WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION   
G/LIC/N/2/COL/1 
6 October 2011 
 (11-4864) 
Committee on Import Licensing Original:   Spanish 
  
 
AGREEMENT ON IMPORT LICENSING PROCEDURES 
 
Notification under Article 5.1-5.4 of the Agreement
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COLOMBIA 
 
  The following notification, dated 3 October 2011, is being circulated at the request of the delegation of Colombia.  
 
1. (a) Title/number/date of the law or regulation establishing/changing the import 
licensing procedure: 
Decree No. 1105 of 8 April 2011 
 (b) If the notified measure refers to a change in an already notified import 
licensing procedure, please indicate the document symbol of the notification to 
which change(s) has(ve) been introduced:  G/LIC/N/ / .  (In this case please also 
indicate in Section 3, below, the nature of the changes (i.e. inclusion or exclusion 
of some goods and a list thereof;  cont act point for information and/or 
administrative body(ies) for submission of applications, etc.)) 
N/A 
2.  Information concerning the institution/ change of import licensing procedure: 
 (a) List of products subject to the licensing procedure  (Exact name of the products 
and/or whenever possible HS code and indica tion of the exact HS Nomenclature 
(i.e. 1996;  2002 or 2007).  Abbreviations s hould be avoided.  In the case of a long 
list of products, please attach the list as an Annex in Microsoft Word or compatible 
software.  Please do not use PDF, or photocopies)  
   Only USED products classified under the following headings: 
8408901000 Other compression-ignition in ternal combustion piston engines 
(diesel or semi-diesel engines) with an output not exceeding 130 kW (174 HP) 
8408902000 Other compression-ignition in ternal combustion piston engines 
(diesel or semi-diesel engines) with an output exceeding 130 kW  
                                                      
1 "Members which institute licensing procedures or  changes in these procedures shall notify the 
Committee of such within 60 days of publication [...]" (Art. 5.1). G/LIC/N/2/COL/1 
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   (b) Contact point for information on eligibility:  
  Ministry/authority:  Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Tourism 
Foreign Trade Directorate 
  Address:  Calle 28, No. 13 A - 15, Piso 16   Telephone:  (+571) 6067676   Fax:  (+571) 6067521   E-mail address:  lfuentes@mincomercio.gov.co 
  Website:  www.mincomercio.gov.co 
  Contact officer:  [ X] Mr [ ] Mrs Name:  Luis Fernando Fuentes 
 ( c) Administrative body(ies) for submission of applications:  (If more than one 
please include the same information for each body)  
  Ministry/authority/institution/department:  Ministry of Commerce, Industry and 
Tourism 
Imports Committee 
  Address:  Calle 28, No. 13 A - 15, piso 16   Telephone:  (+571) 6067676   Fax:  (+571) 6067521   E-mail address:  mbetancourt@mincomercio.gov.co 
  Contact officer:  [ ] Mr [ X] Mrs Mandy Margoth Betancourt  
 (d) Date and name of publication where licensing procedures are published:  
  Date of publication:  18/04/11 
  Source of publication (Official Gazette/journal/website):  Circular No. 009 of the 
Director for Foreign Trade, published on the website www.mincomercio.gov.co 
 (e) Indication of whether the licensing procedure is:  
  [ ] automatic.   If so please indicate:  (f) the administrative purpose: 
  [X] non-automatic.   If so please indicate:  (g) the measure being 
implemented through the import licensing procedure :  Allocation of the 
following quotas for used goods destin ed for the agro-industrial sector: 
8408901000 116 units 
8408902000 651 units 
 (h)   Expected duration of the licensing pro cedure if this can be estimated with 
some probability, and if not, reason why this information cannot be provided: 
One year:  18 April 2011 to 17 April 2012, distributed in two shares: 
- First share for the months of May,  June, July, August, September and 
 October 2011; 
- second share for the period 1 November 2011 to 11 April 2012.  G/LIC/N/2/COL/1 
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  3. Other relevant data or information:  (i.e. complete title and data concerning the 
legislation, inclusion or exclusion of certai n products from the import licensing regime and 
list thereof;  changes related to the administra tive body(ies) for submission of applications, 
etc.) 
No changes have been made to the procedur es established and notified previously.  Only 
applies to used goods classified under the ab ove-mentioned headings of the Harmonized 
System 2007.  Applies for the periods specified in point 2(h). 
 
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