WORLD TRADE G/SPS/N/COL/1
21April 1997
ORGANIZATION
(97-1707)
Committee onSanitary andPhytosanitary Measures
NOTIFICATION
1. Member toAgreement notifying: COLOMBIA
Ifapplicable, name oflocal government involved:
2. Agency responsible: National Council forStandards andQuality
3. Products covered (tariff item number(s) asspecified innational schedules deposited with the
WTO. ICSnumbers may beprovided inaddition, where applicable): Utensils witha
non-stick coating
4. Title andnumber ofpages ofthenotified document: Draft Request toGive Mandatory
Force toColombian Technical Standard 2169 (Articles forDomestic Use. Utensils with
aNon-Stick Coating forCooking, Frying andBaking) (Fourth Update) inRespect of
Requirements Concerning Coating andBase Materials; Lead andCadmium Content;
Adhesion ofthePaint andNon-Stick Surface totheBaseMaterial; Strength ofHandles,
Holders andFastenings; Nominal Capacity; Temperature ofHandles, Holders and
Knobs (31pages)
5. Description ofcontent: Thepurpose ofColombian Technical Standard 2169 (Articles for
domestic use. Utensils withanon-stick coating forcooking, frying andbaking) isto
establish theminimum requirements tobemetby,andtheteststobeperformed on
utensils withnon-stick coating forcooking, frying andbaking, made fromdifferent types
ofbasematerials.
- ThisStandard applies toutensils with:
- Non-stick coating inside andoutside;
- non-stick coating inside only.
- This Standard applies bothtometal utensils formed beforehand andtothose
formed afterwards.
- This Standard covers different types ofbase materials such asaluminum,
stainless steel, carbon steel, castiron, ceramics, glass-ceramics andrefractory
glass.
6. Objective andrationale: Protection ofhuman lifeandhealth, consumer protection
7. Aninternational standard, guideline orrecommendation does notexist [X].
Ifaninternational standard, guideline orrecommendation exists, whenever possible,
identify deviations:
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8. Relevant documents andlanguage(s) inwhich these areavailable: Colombian Technical
Standard 2169, Spanish
9. Proposed date ofadoption: June1997
10. Proposed date ofentry intoforce: From dateofadoption
11. Final date forcomments: 15May1997
Agency orauthority designated tohandle comments: ICONTEC
12. Texts available from: National enquiry point [X]oraddress, telefax number andE-mail
address (ifavailable) ofother body:
InSpanish
Ministerio deDesarrollo Económico
División deNormalización yCalidad
Tel: 2871329, Fax: 2887004
Carrera 13N.28-01,piso6o
Santafé deBogotá, Colombia