Calle 28, No. 13A - 15, 1st floor
Bogota, D.C., Colombia
Tel.:  (571) 350-5500, ext. 713
Fax:  (571) 350-9564
E-mail: normalizacion01@mincomercio.gov.co
             COLOMBIA@mincomercio.gov.co  (Enquiry point)
Web site: www.mincomercio.gov.co
or address, telephone and fax numbers and E-mail and Web site addresses, if
available, of other body:  
Ministry of Mines and Energy
National Administrative Centre (CAN), 5th floor
Bogota, D.C., Colombia
Tel.:  (571) 324-5202Fax:  (571) 324-5207
E-mail:   luis.mejia@minminas.gov.co