G/TBT/N/COL/228  
 
13 September 2017  
(17-4849) 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/Ministerio de Ambiente 
y Desarrollo Sostenible  (Ministry of  Commerce, Industry and Tourism/ Ministry of the 
Environment and Sustainable Development ) 
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:  Ministerio de 
Comercio, Industria y Turismo (Minist ry 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):  Zinc-carbon 
and alkaline cells and batteries (HS tariff subheadings 8506.10.11.00, 8506.10.19.00, 
8506.10.91.10, 8506.10.91.90 and 85 06.10.99.00)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Proyecto de 
Resolución del M inisterio de Comercio, Industria y Turismo y del Ministerio de Ambiente y 
Desarrollo Sostenible "Por la cual se expide el Reglamento Técnico para Pilas Zinc -Carbón y 
Alcalinas que se importen o fabriquen nacionalmente para su comercialización en 
Colombia " (Draft Resolution of the Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Tourism  and the 
Ministry of the Environment and Sustainable Development  "Issuing the Technical 
Regulation applicable to zinc-carbon and alkaline cells and batteries  imported into or 
manufactured  in Colombia for marketing in the country ") (13 pages , in Spanish )  
6. Description of content:  The notified draft Resolution sets out the minimum information 
requirements applicable to zinc-carbon and alkaline cell and battery labels and markings 
and establishes the maximum permitted levels for  the heavy metals  in such products .  
It covers the following: Purpose; Scope; Exemptions;  Exclusions ; Definitions and 
acronyms; General r equirements; Specific r equirements; Technical r equirements; 
Conformity assessment procedure; Document demonstrating conformity; Samples ; 
Concept of equivalence ; Monitoring and inspection bodies ; Penalty system; Prohibitions ; 
Registration  of manufacturers  and importers ; Review and updating; Notification; Period of 
validity ; and Derogations.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Prevention of practices liable to mislead consumers and environmental 
protection   G/TBT/N/C OL/228  
 
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  8. Relevant documents:  Law (Ley) No. 1480 of 12 October 2011 , Estatuto del Consumidor  
(Consumer Protection Statute); Decree  (Decreto ) No. 4886 of 23 December 2011; 
Decree  No. 1074 of 26 May 2015 , Decreto Único del Sector Comercio, Industria y Turismo  
(Single Decree regulating the industry and tourism sector ); Decre e No. 1595 of 
5 August  2015; Resolution (Resolución ) No. 1297 of 8 July 2010 of the Ministry of the 
Environment, Housing and Regional Development ; Resolution  No. 0172 of 23 January  2012 
of the Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Tourism  and the Ministry of the Environment 
and Sustainable Development , notified in document G/TBT/N/COL/115/Add.2; International 
Electrotechnical Commission Standards Nos. IEC 60086 -1:2007 and IEC 60086 -2:2007 ; 
and Colombian Technical Standard s (Normas Técnicas Colombianas ) Nos. NTC/ISO/IEC 
17067, NTC 5769 of 16 June 2010 , and NTC 1152 , Baterías primarias (Pilas eléctricas ) 
(Primary cells and batteries ), ninth revision  of 19 July 2017.    
9.  Proposed date of adoption: Date of publication in the Official Journal  
Proposed date of entry into force: Nine months  after the date of publication in the 
Official Journal  
10. Final date for comments:  12 December  2017 
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 / 1340 
Ministerio de Comercio, Industria y Turismo  
Dirección de Regulación  
Calle 28 N° 13A - 15 
Bogotá, D.C. Colombia  
Tel.: (+57-1) 606 -7676 
Email : jbeltran@mincit.gov.co   
Website: http://www.mincit.gov.co/publicaciones.php?id=33051  
Also available at : 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2017/TBT/COL/17_4002_00_s.pdf