G/TBT/N/COL/232  
25 May  2018 
(18-3120) 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 Salud y Protección Social  (Ministry of Health and 
Social Welfare), Ministerio de Trabajo  (Ministry of Labour), Ministerio de Comercio, 
Industria y Turismo  (Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Tourism), and 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 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 [ ], 2.10.1 [ ], 5.6.2 [X], 5.7.1 [ ], other : Transparency  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading . ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable) : Chemicals 
(28.00.00)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s)  of the notified document : Proyecto de 
Decreto  "Por el cual se reglamenta la gestión integral de las sustancias químicas de uso 
industrial y se toman otras determinaciones"  (Draft Decree regulating the integral 
management of chemical substances for industr ial use and containing other 
determinations) (16 pages, in Spanish)  
6. Description of content : Its articles cover the following:  
Purpose ; Scope; Definitions ; Instruments for the management of chemical substances for 
industrial use ; Register of chemical s ubstances for industrial use ; Obligation to conduct 
environmental and health risk assessments ; Obligation to implement environmental and 
health risk reduction and management programmes ; Environmental risk assessment ; 
Health risk assessment ; Environmental r isk reduction and management programmes ; 
Health risk reduction and management programme ; Environmental monitoring o f chemical 
substances for industrial use ; Monitoring of the effects on health of the utilization of 
chemical substances for industrial use, Article 15 . Intersectoral Follow -up Committee for 
the Management of Chemical Substances for Industrial Use (CISQUIN) ; Composition of 
CISQUIN ; Functions of CISQUIN ; Obligations of importers and manufacturers ; Obligations 
of the marketers and distributors ; Obligations of transporters ; Obligations of users ; 
Reliable data available ; Mutual acceptance of data ; Right to use information ; Non-
confidential information ; Exchange of confidential information ; Inspection, monitoring and 
control ; and Period of validity.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable : To protect human health and the environment.  G/TBT/N/COL/232  
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  8. Relevant documents : Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of 
Chemicals (GHS) of the United Nations, sixth edition revised and published in 2015 (or the 
edition referred to in Colombia's legislation)  
9. Proposed date of adoption : Date of publication in th e Official Journal.  
Proposed date of entry into force : Upon publication in the Official Journal.  
10. Final date for comments : 22 July 2 018 
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 : María Leonisa Ortiz Bolivar.  
Email: mortizb@mincit.gov.co  / mgonzalezs@mincit.gov.co  
Tel.: (+57-1) 606 7676, Ext. 1566 or 1340  
Ministerio de Comercio, Industria y Turismo  
Dirección de Regulación  (Regulation Department)  
Calle 28, N° 13A - 15 
Bogotá, D.C . Colombia  
Tel.: (+57-1) 6067676  
Email: nrivera@mincit.gov.co  
Website: http://www.mincit.gov.co/publicaciones.php?id=33051  
Also available at:  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2018/TBT/COL/18_2601_00_s.pdf