WORLD TRADE G/TBT/Notif.97.162
24April 1997
ORGANIZATION
(97-1796)
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): Transport ofclass 4
dangerous goods. Inflammable solids, substances liable tospontaneous combustion;
substances which, incontact withwater, emitinflammable gases. Packing/packaging
andlandtransport byroad.
5. Title, number ofpages andlanguage(s) ofthenotified document: Draft Request toGive
Mandatory Force toColombian Technical Standard 3967 (Transport ofClass 4
Dangerous Goods. Inflammable Solids, Substances Liable toSpontaneous Combustion;
Substances which, inContact withWater, Emit Inflammable Gases. Packing/Packaging
and Land Transport byRoad) inRespect ofSpecific Requirements for
Packing/Packaging (70pages)
6. Description ofcontent: Thepurpose ofColombian Technical Standard 3967 (Transport
ofclass 4dangerous goods. Inflammable solids, substances liable tospontaneous
combustion; substances which, incontact with water, emit inflammable gases.
Packing/packaging andlandtransport byroad) istoestablish therequirements tobemet
by,andtheteststobeperformed withrespect topacking/packaging andlandtransport
ofclass4dangerous goods.
Italsosetsoutmechanisms formonitoring thetransport ofclass 4dangerous
goods andreducing therisksconnected withsuchtransport.
7. Objective andrationale: Protection oflifeandconsumer protection
8. Relevant documents: Colombian Technical Standard 3967, Spanish
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9. Proposed dateofadoption: June1997
Proposed dateofentry intoforce: From dateofadoption
10. Final dateforcomments: 15May1997
11. Texts available from: National enquiry point [X]
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