. /.WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/N/COL/16
26 April 2002
(02-2420)
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 Economic Development
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:  www.sias.gov.co
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):   68.11.30.00.00,
68.10.91.00.00, 69.06.00.00.00, 39.17.21.00.00, 39.17.23.00.00 and 39.17.29.90.00,
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Draft Resolution
Adopting the Technical Regulation Establishing the Requirements for Finished Pipes and
Fittings for Sewer Systems and Sanitary Use - Stormwater Runoff  (18 pages in Spanish).
6. Description of content:   Purpose: to establish the minimum technical requirements
associated with the fitness for purpose and performance of pipes and fittings for sewer
systems and sanitary use - stormwater runoff , which make up the network system for the
collection and final disposal of domestic sewage, stormwater runoff or both, including
sanitary installations in buildings, Scope of application, Definitions, Technical
requirements: Chemical resistance, Impermeability of pipes, Leaktightness of mechanical
joints, Sealing rings, Joints welded with so lvent cement for PVC pipes, Pipe compressive
strength, Labelling and Catalogue or technical information, Conformity assessment
procedures, Monitoring and penalty system, General requirements, Penalties, Tariff
heading, Review and update, Compliance verification, Certificate of conformityrequirement, Notifications and Validity.
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:   
Safety and prevention of practices which might mislead users.
8. Relevant documents:   ASTM (American Society for Testing and Materials) D 3681,
ASTM F 794, ASTM F 1803, NTC (Colombian technical standard) 384, NTC 401, NTC
1022, NTC 1087, NTC 1328, NTC 1341, NTC 1748, NTC 2534, NTC 2536, NTC 3526,
NTC 3676, NTC 3722-1, NTC 3722-2, NTC 3796, NTC 3870, NTC 4089, NTC 4764-2,
NTC 4839, NTC-ISO (International  Organization for Standardization) 2859 1, 2 or 3, and
Chapter C.4 of NSR-98 (Colombian earthquake-resistant design and construction standard).G/TBT/N/COL/16
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9. Proposed date of adoption:  10 July 2002
Proposed date of entry into force:  Upon publication in the Official Journal.
10. Final date for comments:  9 July 2002
11. Texts available in Spanish  from:
National enquiry point [ X ]:  
Ministry of Economic Development
Department of Trade and Promotion of Competition
Carrera 13, No. 28 - 01, 7th floor
Bogotá, D.C., ColombiaTel:  (571) 350-5500, ext. 713
Fax:  (571) 350-9564
E-mail:  normalizacion01@mindesa.gov.co
COLOMBIA@mindesa.gov.co
or address, telephone and fax numbers and E-mail and Web site addresses, if
available, of other body:
Department of Drinking Water and Basic Sanitation
Calle 28, No. 13ª - 15, 17th floor
Bogotá, D.C., Colombia
Tel:  (571) 283-9908
Fax:  (571) 282-2329E-mail:  cmoreno@sias.gov.co