Legal Metrology and Technical Regulations

The Deputy Superintendence for Legal metrology and Technical Regulations is in charge to supervise and control the compliance of technical regulations related to legal metrology provisions, quality and quantity control of liquid fuels derived from oil distributing stations throughout the Colombian territory. It is responsible for: technical regulations, legal metrology AND price control.

International forums and organizations

  • Andean Community (CAN)
  • International Organization of Legal Metrology (OIML) - Colombia currently holds the chairperson of the Regional Legal Metrology Organisations - Round Table, represented by Mr. Pedro Perez Vargas
  • International Bureau of Weights and Measures (BIPM)

Deputy Superintendent for Legal Metrology and Technical Regulations

Beatriz Helena Sánchez Gómez

A lawyer from the Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, she holds a postgraduate degree in Commercial Law from the Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, as well as comprehensive training in corporate law related to foreign exchange and tax law, financial matters, compliance, and disruptive methodologies such as Legal Service Design.

She has over 19 years of experience providing legal advice, primarily to multinational and multi-Latin companies in the real estate sector, in the agro-industrial, pharmaceutical, real estate, financial, and services sectors.

She has held senior positions in legal and administrative fields, leading various results-oriented work teams and serving as a member of several boards of directors, which gives her a solid understanding of business operations.

Contact point for international affairs

Juan David Rico Polo

Lawyer - International Affairs Professional

Liaison for Legal Metrology and Technical Regulations

jdrico@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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