. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION   
G/TBT/N/COL/181 
20 August 2012 
 (12-4513) 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original: Spanish 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
The following notification is being circ ulated 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 and e-mail 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 - Dirección de Regulación  (Ministry of Commerce, Industry 
and Tourism - Regulation Department) 
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):   Reflective (conspicuity) 
tape (HS tariff subheading 3919.10.00.00) 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Proyecto de 
Resolución del Ministerio de Comercio, Industr ia y Turismo "Por la cual se expide el 
Reglamento Técnico aplicable a cintas retrorr eflectivas para uso en vehículos automotores 
y sus remolques que se fabriquen, impor ten o comercialicen en Colombia"  (Draft 
Resolution of the Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Tourism "Issuing the Technical Regulation applicable to retro-reflective tape  for use on motor vehicles and their trailers 
which is manufactured in, imported into or mark eted in Colombia") (12 pages, in Spanish).  
6. Description of content:   The notified Resolution covers the following:  Purpose;  Scope;  
Exceptions;  Definitions;  Minimum labelling and permanent marking requirements;  Specific technical requirements, relevant paragraph numbers and tests applicable;  
Reference to Colombian Technical Standards;  Conformity assessment procedure;  
Supplementary provisions;  Technical impossibility of conducting tests;  Fundamental elements of product certification;  Supplier's declaration of conformity;  Concept of equivalence of the Supervisory Authority for Industry and Trade (SIC);  Monitoring and inspection bodies;  Prohibition;  Liability of manufacturers, traders, importers and 
certification bodies;  Competence of other government bodies;  Manufacturer and importer 
registration;  Review and updating;  Transiti onal regime;  Notification;  and Period of 
validity. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:  
Prevention of practices liable to mislead consumers. G/TBT/N/COL/181 
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  8. Relevant documents:   Norma Técnica Colombiana NTC-5807 del 17 de noviembre de 
2010  (Colombian Technical Standard (NTC) No. 5807 of 17 November 2010). 
9. Proposed date of adoption: 
Proposed date of entry into force:  Date on which the Resolution is signed. 
Six months after the date of publication in the 
Official Journal. 
10. Final date for comments:   8 November 2012 
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry  point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and e-mail and website addresses, if available, of other body: 
Enquiry Point: 
 
Ministerio de Comercio, Industria y Turismo 
Dirección de Regulación Calle 28 N° 13A - 15, tercer piso Bogotá, D.C., Colombia Tel.:   (+57) 1 606-4775 
 
Contact person:  Daniel Héctor Rico R. Tel.: (+57) 1 606-7676, Ext. 1690 Fax: (+57) 1 606-4777 E-mail: drico@mincomercio.gov.co ; 
 Puntocontactotc-msf@mincomercio.gov.co 
Website: http://extranet.comunidadandi na.org/SIRT/public/index.aspx  
 
Text also available at: http://members.wto.org/crnattach ments/2012/tbt/COL/12_3244_00_s.pdf