The Superintendence of Industry and Commerce (SIC) of Colombia, as National Authority for Personal Data Protection, imposed a sanction of $128.973 USD to the Colombian multinational company ‘RAPPI’, for repeated violations of the personal data protection regime, specifically, for not giving a timely response to multiple requests from users to delete their personal data, or failing to present their prior authorization for using their personal information.

The Superintendence of Industry and Commerce (SIC) of Colombia, as National Authority for Competition Protection, opened an investigation against one company (AVINCO) and three individuals for alleged infractions to the competition protection regime, due to evidence of misconduct in contractual selection processes carried out by the Colombian National Institute of Highways (INVIAS) and the National Tourism Fund (FONTUR).

The Superintendence of Industry and Commerce (SIC) of Colombia, as National Authority for Personal Data Protection, imposed a sanction of $245.000 USD to the telecommunications company CLARO COLOMBIA, for making use of a data portability database (where all cell phone numbers in Colombia are registered), with the goal of making massive marketing campaigns and attract new users.

La Superintendencia de Industria y Comercio presenta a los doce nominados de la decimoprimer Versión del Premio Nacional al Inventor Colombiano que, durante este año, recibió la postulación de 131 proyectos, demostrando el nivel de inventiva de los colombianos desde las diferentes ciudades y regiones del país.

Bogotá D.C., 10 de noviembre de 2021. La Superintendencia de Industria y Comercio, en su rol de autoridad nacional de competencia, formuló pliego de cargos contra YUMBO LIMPIO S.A.S.

By ruling of September 16, 2021, the Deputy Superintendence for Jurisdictional Affairs of the Superintendence of Industry and Commerce (SIC) of Colombia resolved the lawsuit against SETEYCO, INVERSIONES CAFI and ACCIÓN SOCIEDAD FIDUCIARIA, after it was demonstrated that those companies did not deliver the promised real estate to the consumers, nor did they deliver the signature of the property deed within 5 years, thus violating the consumer protection regimen regarding legal guarantees, information and contractual protection.

The Superintendence of Industry and Commerce (SIC), in its role as national competition authority, opened an investigation against the companies: PROSAN, SURTIPIEL, AGROSAN, CHARRY TRADING, FRIGOCENTRO and CERCALDAS for allegedly having developed an anticompetitive system in the market for the production, distribution and commercialization of by-products derived from the slaughter of bovines and pigs in different cities of Colombia.

Mobile Number Portability is a right that all users of Colombian telecommunications services have when they make the decision to change mobile operator. This means that the mobile number that each person has is not tied to its current operator, but can "take it" with it when he or she changes the operating company.

The Superintendence of Industry and Commerce (SIC) has identified sufficient causes that justify the opening of an investigation against the companies: CLARO, TIGO, ETB, VIRGIN, MOVIL ÉXITO and AVANTEL, for allegedly having: