G/TBT/N/COL/225  
23 June 2017 
(17-3353) 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 : Superintendencia de Industria y Co mercio  (Supervisory Authority 
for Industry and Trade)  
Name and address (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 di fferent from above:  
Ministerio de Comercio, Industria y Turismo  (Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Tourism)  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [ ], 5.6.2 [ ], 5.7.1 [ ], other:  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise nationa l tariff 
heading . ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable) : Electronic 
taximeters (90.29.10.10.00)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Proyecto de 
Resolución de la Superintendencia de Industria y Comercio "Por la cual se adiciona el 
Capítulo Octavo en el Título VI de la Circular Única y se reglamenta el control metrológico 
aplicable a taxímetros electrónicos"  (Draft Resolution of the Supervisory Authority for 
Industry and Trade "Adding an eighth chapter to Title VI of the Single Circular, and 
regulating the metrological control of electronic taximeters") (35 pages, in Spanish)  
6. Description of content : Purpose ; Scope; Definitions ; Metrological requirements ; 
Technical requirements ; Electronic requirements ; Proof of conformity ; Test method ; 
Equivalent standards ; Sealing of taximeters ; Obligations of producers and importers ; 
Prohibition of the marketing and use of taximeters ; Inspection, monitoring and control 
authority ; Penalty system ; Transitional regime ; and Period of validity.  
Annex A, "Test procedure for taximeters", of the notified Resolution is an integral part of 
this Standard.  
Annex B of the notified Resolution, "Test report format" is an integral part of this Standard.  
7. Objective and rationale, in cluding the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable : To prevent practices likely to mislead consumers.  G/TBT/N/COL/225  
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  8. Relevant documents : Law 1480 of 1 2 October 2 011; Single Decree No. 1079 of 2 6 May 
2015; Decree No. 2297 of 2 7 November 2 015; Decree No. 1074 of 2 6 May 2 015 and 
Decree No. 1595 of 5 August 2 015; Resolution No. 64190 of 1 6 September 2 015 of the 
Supervisory Authority for Industry and Trade;  ISO/IEC 15417:2007, ISO/IEC 17020:2012, 
ISO/IEC 17024, ISO/IEC 17025:2005, ISO/IEC 17067:2013 and ISO/IEC 18004:2 015; 
International Recommendation OIML R -21 of 2007 Part I, OIML V 1:2013 ; Annex MI -007 
of Directive 2004/22/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 3 1 March 2 004; 
Section 5.54 of Manual No. 44 on "Specifications for taximeters" adopted by the 99th 
National Conference on Weights and Measures of 2014.  
9. Proposed date of adoption : Date of publication in the Official Journal.  
Proposed date of entry into force : Six (6) months as from the date of publication in the 
Official Journal.  
10. Final dat e for comments : 22 September 2 017 
11. Texts available from : National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available, of other body:  
Enquiry point:  
Contact person : Daniel Héctor Rico R.  
Email: drico@mincit.gov.co ; mgonzalezs@mincit.gov.co  
Tel.: (+57-1) 6067676, Ext. 1690  
Website: http://ww w.mincit.gov.co/publicaciones.php?id=33051  
 
Superintendencia de Industria y Comercio  
Grupo de Trabajo de Regulación  
Carrera 13 N° 27 - 00 
Bogotá, D.C . Colombia  
Tel.: +(57-1) 5870000  
Email: jmunoz@sic.gov.co  
Website:  http://www.sic.gov.co/  
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