WORLD TRADE G/TBT/Notif.97.159
24April 1997
ORGANIZATION
(97-1793)
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): Hydrocolloid materials
foralginate dental impressions
5. Title, number ofpages andlanguage(s) ofthenotified document: Draft Request toGive
Mandatory Force toColombian Technical Standard 246(First Update) (Odontology.
Hydrocolloid Materials forAlginate Dental Impressions) inRespect ofRequirements
Concerning Irritation, Toxicity, Labelling andInstructions forUse(22pages)
6. Description ofcontent: The purpose ofColombian Technical Standard 246
(Odontology. Hydrocolloid materials foralginate dental impressions) istoestablish the
requirements tobemetby,andthetests tobeperformed onpowder fordental
impressions containing alginate asagelling agent.
7. Objective andrationale: Protection ofhuman health andconsumer protection
8. Relevant documents: Colombian Technical Standard 246,Spanish
9. Proposed dateofadoption: June1997
Proposed dateofentry intoforce: From dateofadoption
10. Final dateforcomments: 15May1997
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