. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION   
G/TBT/N/COL/172 
23 April 2012 
 (12-2155) 
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 
Turismo - Dirección de Regulación  (Ministry of 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):   Ceramic tiles:  HS tariff 
subheadings 6907.10.00.00, 6907.90.00.00, 6908.10.00.00 and 6908.90.00.00 
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 para etiquetado de baldos as cerámicas, que se importen o se fabriquen 
nacionalmente para su comercia lización o uso en Colombia"  (Draft Ministry of 
Commerce, Industry and Tourism Resolution "Issuing the Technical Regulation on the labelling of domestically manufactured or im ported ceramic tiles for marketing or use in 
Colombia") (10 pages, in Spanish). 
6. Description of content:   The notified draft Resolution covers the following:  Purpose;  
Scope;  Exceptions;  Definitions and acronyms;   General labelling requirements;  Minimum 
labelling information for ceramic tiles;  Refe rence to Colombian Technical Standards;  
Conformity assessment procedure;  Monitoring  and inspection bodies;  Penalty system;  
Review and updating;  Transitional regime;  Notific ation;  Entry into force;  Annexes;  and 
Derogations. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:  
Prevention of deceptive practices. 
8. Relevant documents:   Norma Técnica Colombiana NTC 919, 4a actualización, del 
27 de septiembre de 2000  (Colombian Technical Standard (NTC) No. 919, 4th revision, of 
27 September 2000). G/TBT/N/COL/172 
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  9. Proposed date of adoption: 
Proposed date of entry into force:   Date on which the Resolution is signed 
Six (6) months after the date of publication in 
the Official Journal 
10. Final date for comments:   17 July 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: 
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 
 
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 
 
Text also available at: http://members.wto.org/crnattach ments/2012/tbt/COL/12_1411_00_s.pdf