G/TBT/N/COL/212
4 February 2015
(15-0754)  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 governme nt involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible: Ministerio de Minas y Energía  (Ministry of Mines and Energy) 
Name and address (including telephon e and fax numbers, email and website 
addresses, 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  (Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Tourism) 
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): Air 
conditioners; refrigerators and/or freezers; el ectromagnetic ballasts; electronic ballasts; 
single-phase squirrel-cage induction electric motors (60Hz); three-phase squirrel-cage induction electric motors (60Hz); electric washing machines; electric storage water 
heaters; gas-fired storage water heaters; gas-fired continuous flow water heaters; free-
standing or built-in work tables; table-top an d built-in cookers; work tables with grill; and 
table-top cookers and ovens. 
5. Title, number of pages and lang uage(s) of the notified document: Proyecto de 
Resolución del Ministerio de Minas y Energía "Por la cual se expide el Reglamento Técnico 
de Etiquetado - RETIQ, con fines de Uso Racional de Energía aplicable a algunos equipos 
de uso final de energía eléctrica y gas combustible, para su comercialización en Colombia"  
( D r a f t  M i n i s t r y  o f  M i n i n g  a n d  E n e r g y  R e s o lution "Issuing the Technical Regulation on 
rational energy-use labelling for certain types of electrical and gas end-use equipment, for 
marketing in Colombia") (100 pages, in Spanish) 
6. Description of content: The notified draft Resolution covers the following: Purpose; 
General coverage; Scope; Definitions; Abbr eviations, symbols and acronyms; Labelling 
requirements for electrical and gas end-use products; Specific product labelling requirements; Conformity assessment; Moni toring and inspection bodies; Producer, 
supplier and retailer registration; Transitional provisions; Penalty system; Regulation 
interpretation, review and updating; Provision for requirements by other bodies; Inefficient 
equipment - Prohibition on marketing for use in Colombia; and Period of validity. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable: The notified text seeks to prevent practices likely to mislead consumers by 
providing consumers with useful information relating to the energy performance of the 
energy end-use equipment that they intend to buy and to national security in terms of ensuring energy supply through the use of systems and products that use energy in a 
rational manner. G/TBT/N/COL/212 
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  8. Relevant documents: Law ( Ley) No. 143 of 11 July 1994, Law No. 697 of 3 October 
2001, Law No. 1480 of 12 October 2011, Decree ( Decreto ) No. 3683 of 19 December 
2003, and Decree No. 3450 of 12 September 2008, notified in document 
G/TBT/N/COL/114/Add.2. 
9. Proposed date of adoption: Upon publication in the Official Journal. 
Proposed date of entry into force: Six months from the date of publication in the 
Official Journal.  
10. Final date for comments: 4 May 2015 
11. Texts available from: National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresse s, if available, of other body:  
Enquiry point: 
Contact person: Daniel Héctor Rico R. 
Email: drico@mincit.gov.co  / puntocontacto@mincit.gov.co  
Tel.: (+57-1) 606-7676, Ext. 1690 
Fax: (+57-1) 606-4777 
Ministerio de Minas y Energía 
Dirección Técnica de Energía Eléctrica 
Calle 43, N° 57 - 31 - CAN 
Bogotá, D.C. Colombia Tel.: (+57-1) 220-0300 Email: lflopez@minminas.gov.co 
Website: http://www.minminas.gov.co/  
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