G/TBT/N/COL/194  
7 June 2013  
(13-2966)  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: Superintendencia de Industria y Comercio  (Supervisory Authority 
for Industry and Trade) 
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers and e-mail and website addresses, if availa ble) of agency or author ity designated to handle 
comments regarding the notification shall be indicated if di fferent from above:   
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [ ], 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): Industrial 
products  
5. Title, number of pages and lang uage(s) of the notified document: Nuevo Proyecto 
de Resolución de la Superintendencia de Industria y Comercio "Por la cual se modifica el 
Capítulo primero y segundo del Título IV de la Circular Única de la Superintendencia de Industria y Comercio"  (New draft Resolution of the Supervisory Authority for Industry and 
Trade "Amending the First and Second Chapters of Title IV of the Single Circular of the 
Supervisory Authority for Industry and Trade") (7 pages, in Spanish).  
6. Description of content: Control and verification of technical regulations; Registration of 
producers and importers of products (goods and services) subject to compliance with 
technical regulations monitored by the Supe rvisory Authority for Industry and Trade; 
Registration form and annexes; Registration mechanism; Penalty system; Conformity 
certificates; Agencies that can issue conformity certificates; National Accreditation Agency-approved certification agencies; Foreign certification agencies; Concepts of 
equivalence; Authorization of imports for personal use; Product certification systems; 
Agreements between accredited certification agencies; Testing in laboratories; Obligation of accredited certification agencies to manage information on conformity certificates; and Obligation to be fully certified. 
 
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable: Transparency and the prevention of deceptive practices 
8. Relevant documents: Articles 2, 17 and 61 of Law No. 1480 of 12 October 2011; 
Articles 7, 8 and 11 of Decree No. 2269 of 16 November 1993; Single Circular of the 
Supervisory Authority for Industry and Trade; and Colombian Technical Standard NTC 
ISO/IEC 17025:05.  
9. Proposed date of adoption: 
 
Proposed date of entry into force:   Upon publication in the Official Journal. 
Upon publication in the Official Journal. G/TBT/N/COL/194 
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  10. Final date for comments: 5 September 2013 
11. Texts available from: National enquiry point [X], or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and e-mail and website addresse s, if available, of other body:  
Enquiry point: 
Contact person: Daniel Héctor Rico R. 
E-mail: drico@mincit.gov.co ; puntodecontacto@mincit.gov.co  
Tel.: +(57-1) 606-7676, Ext. 1690 
Fax: +(57-1) 606-4777 
Ministerio de Comercio, Industria y Turismo 
Dirección de Regulación Tel.: +(57-1) 606-4775 
Calle 28 No. 13A - 15, tercer piso 
Bogotá, D.C., Colombia 
 
Superintendencia de Industria y Comercio 
Delegatura para el Control y Verificación de Reglamentos Técnicos y Metrología Legal Grupo de Regulación 
Carrera 13 No. 27 - 00 
Bogotá, D.C., Colombia Tel.: +(57-1) 587-0000, Ext. 10341 Fax: +(57-1) 587-0284 
E-mail: cgarcia@sic.gov.co  
Website: http://www.sic.gov.co/  
Also available at: 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2013/tbt/COL/13_2147_00_s.pdf