. /.WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/N/COL/45
19 September 2003
(03-5005)
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 Commerce, Industry and Tourism
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
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [     ], 2.10.1 [    ], 5.6.2 [ X ], 5.7.1 [    ], other:           
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwis e national tariff heading.
ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):   Footwear with outer
soles, tariff headings 6401 to 6405.
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Draft Technical
Regulation on Labelling of Footwear (10 pages, in Spanish).
6. Description of content:   Purpose and scope, Definitions, Permanent labelling, General
conditions, Specific requirements for permanent labelling of footwear, Conformity
assessment procedure, Minimum content of the declaration by the manufacturer and/or
importer, Entry in the register of manufacturers and importers, Supervision and control andSanctions regime.
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
To prevent practices that could mislead consumers.
8. Relevant documents:   Decree 2269 of 1993
9. Proposed date of adoption:  22 December 2003
Proposed date of entry into force:  After six calendar months have elapsed from the date
of publication in the Official Journal.
10. Final date for comments:   16 December 2003G/TBT/N/COL/45
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11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [  X ] or address, telephone and fax
numbers, e-mail and web-site addresses, if available of the other body:
Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Tourism
Regulation DepartmentCalle 28 No. 13A - 15, 1st floor
Bogotá, D.C. , Colombia
E-mail: danielrico@mincomercio.gov.co
jcrondon@mincomercio.gov.co
Website: www.mincomercio.gov.co
Tel: (571) 3505500 Ext. 713Fax: (571) 3509564