WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/N/COL/33
15 May 2003
(03-2601)
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 Social Welfare
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):   Male latex condoms
(40.14.10.00.00 )
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Draft Decree
Adopting the Technical Regulation Establishing Requirements and Tests for Male Sheath
Contraceptives (Latex Condoms)  (15 pages, in Spanish).
6. Description of content:   Requirements to be met by male latex condoms for marketing;
freedom from holes; freedom from embedded grit and discolouration; lubricants or powder
applied to the condom shall not contain or release substances known to be toxic, to cause
sensitivity, to act as local irritants or to have any other harmful effect under normal
conditions of use; lubricants, powder and material components shall not damage the
condom; definitions; packaging and labelling; storage recommendations; conformity
assessment; monitoring and inspection; and penalty system.
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable: 
Protection of human health and life.
8. Relevant documents:   Colombian Technical Standard NTC-ISO No. 2859-1; ISO 4074-1.
9. Proposed date of adoption:  15 August 2003
Proposed date of entry into force:  Upon publication in the Official Journal.
10. Final date for comments:   6 August 2003
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11. Texts available in:  Spanish
from the National enquiry point [  X ],
Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Tourism
Regulation DepartmentCalle 28, No. 13A - 15, 1
st floor
Bogota, D.C., Colombia
E-mail: danielrico@mincomercio.gov.co
COLOMBIA@mincomercio.gov.co (Enquiry Point)
Web site: www.mincomercio.gov.co
Tel.: (571) 350-5500, Ext. 713Fax: (571) 350-9564
or address, telephone and fax numbers and E-mail and Web site addresses, if
available, of other body:
Ministry of Social Welfare
General Directorate for Public Health
Carrera 13, No. 32-76Bogota, D.C., Colombia
E-mail: bolarte@minproteccionsocial.gov.co
jsolano@minproteccionsocial.gov.co
Tel.: (571) 336-5066
Fax: (571) 336-0182Web site: www.minsalud.gov.co