G/TBT/N/COL/217  
20 April 2016  
(16-2234)  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 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): Non-
automatic weighing instruments (weighing scales) (90.16.00.11, 84.23.81.00.00, 84.23.82.90.00, 84.23.82.10.00, 84.23.89.10.00 and 90.16.00.12.00) 
5. Title, number of pages and lang uage(s) of the notified document: Proyecto de 
Resolución de la Superintendencia de Industria y Comercio "Por la cual se adiciona el 
Capítulo Sexto en el Título VI de la Circular Única y se reglamenta el control metrológico 
aplicable a instrumentos de pesaje de funcionamiento no automatico" (Draft Resolution of 
the Supervisory Authority for Industry and Trad e "Adding a sixth chapter to Title VI of the 
Single Circular, and regulating the metrological control of non-automatic weighing 
instruments") (26 pages, in Spanish) 
6. Description of content: Purpose; Scope; Definitions; Technical principles; Metrological, 
technical and general construction requirements; Marking of instruments and modules; Proof of conformity; Equivalent standards; Re quirements for the issue of type examination 
certificates; Tests and assessments for the issue of type examination certificates; 
Requirements for the issue of declarations of conformity for weighing instruments; Tests and assessments for the issue of declarations of conformity for weighing instruments; Obligations of producers and importers; Prohibition on the marketing and use of weighing 
instruments; Inspection, monitoring and co ntrol authority; and Period of validity. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable: To prevent practices likely to mislead consumers. 
8. Relevant documents: Decree No. 4886 of 23 December 2011, Decree No. 1074 of 
26 May 2015 and Decree No. 1595 of 5 August 2015; Resolution No. 64190 of 16 September 2015 of the Supervisory Author ity for Industry and Trade; Colombian 
Technical Standard NTC 2031:2014, OIML V 1:2013, ISO/IEC 18004:2015 and 
ISO/IEC 15417:2007 G/TBT/N/COL/217 
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  9. Proposed date of adoption: Upon publication in the Official Journal. 
Proposed date of entry into force: Six months from the date of publication in the 
Official Journal.  
10. Final date for comments: 15 July 2016 
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: Daniel Héctor Rico R. Email: drico@mincit.gov.co ; puntocontacto@mincit.gov.co  
Tel.: +(57-1) 606-7676, Ext. 1690 
Website: http://www.mincit.gov.co/publicaciones.php?id=33051  
Superintendencia de Industria y Comercio 
Grupo de Trabajo de Regulación 
Carrera 13 N° 27 - 00 Bogotá, D.C. Colombia Tel.: +(57-1) 587-0000 
Email: snavia@sic.gov.co  
Website: http://www.sic.gov.co/  
Also available at: 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2016/TBT/COL/16_1549_00_s.pdf 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2016/TBT/COL/16_1549_01_s.pdf 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2016/TBT/COL/16_1549_02_s.pdf