Jurisdictional Affairs

The Deputy Superintendence for Jurisdictional Affairs is responsible for handling legal proceedings established by citizens (related to disputes between two parties) on the following issues: i) the protection of consumers, ii) unfair competition practices and iii) infringement of industrial property rights.

In those cases, The SIC acts as a judge of Colombia and the decisions taken in this context can only be revised by the Superior Court in Bogotá. The Superintendent of Industry and Commerce doesn´t participate in any part of the cases or its ruling.

International forums and organizations

  • Andean Community (CAN) - Pro Tempore presidency from 2024 to 2025
  • The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)

Deputy Superintendent for Jurisdiccional Affairs

María Fernanda Navas Herrera

A lawyer from the Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, she holds a specialist and master's degree in Insurance Law from the same university. She holds a Diploma of Advanced Studies in Civil Law from the University of Salamanca, Spain, and is a PhD candidate in private law from the same university (Colfuturo scholarship holder). She also studied English legal methods at the University of Cambridge (UK).

She began her career at the insurance law firm "Salazar, Pardo & Jaramillo" and then worked for Aon Colombia Insurance Brokers, where she participated in the preparation and implementation of the Master Policy for Large Beneficiaries (compliance insurance) in a pilot project with the Banco de la República. For two years, she was part of the State Judicial Branch, where she worked as an assistant in the Civil Division of the Supreme Court of Justice. As an independent professional, she has advised individuals and legal entities in the areas of private law, especially contract law, insurance, civil liability, and family law. She has participated in several arbitration tribunals, both as a convening attorney, as a summoning attorney, and as a guarantor. She also served as a substitute defense attorney for the insured of the QBE Insurance Company.

Arbitrator for the Bogotá Chamber of Commerce (civil law, construction, and insurance). Legal manager of the SmartFilms Festival (creative economy). Member of the board of directors of the insurance company Coface for Trade. She also practices independently as a consultant in contract law, insurance law, commercial law, intellectual property, and family law. She also works in partnership with national and international firms.

Contact point for international affairs

Alejandra Arteta Llanos

Lawyer

Liaison for Industrial Property

aarteta@sic.gov.co

International Cooperation

Agreement Year of signature (2009-2020) Deputy Superintendence involved       Declaration of Technical Cooperation between ONUDI (UN) – SIC 2020 Legal Metrology Memorandum Of Understanding between OMPI (UN) - SIC 2020 Industrial Property Memorandum Of

Colombia and the OIML

The International Organization of Legal Metrology is an intergovernmental organization which: o    Develops model regulations, standards and related documents for use by legal metrology authorities and industry.o    Provides mutual recognition systems which reduce

Colombia and the Iberoamerican Data Protection Network (RIPD)

The Iberoamerican Data Protection Network (RIPD), arises from the agreement reached at the Iberoamerican Data Protection Meeting (EIPD) held in La Antigua, Guatemala, from June 1 to 6, 2003, with the assistance of representatives of 14 Ibero-American countries. Aware of the important role that data

About ICPEN

The International Consumer Protection Enforcement Network (ICPEN) is a membership organization consisting of consumer protection law enforcement authorities from across the globe. ICPEN provides a forum for developing and maintaining regular contact between consumer protection agencies and focusing

Colombia and ICN

The International Competition Network (ICN) is a virtual and informal network whose objective is to facilitate cooperation between worldwide competition authorities. Its creation occurred in 2001, after the publication of the Final Report of the Advisory Policy Committee on International

Colombia and OECD

Since 2011, the Government of Colombia has expressed its interest in becoming member of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). The OECD is an international organism that has as primary goal the promotion of “Better Policies for Better Lives”. Founded in 1961 and has as

Colombia and WIPO

The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) is a specialized agency of the United Nations, created in 1970,  it has 188 States Members. Colombia has been a member since May 1980. It administers twenty-six (26) multilateral treaties. Colombia is a State Party in twelve (12) of them

APPA (Asia Pacific Privacy Authorities)

APPA is a forum for privacy authorities in the Asia Pacific region. It gives privacy authorities in the region an opportunity to form partnerships, discuss best practices and share information on emerging technology, trends and changes to privacy regulation.  APPA members convene twice a year

GPA (Global Privacy Assembly)

The Global Privacy Assembly first met in 1979 as the International Conference of Data Protection and Privacy Commissioners. The Assembly has been the premier global forum for data protection and privacy authorities for more than four decades. The Assembly seeks to provide leadership at

CAN (Andean community)

The “Andean Community” is an intergovernmental organization composed by Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru with the aim to promote the expansion of markets and guarantee an effective economic development to the region. In 2020 Colombia assumed the 2020 – 2021 Presidency of the Andean Community

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