G/TBT/N/COL/259  
27 June 2022 
(22-4943) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  Spanish  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6.  
 
1. Notifying Member : COLOMBIA  
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):  
2. Agency responsible:  
Ministerio de Ambiente y Desarrollo Sostenible  (Ministry of the Environment and 
Sustainable Development)  
Ministerio de Comercio, Industria y Turismo  (Ministry of Trade, Industry and Tourism)  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:  
Punto de Contacto OTC/MSF  (TBT/SPS Enquiry Point)  
Servicio Nacional de Información de Colombia  (Colombian National Enquiry Point)  
puntocontacto@mincit.gov.co  
Dirección de Regulación  (Regulation Department)  
Calle 28 # 13 A 15 Piso 3  
(+571) 6067676, Ext. 1566  
Bogotá, Colombia  
www.mincit.gov.co  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [ ], 2.10.1 [ ], 5.6.2 [ ], 5.7.1 [ ], 3.2 [ ], 7.2 [ ], 
other  [X]: Transparency p rinciple  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading . ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable) : In 
accordance with the Montreal Protocol, the manufacture and importation of equipment 
and products containing the controlled substances listed in Annexes A, B, C, E and F  of 
the Protocol  and/or requiring th ose substances in  order to be operational or to function, 
shall be prohibited in Colombia.  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document : Resolución 634 
del 17 de junio de 2022 "Por la cual en desarrollo del Protocolo de Montreal, se entiende 
prohibida la fabricación e importación de equipos y productos que contengan y/o 
requieran para su operación o funcionamiento las sustancias controladas en los Anexos 
A, B, C, E y F del Protocolo de Montreal y se adoptan otras disposiciones"  (Resolution No. 
634 of 1 7 June 2 022 "prohibiting, in accordance with the Montreal Protocol, the 
manufacture and importation of equipment and products that contain the controlled 
substances listed in Annexes A, B, C, E and F of the Montreal Protocol and/or that requir e 
those substances in order to be operational or to function, and adopting other provisions") 
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  6. Description of content : The notified Resolution establishes provisions applicable to all 
natural and legal persons that manufacture and/or import certain  equipment and 
products, where these contain, have required for their production and/or require in order 
to be operational or to function, the controlled substances listed in Annexes A, B, C, E 
and F of the Montreal Protocol.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable : Protection of the environment  
8. Relevant documents : - 
9. Proposed date of adoption : Upon publication in the Official Journal.  
Proposed date of entry into force : The measures set out in Chapter III of the 
Resolution will enter into effect upon the publication of this administrative act in the 
Official Journal.  
The other measures set out in the Resolution will enter into force three (3) months from 
the publication of th is administrative act in the Official Journal.  
Once the above time frame has expired, Resolutions No. 1652 of 2007, No. 0171 of 2013 
and No. 2507 of 2018 will be repealed.  
10. Final date for comments : Not applicable  
11. Texts available from : National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available, of other body:  
Punto de Contacto OTC/MSF  (TBT/SPS Enquiry Point)  
Servicio Nacional de Información de Colombia  (Colombian National Enquiry Point)  
puntocontacto@mincit.gov.co  
Dirección de Regulación  (Regulation Department)  
Calle 28 # 13 A 15 Piso 3  
(+571) 6067676, Ext. 1566  
Bogotá, Colombia  
www.mincit.gov.co  
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