WORLD TRADE G/TBT/Notif.97.148
16April 1997
ORGANIZATION
(97-1633)
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 5
dangerous goods. Comburent substances andorganic peroxides. Packing/packaging and
landtransport byroad
5. Title, number ofpages andlanguage(s) ofthenotified document: Draft Request toGive
Mandatory Force toColombian Technical Standard 3968 (Transport ofClass 5
Dangerous Goods. Comburent Substances andOrganic Peroxides. Packing/Packaging
and Land Transport byRoad) inRespect ofSpecific Requirements for
Packing/Packaging (58pages)
6. Description ofcontent: Thepurpose ofColombian Technical Standard 3968 (Transport
ofClass 5dangerous goods. Comburent substances and organic peroxides.
Packing/packaging andlandtransport byroad) istoestablish therequirements tobemet
by,andthetests tobeperformed with respect tothepacking/packaging andland
transport ofClass 5dangerous goods. Italsosetsoutmechanisms formonitoring the
transport ofClass 5dangerous goods, reducing risks topeople, objects andthe
environment oftransport byroadofcomburent substances andorganic peroxides, andof
related andsupplementary activities.
7. Objective andrationale: Protection oflifeandconsumer protection
8. Relevant documents: Colombian Technical Standard 3968
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9. Proposed dateofadoption:
Proposed dateofentry intoforce:June1997
10. Final dateforcomments: 15May1997
11. Texts available inSpanish from: National enquiry point [X]
Ministerio deDesarrollo Económico
División deNormalización yCalidad
Tel:2871329
Fax:2887004
Carrera 13N.º28-01,piso6o
Santafé deBogotá, Colombia
oraddress andtelefax number ofother body:
Superintendencia deIndustria yComercio
Carrera 13N.º27-00piso10o
Santafé deBogotá, Colombia
Fax:3341593
ICONTEC
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Santafé deBogotá, Colombia
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