G/TBT/N/COL/245  
11 December  2020 
(20-8936) 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 Comercio, Industria y Turismo  (Ministry of 
Commerce, Industry and Tourism)  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the not ification shall be indicated if different from above:  
Ministerio de Comercio, Industria y Turismo  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [ ], 5.6.2 [X], 5.7.1 [ ], other:  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN  where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading . ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  
73.21.11.11.00 - Cooking appliances and plate warmers : For gas fuel or for both gas and 
other fuels : Cookers, for building -in 
73.21.11.12.00 - Cooking appliances and plate warmers : For gas fuel or for both gas and 
other fuels : Cookers, table -top cookers  
73.21.11.19.00 - Cooking appliances and plate warmers : For gas fuel or for both gas and 
other fuels : Cookers, other  
73.21.11.90.00 - Cooking app liances and plate warmers : For gas fuel or for both gas and 
other fuels : Other 
84.19.11.00.00 - Instantaneous or storage water heaters, non -electric : Instantaneous 
gas water heaters  
84.19.19.10.00 - Instantaneous or storage water heaters, non -electric : Other, of a 
capacity not exceeding 120 l  
84.19.19.90.00 - Instantaneous or storage water heaters, non -electric : Other, other  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document : Proyecto de 
resolución "Por la cual se expide el Reglamento Técnico para algunos gasodomésticos que 
se fabriquen nacionalmente o importen para ser comercializados en Colombia"  (Draft 
Resolution issuing the Technical Regulation for certain gas household appliances, 
domestically manufactured or imported fo r marketing in Colombia) (35 pages, in Spanish)  G/TBT/N/COL/245  
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  6. Description of content : The notified draft Technical Regulation seeks to pursue 
legitimate objectives relating to the prevention of risks arising from the functioning of gas 
household appliances that may affect human or animal health  or safety . It also aims to 
prevent deceptive pr actices.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable : Prevention of deceptive practices and consumer protection ; Protection of 
human health or safety ; Protection of animal or plant life or health  
8. Relevant docum ents: - 
9. Proposed date of adoption : Date on which the Decree is signed  
Proposed date of entry into force : 12 months after publication in Official Journal  
10. Final date for comments : 60 days from notification  
11. Texts available from : National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available, of other body:  
Dirección de Regulación  (Regulation Department)  
Ministerio de Comercio, Industria y Turismo  
Aurelio Enrique Mejía Mejía  
Calle 28 # 13 A 15  Piso 3  
Bogotá, D.C.  
(+571) 6067676, Ext. 1566/1340  
puntocontacto@mincit.gov.co   
https://www.mincit.gov.co/  
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