COLOMBIA: DRAFT REQUEST TO GIVE MANDATORY FORCE TO THE ENTIRE CONTENT OF COLOMBIAN TECHNICAL STANDARD 2050 (NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE) The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6. G/TBT/Notif.97.143. 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): National Electrical Code. 5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: Draft Request to Give Mandatory Force to the Entire Content of Colombian Technical Standard 2050 (National Electrical Code) (870 pages) 6. Description of content: The purpose of Colombian Technical Standard 2050 (National Electrical Code is to establish provisions governing: Installations consisting of conductors and electrical equipment inor on public, private or other buildings including mobile homes, pleasure vehicles and floating homes, as well as other premises such as commercial facilities, recreation grounds, car parks and the like, and industrial substations; installations consisting of conductors connected to a source of electricity supply; installations consisting of other external conductors within the premises. 7. Objective and rationale: Protection of life and consumer protection. 8. Relevant documents: Colombian Technical Standard 2050. 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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