COLOMBIA: DRAFT REQUEST TO GIVE MANDATORY FORCE TO COLOMBIAN TECHNICAL STANDARD 522-2 (METAL CONTAINERS. INSPECTION AND REPAIR OF WELDED STEEL CYLINDERS FOR LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS (LPG) WITH A CAPACITY OF 5 KG. TO 46 KG.) IN RESPECT OF VALUE CONNECTIONS; HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE; LEAK-TIGHTNESS TESTING The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6. G/TBT/Notif.97.136. 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 2.9.2. 4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable): Metal containers. Inspection and repair of welded steel cylinders for liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) with a capacity of 5 kg. to 46 kg. 5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: Draft Request to Give Mandatory Force to Colombian Technical Standard 522-2 (Metal Containers. Inspection and Repair of Welded Steel Cylinders for Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) with a Capacity of 5 kg. to 46 kg.) in Respect of Value Connections; Hydrostatic Pressure; Leak-Tightness Testing and Labelling (25 pages). 6. Description of content: The purpose of Colombian Technical Standard 522-2 (Metal containers. Inspection and repair of welded steel cylinders for liquefied petroleum gas with a capacity of 5 kg. to 46 kg.) is to establish the requirements to be met by, and tests to be performed on welded steel cylinders designed to store and transport LPG when they are submitted for inspection and repair. The cylinders covered by this Standard store different types of commercial LPG, have a capacity ranging from 5 kg. and 46 kg. and can withstand a maximum working pressure of 1654 kPa (240 psi). All cylinders must undergo inspection and repair every five years as from the date of the last repair or of manufacture. 7. Objective and rationale: Protection of life and consumer protection. 8. Relevant documents: Colombian Technical Standard 522-2. 9. Proposed date of adoption: June 1997; Proposed date of entry into force: June 1997. 10. Final date for comments: 15 May 1997. 11. Texts available in Spanish from: National enquiry point or Ministerio de Desarrollo Econo

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