G/TBT/N/COL/266  
26 July 2023 
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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 Comercio, Industria y Turismo  (Ministry of Trade, Industry and Tourism), 
Superintendencia de Industria y Comercio  (Supervisory Authority for Industry and Trade)  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, email and website 
addresse s, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:  
Ministerio de Comercio, Industria y Turismo  
Superintendencia de Industria y Comercio  
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  
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) : 
9027.10.90.00 : Instruments and apparatus for physical or chemical analysis (for 
example, polarimeters, refractometers, spectrometers, gas or smoke analysis 
apparatus) ; instruments and apparatus for measuring or checking viscosity, porosity, 
expansion, surface tension or th e like ; instruments and apparatus for measuring or 
checking quantities of heat, sound or light (including exposure meters) ; microtomes . Gas 
or smoke analysis apparatus . Other.  
9027.89.90.00 : Instruments and apparatus for physical or chemical analysis (for 
example, polarimeters, refractometers, spectrometers, gas or smoke analysis 
apparatus) ; instruments and apparatus for measuring or checking viscosity, porosity, 
expansion, surface tension or the like ; instruments and apparatus for measuring o r 
checking quantities of heat, sound or light (including exposure meters) ; microtomes.  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document : Resolución 
35152 de junio 26 de 2023, "Por la cual se modifica el Capítulo Noveno del Título VI de 
la Circular Única de la Superintendencia de Industria y Comercio"  (Resolution No. 35152 
of 26 June 2 023 amending the ninth chapter of Title VI of the Single Circular of the 
Supervisory Authority for Industry and Trade) (43 pages, in Spanish)  G/TBT/N/COL/266  
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  6. Description of content : In view of International Organization of Legal Metrology (OIML) 
recommendation R126:2021 "Evidential Breath Analyzers", the technical and metrological 
requirements to be met by the measurement instruments known as evidential breath 
analysers have been standardized, with a view to ensuring the quality of the 
measurements that they provide . The international standard was updated in 2021 and 
constitutes the technical basis for the notified technical metrological regulation.  
The validity  of the technical metrological regulation applicable to evidential breath 
analysers, issued under Resolution No. 88919 of 2 8 December 2 017 and amended by 
Resolutions No. 32074 of 2 6 June 2 020 and No. 38984 of 2 1 June 2 022, has been 
extended until 3 1 Decemb er 2023. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable : Objective 9.1 : The purpose of the notified technical metrological regulation 
is to prevent the misleading of users, with a view to ensuring the quality of the 
measurements provided by evidential breath analysers . To fulfil this objective, the notified 
regulation establishes technical, metrological and administrative requirements to be met 
by evidential breath analysers ; lays down the conformity assessment procedu re; outlines 
the obligations for producers and importers ; and sets out provisions for the inspection 
and/or metrological verification of these instruments when they are in service . National 
security requirements ; Prevention of deceptive practices and consumer protection ; 
Protection of human health or safety ; Protection of the environment  
8. Relevant documents:  
Resolution No. 1844 of 2015 of the National Institute of Forensic Medicine and Forensic 
Sciences, Resolution No. 32074 of 2 6 June 2 020 of the S upervisory Authority for Industry 
and Trade, Resolution No. 38984 of 2 1 June 2 022 of the Supervisory Authority for 
Industry and Trade, Resolution No. 88919 of 2 8 December 2 017, amended by Resolution 
No. 32074 of 2 6 June 2 020 of the Supervisory Authority fo r Industry and Trade  
9. Proposed date of adoption : 26 June 2 023 
Proposed date of entry into force : 26 June 2 023 
10. Final date for comments : 60 days from notification  
11. Texts available from : National enquiry point [ ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available, of other body:  
Ministerio de Comercio, Industria y Turismo  
Superintendencia de Industria y Comercio  
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  
Resolution No. 35152 of 2 8 June 2 023: 
https://www.sic.gov.co/sites/default/files/normatividad/072023/Resoluci%C3%B3n%20
35152 %20de%20%202023.pdf