G/TBT/N/COL/262  
11 July 2023 
(23-4676) Page: 1/3 
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 Transporte de Colombia  (Colombian Ministry of Transport)  
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. 2223  
Bogotá, Colombia  
Website : www.mincit.gov.co  
Name and a ddress (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:  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [ ], 5.6.2 [X], 5.7.1 [ ], 3.2 [ ], 7.2 [ ], 
other:  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading . ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable) : 
Maintenance of the validity of Resolution No. 3753 of 2015 issuing the Regulations for 
public transport vehicles and adopting other provisions, as amended and supplemented 
by Resolution No. 4200 of 2016 and Resolution No. 20233040000985 of 2023:  
87.02 Motor  vehicles for the transport of 10 or more persons, including the driver  
87.02.10 With compression -ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi -
diesel):  
8702.10.10.00 For the transport of a maximum of 16 persons, including the driver  
8702.10.9 0.00 Other  
87.02.90 Other  
87.02.90.10.00 Trolleybuses  
Other:  
87.02.90.91 For the transport of a maximum of 16 persons, including the driver:  
87.02.90.91.30 With engine fuelled exclusively by natural gas  
87.02.90.91.40 With electric engine  
87.02.90.91.50 Hy brids G/TBT/N/COL/262  
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  87.02.90.91.90 Other  
87.02.90.99 Other  
87.02.90.99.20 With engine fuelled exclusively by natural gas  
87.02.90.99.40 With electric engine  
87.02.90.99.50 Hybrids  
87.02.90.99.90 Other  
87.06.00.99.10 Only for chassis fitted with engines, for the motor vehicles of subheading 
87.02.90.99.20  
87.06.00.99.90 Only for chassis fitted with engines, for the motor vehicles of subheading 
87.02  
87.07.90.10.00 Bodies (including cabs), for the motor vehicles of subheading 87.02  
5. Title, number of pages and la nguage(s) of the notified document : Resolución No. 
20233040019045 de mayo 12 de 2023, "Por la cual se mantiene la vigencia de la 
Resolución 3753 de 2015 "Por la cual se expide el Reglamento para Vehículos de Servicio 
Público de Pasajeros y se dictan otras disposiciones", modificada y adicionada por la 
Resolución 4200 de 2016 y la Resolución 20233040000985 de 2023"  (Resolution No. 
20233040019045 of 12 May 2023: Maintenance of the validity of Resolution No. 3753 of 
2015 issuing the Regulations for publi c transport vehicles and adopting other provisions, 
as amended and supplemented by Resolution No. 4200 of 2016 and Resolution No. 
20233040000985 of 2023) (4 pages, in Spanish)  
6. Description of content : Resolution No. 20233040019045 of 12 May 2023 provide s for 
the maintenance of the validity of the provisions of Resolution No. 3753 of 2015, as 
amended and supplemented by Resolution No. 4200 of 2016 and Resolution No. 
20233040000985 of 2023, until the entry into force of the Technical Regulations for public  
transport vehicles issued by the Colombian Ministry of Transport with support from the 
Colombian National Road Safety Agency.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable : National security requirements ; Protection  of animal or plant life or health ; 
Quality requirements.  
8. Relevant documents:  
The following resolutions are a fundamental part of the notification of Resolution No. 
20233040019045 of 12 May 2023:  
Resolution No. 3573 of 6 October 2 015 issuing the Technical Regulations for public 
transport vehicles and adopting other provisions ; 
Resolution No. 4200 of 7 October 2 016 amending and supplementing Resolution No. 3753 
of 2015 and adopting other provisions ; 
Resolution No. 20233040000985 of 1 3 January 2 023 amending the paragraph of Article 
7 of Resolution No. 3573 of 2015 of the Ministry of Transport, as amended by Article 4 of 
Resolution No. 4200 of 2016, Article 1 of Resolution No. 20213040009145 of 2021 and 
Article 1 of Resolution No. 20223040036995 of 2022.  
9. Proposed date of adoption : The notified Resolution is already in force in Colombia and 
has been since its publication in the Official Journal on 1 2 June 2 023. 
Proposed date of entry into force : The notified Resolution is already in force in 
Colombia and has been since its publication in the Official Journal on 1 2 June 2 023 
10. Final date for comments : 60 days from notification  G/TBT/N/COL/262  
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  11. Texts available from : National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available, of other body:  
The resolutions attached to this notification may be viewed on the website of the Ministry 
of Transport at : https://www.mintransporte.gov.co/documentos/811/resoluciones -2023/  
Contacts in Colombia:  
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. 2223  
Bogotá, Colombia  
Website : www.mincit.gov.co  
Aurora Villalobos Diaz  
avillalobos@mincit.gov.co  
Tel.: (+571) 601 6067676, Ext. 2223  
Dirección de Regulación  
Calle 28 No. 13A -15 Piso 3  
Bogotá, Colombia  
www.mincit.gov.co  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/TBT/COL/23_10928_00_s.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/TBT/COL/23_10928_01_s.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/TBT/COL/23_10928_02_s.pdf