G/TBT/N/COL/244  
9 December  2020 
(20-8849) 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 ava ilable) 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) : - 
"Petroleum spirit not containing tetraethyl lead, for motor vehicles" , classified under tariff 
subheading 27.10.12.13.00 or the tariff subheadings that replace it ; - "Other petroleum 
spirit not containing tetraethyl lead", classified under tariff subheadi ng 27.10.12.19.00 or 
the tariff subheadings that replace it ; - "Other medium oils and preparations (diesel) of 
which less than 90% distils at a temperature of 210°C and 65% at a temperature of 
150°C", classified under tariff subheading 27.10.19.19.00 or th e tariff subheadings that 
replace it ; - "Biodiesel and mixtures thereof, not containing or containing less than 70% 
by weight of petroleum oils or oils obtained from bituminous minerals", classified under 
tariff subheading 38.26.00.00.00 or the tariff subh eadings that replace it ; - "Ethyl alcohol 
and other spirits, denatured, of any strength", classified under tariff subheading 
22.07.20.00.00 or the tariff subheadings that replace it ; - "Undenatured ethyl alcohol of 
an alcoholic strength by volume of 80% vo l. or higher" and "denatured anhydrous fuel 
ethanol", classified under tariff subheading 22.07.10.00.00 or the tariff subheadings that 
replace it  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document : Proyecto de 
resolución "Por la cual se es tablecen los parámetros y requisitos de calidad del 
combustible diésel (ACPM), los biocombustibles para su uso en motores de encendido por 
compresión como componentes de mezcla en procesos de combustión, y de las gasolinas 
básicas y gasolinas oxigenadas co n etanol anhidro, combustible para uso en motores de 
encendido por chispa, y se adoptan otras disposiciones"  (Draft Resolution establishing the 
quality parameters and requirements for diesel fuel, biofuels for use in compression -
ignition engines as blend stock in combustion processes, and basic gasolines and 
gasolines oxygenated with anhydrous fuel ethanol for use in spark -ignition engines, and 
adopting other provisions) (15 pages, in Spanish)  G/TBT/N/COL/244  
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  6. Description of content : The notif ied draft Resolution establishes the quality parameters 
and requirements for diesel fuel, basic gasolines and gasolines oxygenated with denatured 
anhydrous fuel ethanol , for use in compression - and spark -ignition engines respectively . 
It also updates the a nalytical methodologies for biodiesel and fossil diesel mixtures  for 
use in Colombia, with a view to protecting the environment and health and improving the 
quality of liquid fuels.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable : Protection of human health and safety ; Protection of the environment ; 
Quality requirements.  
8. Relevant documents:  
Resolución 81055 de 1999 ; 
Resolución 40730 de 2019 . 
9. Proposed date of adoption : Date on which the Decree is signed  
Proposed date of entry into force : Date of publication in the Official Journal  
10. Final date for comments : 60 days from notification  
11. Texts available from : National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available, of other body:  
Dirección de Regulación  (Regulation Department)  
Ministerio de Comercio, Industria y Turismo  
Aurelio Enrique Mejía Mejía  
Calle 28 # 13 A 15 Piso 3  
Bogotá, D.C.  
puntocontacto@mincit.gov.co   
https://www.mincit.gov.co/  
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