G/TBT/N/COL/261  
8 August  2022 
(22-5873) 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 av ailable) 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 [ ], 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) : Petroleum 
oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals (other than crude) and preparations not 
elsewhere specified or included, containing by weight 70% or more of petroleum oils or 
of oils obtained from bituminous minerals,  these oils being the basic constituents of the 
preparations, other than those containing biodiesel and other than waste oils  (HS code : 
27101)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document : Resolución N° 
40263 del 28 de julio de 2022 "Por la cual se expide el Reglamento Técnico de Emergencia 
sobre los requisitos de calidad de los combustibles de aviación para motores tipo turbina 
y se dictan otras disposiciones"  (Resolution No. 40263 of 2 8 July 2 022 issuing the 
Emergency Technical Regu lation on quality requirements for turbine engine aviation fuel, 
and other provisions) (7 pages, in Spanish)  
6. Description of content : Resolution No. 40263 of 2 8 July 2 022 issues the Emergency 
Technical Regulation on quality parameters and requirements f or turbine engine aviation 
fuel. Its aim is twofold : to ensure that such fuel is marketed in line with safety and quality 
requirements ; and to improve the supply of fuel to the country's air transport sector.  G/TBT/N/COL/261  
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  7. Objective and rationale, including the natu re of urgent problems where 
applicable : To prevent threats to the country's security, since an aviation fuel shortage 
would put at risk the provision of key public services such as those relating to security 
and the transportation of food and essential goo ds; protection of human health or safety . 
8. Relevant documents:  
Not applicable  
9. Proposed date of adoption : 28 July 2 022 
Proposed date of entry into force : 28 July 2 022 
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  (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  
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