WORLD TRADE G/TBT/Notif.97.137
16April 1997
ORGANIZATION
(97-1623)
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 maybeprovided inaddition, where applicable): Non-metallic tubing for
airbrakes
5. Title, number ofpages andlanguage(s) ofthenotified document: Draft Request toGive
Mandatory Force toColombian Technical Standard 1923 (Railcars. Non-Metallic Tubing
forAirBrakes) inRespect ofRequirements forGeneral Conditions, andPacking and
Labelling Requirements (10pages)
6. Description ofcontent: Thepurpose ofColombian Technical Standard 1923 (Railcars.
Non-metallic tubing forairbrakes) istoestablish therequirements tobemetby,andthe
teststobeperformed onnon-metallic tubing usedinairbrake systems ofself-propelled
railway vehicles.
7. Objective andrationale: Protection oflifeandconsumer protection
8. Relevant documents: Colombian Technical Standard 1923
9. Proposed dateofadoption:
Proposed dateofentry intoforce:June1997
10. Final dateforcomments: 15May1997
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