G/TBT/N/COL/213  
21 August 2015  
(15-4242)  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), 
Ministerio de Ambiente y Desarrollo Sostenible  (Ministry of the Environment and 
Sustainable Development) 
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): Anhydrous 
fuel ethanol and denatured anhydrous fuel ethanol 
5. Title, number of pages and lang uage(s) of the notified document: Proyecto de 
Resolución del Ministerio de Minas y Energía y Ministerio de Ambiente y Desarrollo 
Sostenible "Por la cual se establece el Reglamento Técnico para los requisitos de calidad 
del etanol anhidro combustible y etanol anhidro combustible desnaturalizado utilizado como componente oxigenante de gasolinas y se dictan otras disposiciones" (Draft 
Resolution of the Ministry of Mines and Ener gy and the Ministry of the Environment and 
Sustainable Development "Establishing technical regulations on the quality requirements to be met by anhydrous fuel ethanol and denatured anhydrous fuel ethanol used as oxygenates in gasoline, and laying down other provisions") (9 pages, in Spanish) 
6. Description of content: Objective; Scope; Quality requirements for anhydrous fuel 
ethanol; Quality requirements for denatured anhydrous fuel ethanol; Conformity 
assessment procedure; Conformity certificat ion; Conformity certification systems; 
Transition period; Period of validity and derogations. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable: The notified draft Resolution establishes the quality requirements to be met 
by anhydrous fuel ethanol and denatured anhydrous fuel ethanol for use in Colombia, with 
a view to protecting the environment and prom oting the improvement of liquid fuels, in 
accordance with the Air Pollution Prevention and Control Policy, which aims to prevent and 
reduce air polluting emissions and noise. 
8. Relevant documents: Resolution No. 1565 of 2004, Resolution No. 2200 of 2005, Law 
No. 693 of 2001, Resolution No. 180687 of 2003 (notified to the WTO in document 
G/TBT/N/COL/25/Add.1), and Resolution No. 181069 of 2005. G/TBT/N/COL/213 
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  9. Proposed date of adoption: Upon publication in the Official Journal. 
Proposed date of entry into force: Six months as from the date of publication in the 
Official Journal.  
10. Final date for comments: 19 November 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: Santiago Ángel Jaramillo Email: sangel@mincit.gov.co 
Tel.: +(57-1) 606-7676 
Fax: (+57-1) 606-4777 
Ministerio de Minas y Energía 
Calle 43, N° 57 – 31 – CAN 
Bogotá, D.C. Colombia Tel.: (+57-1) 220-0300 Email: cdbeltran@minminas.gov.co  
Website: http://www.minminas.gov.co/  
Ministerio de Ambiente y Desarrollo Sostenible 
Calle 37 No. 8-40 
Bogotá, D.C. Colombia 
Tel.: (+57-1) 332-3400 Email: pvieira@minambiente.gov.co  
Website: http://www.minambiente.gov.co/  
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