COLOMBIA: RESOLUTION NO. CNNC 04 MAKING MANDATORY CERTAIN COLOMBIAN TECHNICAL STANDARDS (NTC) IN THE CHEMICAL SECTOR The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6. G/TBT/Notif.96.431. 1. Member to Agreement notifying: COLOMBIA. If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2). 2. Agency responsible: National Council for Standards and Quality. Agency or authority designated to handle comments regarding the notification can be indicated if different from above. 3. Notified under Article 2.10.1., 5.7.1, Unknown 4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable): Liquid chlorine. 5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: Resolution No. CNNC 04 Making Mandatory Certain Colombian Technical Standards (NTC) in the Chemical Sector (2 pages, texts available in Spanish). 6. Description of content: To give mandatory force to Colombian Technical Standard NTC 925 (2nd Revision), "Chemical products for industrial use. Liquid Chlorine", in its entirety. Anyone manufacturing or importing this product must demonstrate to the National Food and Drugs Monitoring Institute (INVIMA) that the product meets the requirements established in the mandatory Colombian Technical Standard. 7. Objective and rationale: Protection of life and health and consumer protection. 8. Relevant documents: Colombian Technical Standard 925. 9. Proposed date of adoption: 14 November 1996; Proposed date of entry into force: 14 November 1996. 10. Final date for comments: Not stated. 11. Text available from: National enquiry point: Ministry of Economic Development, Standards and Quality Division, Carrera 13 No. 28 -- 01, piso 60, Santafe

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