G/TBT/N/COL/253  
27 January  2022 
(22-0679) 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 Minas y Energía  (Ministry of Mines and Energy), 
Ministerio de Ambiente y Desarrollo Sostenible  (Ministry of the Environment and 
Sustainable Development)  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, email and website 
addresses, if ava ilable) 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 [X], 5.6.2 [ ], 5.7.1 [X], other:  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading . ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable) : - 
"Petroleum spirit not containing tetraethyl lead, for motor vehicles", classified under tariff 
subheading 27.10.12.13.00 or the tariff subheadings that replace it ; - "Other petroleum 
spirit not containing tetraethyl lead", classified under tariff subheadi ng 27.10.12.19.00 or 
the tariff subheadings that replace it ; - "Other medium oils and preparations (diesel) of 
which less than 90% distils at a temperature of 210°C and 65% at a temperature of 
150°C", classified under tariff subheading 27.10.19.19.00 or th e tariff subheadings that 
replace it ; - "Biodiesel and mixtures thereof, not containing or containing less than 70% 
by weight of petroleum oils or oils obtained from bituminous minerals", classified under 
tariff subheading 38.26.00.00.00 or the tariff subh eadings that replace it ; - "Ethyl alcohol 
and other spirits, denatured, of any strength", classified under tariff subheading 
22.07.20.00.00 or the tariff subheadings that replace it ; - "Undenatured ethyl alcohol of 
an alcoholic strength by volume of 80% vo l. or higher" and "denatured anhydrous fuel 
ethanol", classified under tariff subheading 22.07.10.00.00 or the tariff subheadings that 
replace it.  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document : Resolución 
40433 de 2021 "Por la cual se  expide el Reglamento Técnico de Emergencia sobre algunos 
parámetros de calidad de los combustibles líquidos derivados del petróleo, de los 
biocombustibles y sus mezcla s" (Resolution No. 40433 of 2021 "Issuing the Emergency 
Technical Regulation on quality parameters for petroleum -based liquid fuels, biofuels and 
their blends") (6 pages, in Spanish)  G/TBT/N/COL/253  
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  6. Description of content : The purpose of Resolution No. 40433 of 2021 is to issue the 
Emergency Technical Regulation establishing quality parameters and requir ements for 
diesel fuel and its blends with biofuels and basic gasolines and gasolines oxygenated with 
denatured anhydrous fuel ethanol, for use in compression - and spark -ignition engines 
respectively, with a view to protecting the environment and health an d improving the 
quality of liquid fuels.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable : The Ministry of Mines and Energy and the Ministry of the Environment and 
Sustainable Development have issued Resolution No. 40433 of 3 1 December 2 021 
"Issuing the Emergency Technical Regulation on quality parameters for petroleum -based 
liquid fuels, biofuels and their blends", in order to provide new compliance deadlines, test 
methods and limits to ensure compliance with certain qu ality parameters, in response to 
the current domestic supply situation and the needs identified for the proper functioning 
of the supply chain of fuel and its blends with biofuels . The competent authorities indicate 
that failing to adopt the rules containe d in this Resolution would put the country's fuel 
supply at risk and, with it, the security  of other essential public services and the 
maintenance of health conditions . This is because fuel products are essential for the 
transport of the goods and persons needed for the effective provision of services related 
to health, trade, industry and national security, particularly under the current health 
conditions caused by the CO VID-19 pandemic . Protection of human health or safety ; 
Protection of animal or plant life or health ; Protection of the environment ; Quality 
requirements.  
8. Relevant documents:  
Resolution No. 40103 of 7 April 2 021 "Establishing the quality parameters and 
requirements for diesel fuel, biofuels for use in compression -ignition engines as blend 
stock in combustion processes, and basic gasolines and gasolines oxygenated with 
anhydrous fuel ethanol for use in spark -ignition engines, and adopting o ther provisions", 
notified in document G/TBT/N/COL/244/Add.2 . 
9. Proposed date of adoption : 31 December 2 021 
Proposed date of entry into force : 31 December 2 021 
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  
Servicio Nacional de Información de Colombia  
puntocontacto@mincit.gov.co  
Dirección de Regulación  
Calle 28 # 13 A 15 Piso 3  
(+571) 6067676, Ext. 1566  
Bogotá, Colombia  
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