G/TBT/N/COL/235  
25 October 2018  
(18-6706) 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 notification shall be indicated if different from above:  
Dirección de Regulación - Ministerio de Comercio, Industria y Turismo  (Regulation 
Department, 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 national tariff 
heading . ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable) : Imperfect, 
used, repaired, remanufactured, reconditioned or discontinued products  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document : Proyecto de 
Resolución del Ministerio de Comercio, Industria y Turismo  "Por la cual se expide el 
reglamento técnico para productos e n circunstancias especiales señaladas en el artículo 
15 de la Ley 1480 del 12 de octubre de 2011"  (Draft Ministry of Commerce, Industry and 
Tourism Resolution "Issuing the technical regulation for products in the special 
circumstances indicated in Article 15 of Law No. 1480 of 1 2 October 2 011") (9 pages, in 
Spanish)  
6. Description of content : A technical regulation is adopted for products in the special 
circumstances indicated in Article 15 of Law No. 1480 of 1 2 October 2 011 whose 
importation, assembly, d istribution, use or marketing the Colombian government 
previously authorized.  
The draft resolution covers the following : purpose, scope, exceptions, definitions, 
abbreviations, required labelling information, general requirements, minimum 
information requi red on label, conformity assessment procedure for products in special 
circumstances, monitoring and inspection procedure, monitoring and inspection bodies, 
penalties, domestic producer and importer registration, review and updating, notification, 
entry int o force and derogations.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable : To prevent practices likely to mislead consumers.  G/TBT/N/COL/235  
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  8. Relevant documents:  
• Law No. 1480 of 1 2 October 2 011, Estatuto del Consumidor  
• Decision No. 827 of 1 8 July 2 018 of the Commission of the Andean Community  
• Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Tourism Resolution No. 0497 of 2 0 February 
2013, notified in document G/TBT/N/COL/175/Add.1  
9. Proposed date of adoption : Date of publication in the Official Journal  
Proposed date of entry into force : Six (6) months from the date of publication in the 
Official Journal  
10. Final date for comments : 22 January 2 019 
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) 606 7676, Ext. 1690 and 1340  
Ministerio de Comercio, Industria y Turismo  (Ministry of Commerce, Industry and 
Tourism)  
Dirección de Regulación  (Regulation Department)  
Calle 28 N° 13A - 15 
Bogotá, D.C . Colombia  
Tel.: (+57-1) 606 7676  
Website: http://www.mincit.gov.co/publicaciones.php?id=33051  
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