WORLD TRADE S/C/N/21
9September 1996
ORGANIZATION(96-3436)
Council forTrade inServices Original: Spanish
NOTIFICATION PURSUANT TOARTICLE VII.4 OFTHE
GENERAL AGREEMENT ONTRADE INSERVICES
Thefollowing notification hasbeenreceived from thedelegation ofColombia.
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Pursuant toArticle VII.4 oftheGeneral Agreement onTrade inServices, theGovernment
ofColombia notifies theagreements onrecognition inforce.
1. Member notifying:
Colombia
2. Notification under:
ArticleVII,paragraph4,oftheGeneralAgreementonTradeinServices(recognitionofdiplomas
andstudies).
3. Date ofentry intoforce:
Theprovisions ofagreements signed byColombia onrecognition ofdiplomas orofhigher
educationstudies,equivalenceofstudies,validityoftitlesfortheexerciseofprofessionsandtheConvenio
regional deconvalidación deestudios, títulos ydiplomas deeducación superior enAmeríca Latina
yelCaribe (Regional Convention ontheRatification ofHigher Education Studies, Qualifications and
Diplomas inLatin America andtheCaribbean).
1. Mutual recognition ofstudy certificates
1.1 Bolivia
Signed inlaPazon24June1972
Approved byLaw50-73
Inforce since 13February 1975
1.2 Brazil
Signed inBogota on20April 1963
Approved byLaw64-73
Inforce since 30August 1974
1.3 Bulgaria
Signed inBogota on16September 1982
Approved byLaw35-85
Inforce since 19March 1985S/C/N/21
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1.4 Republic ofKorea
Signed inBogota on27July1967
Approved byLaw27-75
Inforce since 14July1976
1.5 Czech Republic
Signed inBogota on23April 1979
Approved byLaw15-80
Inforce since 25February 1981
1.6 Chile
Signed inSantiago on23June1921
Approved byLaw60-21
Inforce since 13June1922
1.7 Slovak Republic
Signed 23April 1979
Approved byLaw15-80
Inforce since 25February 1991
1.8 United Kingdom
Signed inLondon on3July1979
Approved byLaw16-80
Inforce since 23May1980
1.9 Peru
Signed inLima on30June1961
Approved byLaw16-67
Inforce since 30March 1979
1.10 Dominican Republic
Signed inSanto Domingo on20December 1969
Approved byLaw63-73
Inforce since 19August 1974
1.11 Soviet Union
Signed inBogota on23June1986
Approved byLaw48-88
1.12 Uruguay
Signed inBogota 2August 1985
Approved byLaw16-87
Inforce since 2March 1989
1.13 Venezuela
Signed inCaracas on17July1911
Approved byLaw66of12November 1913
Ratified on28July1914S/C/N/21
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2. Equivalence ofstudies as:technologist, university graduate, economist, administrator, lawyer,
mathematician, physicist, biologist, chemist, engineer, architect, geologist, dental surgeon,
veterinary surgeon, agronomist, animal technician andpsychologist
2.1 Germany
Signed inBerlin on6December 1984
Approved byLaw49-86
Inforce since 6November 1986
3. Mutual recognition ofdiplomas andqualifications notavailable inColombia
3.1 Bulgaria
Signed inBogota on17March 1972
Approved byLaw48-73
Inforce since 3February 1975
4. Recognition ofpartial studies
4.1 Bulgaria
Signed inBogota on17March 1972
Approved byLaw48-73
Inforce since 3February 1975
5. Validity ofdiplomas fortheexercise ofprofessions
5.1 Argentina, Bolivia, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay
Signed inMontevideo on4February 1889
Accession byColombia under Law5of15September 1917
Exchange ofRatifications 21November 1941
5.2 Brazil
Signed inBogota on20April 1963
Approved byLaw64-73
Inforce since 30August 1974
5.3 Costa Rica
Signed inSanJoséon13October 1926
Approved byLaw56-28
Inforce since 16July1929
5.4 Chile
Signed inSantiago on23June1921
Approved byLaw60-21
Inforce since 13June1922
5.5 Ecuador
Signed inLima on3May1895
Approved byLaw49of1898
Inforce since 13June1900S/C/N/21
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5.6 Spain
Signed inMadrid on11April 1953
Approved byLaw139-63
Inforce since 14October 1964
5.7 Dominican Republic
Signed inSanto Domingo on20December 1969
Approved byLaw63-73
Inforce since 19August 1974
6. Regional convention ontheratification ofhigher education studies, qualifications anddiplomas
inLatin America andtheCaribbean
Argentina
Barbados
Bolivia
Brazil
Colombia
Costa Rica
Cuba
Chile
Ecuador
ElSalvador
Guatemala
Guyana
Haiti
Honduras
Jamaica
Mexico
Nicaragua
Panama
Signed inMexico Cityon19July1974
Accession ofColombia under Law8of1977
Accession by:
Netherlands Antilles 19July1974
Antigua andBarbuda 15July1982
Bahamas 23April 1981
Belize 10May1982
Dominica 9January 1979
Grenada 17February 1975
Benelux: Netherlands 19July1974
Belgium 19July1974
Luxembourg 19July1974
Holy See19July1974
Saint Christopher andNevis 26October 1983
Saint Vincent andtheGrenadines 15February 1983
Saint Lucia 6March 1980
Suriname 16July1976
Venezuela 19July1974
Yugoslavia 19July1974S/C/N/21
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7. Andrés Bello Convention (validity ofdiplomas forthepurposes ofenrolment infurther training
orspecialization courses)
- Bolivia
- Colombia
- Ecuador
- Peru
- Venezuela
Signed inBogota on31January 1970
Approved byLaw20-73
4. Agency responsible forimplementation andenforcement ofthemeasures:
TheInstituto Colombiano paraelFomento delaEducación Superior (ICFES) (Colombian
Institute forthePromotion ofHigher Education) isthebody responsible forapproving andratifying
diplomas, inaccordance withtheprovisions ofinternational agreements.
5. Description ofthemeasures:
TheInstitutoColombianoparaelFomentodelaEducaciónSuperior(ICFES)issolelyresponsible
forratifying higher education diplomas granted abroad andforapproving thesubjects taught abroad,
pursuant toDecree No.1074 of1980.
6. Members affected:
TheContracting Parties totheagreements mentioned intheannexes which arealsoMembers
oftheWTO.
7. Thetexts areavailable from:
Instituto Colombiano deEducación Superior (ICFES)
Calle 17No.3-40
Santafé deBogotá
Colombia
Ministry ofExternal Relations
Calle 10No.5-51
Santafé deBogotá
Colombia