G/TBT/N/COL/233/Add.2  
7 March  2023 
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Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  Spanish  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
Addendum  
The following communication, dated 6 March 2 023, is being circulated at the request of the 
delegation of Colombia . 
 
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Title: Resolution No. 20233040005155 of 2023 amending Ministry of Transport Resolution No. 1080 
of 2019 , issuing the Technical Regulations relating to protective headgear for use on motorcycles, 
quad bikes, motor vehicles, motor tricycles and the like.  
 
Reason for Addendum:  
[ ] Comment period changed - date:  
[ ] Notified measure adopted - date:  
[ ] Notified measure published - date:  
[ ] Notified measure enters into force - date:  
[ ] Text of final measure available from1: 
[ ] Notified measure withdrawn or revoked - date:  
Relevant symbol if measure re -notified:  
[X] Content or scope of notified measure changed and text available from1: 
The National Road Safety Agency developed and justified the need to amend  the 
Technical Regulations relating to protective headgear for use on motorcycles, quad 
bikes, motor vehicles, motor tricycles and the like, issued under Resolution No. 1080 of 
2019, with the following key points:  
1. In Colombia, the marketing of headgear tested on the basis of updates to the 
technical standards and norms defined in the technical regulations is not permitted.  
2. The process established to demonstrate the compliance of headgear does not include 
internationally -recognized processes designed to demonstrate compliance with 
regulations.  
3. Difficulty of monitoring the effectiveness of the technical regulations.  
In short, the causes mentioned  lead to  difficulties in marketing  the safest headgear . The 
problem mainly arises  because the technical regulations in force do not reflect  the most 
 
1 This information can be provided by including a website address, a PDF attachment, or other 
information on where the text of the final measure/change to the measure/interpretative guidance can be 
obtained.  G/TBT/N/COL/2 33/Add.2  
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  recent versions of UN Regulation No. 22 and because of the possible need for traders to 
reprocess recertification s. 
For the above reasons, the Agency considered  it necessary  to amend articles 12 and 20 
of Resolution No. 1080 of 2019 of the Ministry of Transport in order to allow the 
marketing of headgear prove n to comply with the series of updated amendments to UN 
Regul ation No. 22, and to accept the certificate of approval issued as a demonstration 
of compliance . The follow up and monitoring of the effectiveness of these technical 
regulations by the National Road Safety Agency  is also established . 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/TBT/COL/modification/23_1716_00_s.
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New deadline for comments (if applicable):  
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Description : The Republic of Colombia hereby advises that Resolution No. 20233040005155 of 
2023 amending Ministry of Transport Resolution No. 1080 of 2019 , issuing the Technical Regulations 
relating to protective headgear for use on motorcycles, quad bikes, motor vehicles, motor tricycles 
and the like, has been issued.  
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