G/TBT/N/COL/212/Add.9  
27 April 2021 
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Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  Spanish  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
Addendum  
The following communication, dated 2 7 April 2 021, is being circulated at the request of the 
delegation of Colombia . 
 
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Title: Technical Regulation on labelling (RETIQ)  
 
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https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/TBT/COL/21_3011_00_s.pdf  
 
Description : Resolution No. 40099 of 2021 "Clarifying provisions concerning the enforceability of 
certain labelling requirements established in the general annex to the Technical Regulation on 
labelling (RETIQ)" . 
The Resolution seeks to elaborate on and clarify certain provisions of the RETIQ so as to ensure 
understanding and improve its implementation, without including additional technical requirements 
that may affect the marketing of the products covered by this Regulation.  
The following clarifications and explanations have been added : 
 
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  Household refrigerato rs: 
It is clarified that IEC Standard 62552:2015 applies to refrigerators and fridge -freezers of up to 
1,104 litres and to household freezers of up to 850 litres using hermetic motor -driven compressors . 
It is also specified that the average temperature of the fresh food storage compartment must be 
4°C, and not 5°C.  
Air conditioners:  
The Ministry of Mines and Energy identified that Colombia does not have its own climate curve for 
the implementation of ISO Standard 16358:2013 . Therefore, it was concluded that  the entry into 
force of this Standard, planned for 1 April 2 021, requires the construction of meteorological 
parameters that serve as baseline data so that tests may be conducted and that support from 
environmental sector entities and technical air condit ioning experts is required to that end . In 
summary, the entry into force of ISO Standard 16358 -1:2013 has been postponed.  
In respect of the requirement concerning the sound pressure parameter and in order to improve the 
implementation of the Regulation, ex ample labels for precision air conditioners and multiple output 
system condensers were included . Furthermore, the example labels are updated in accordance with 
Resolution No. 40247 of 2020 issued by the Ministry of Mines and Energy.  
Electric motors:  
The Mi nistry of Mines and Energy undertakes to assess the need to include motor pumps in the 
regulatory scope of the RETIQ . As a result, the determination of whether to apply the RETIQ to these 
products, planned for 3 1 March 2 021, has been postponed . This takes into account that the ex -post 
regulatory impact analysis shall be carried out this year, which shall cover the assessment of whether 
to include new power equipment and to apply the Regulation to the power equipment for which it is 
currently suspended, such  as "pencil" motors.  
Product labelling in general:  
The example labels for air conditioners and household gas appliances are updated, taking into 
account that this Resolution adds no new requirements to those established to date for the RETIQ . 
Instead, it establishes an  example of how the products' final label would appear once the 
requirements in this Resolution have been implemented.  
With regard to the application of the transitional conditions laid down in the RETIQ, and all 
amendments thereto, the Minist ry of Mines and Energy demonstrated a potential risk relating to the 
application of requirements for equipment that is included in the scope of the Regulation for the first 
time, given that if resolutions adding a product to the regulatory scope do not spe cify a transitional 
period for the applicability of the RETIQ, the requirements shall be enforceable immediately after 
such resolutions are issued . In the light of the above, this Resolution grants a reasonable timeframe 
for the enforceability of the RETIQ  to new products falling under its scope.  
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