Tourism Legal Requirements

Tourism Regulations – Colombia

Ministry of Commerce, Industry, and Tourism

• Information on tourism laws, decrees, and resolutions since 1990:
  Normatividad Turismo – Mincomercio

• Requirements for the creation and renewal of the National Tourism Registry (RNT):
  Registro Nacional de Turismo – RNT

ANATO – Asociación Colombiana de Agencias de Viajes

• Laws and decrees applicable to tourism:
  Normativas Públicas – ANATO

Instituto Distrital de Turismo (IDT)

Visit the website of the IDT

Legal Requirements by Scope

Environmental

Ministerio de Ambiente y Desarrollo Sostenible
www.minambiente.gov.co

Cultural

Ministerio de Cultura
Leyes sobre patrimonio y poblaciones

Secretaría de Cultura, Recreación y Deporte
Normatividad SCRD

Economic

Superintendencia Financiera de Colombia
www.superfinanciera.gov.co

Labor

Ministerio del Trabajo
www.mintrabajo.gov.co

Internal Management of Legal Requirements

• La agencia documenta la legislación aplicable en la Matriz de Requisitos Legales y Otros para la Sostenibilidad (Anexo 1: F-RS-001).

• The matrix is updated at least every two months or whenever new legislation or requirements from stakeholders (clients, suppliers, among others) are received.

• All updates are analyzed in an internal meeting to assess changes and scope.

Communication and Evaluation

• Updates are communicated to staff via email.

• Compliance with legislation is verified through internal audits, using the same matrix as a checklist.

Reports of Legal Non-Compliance

Management promotes compliance with the law and facilitates the reporting of irregularities to the appropriate authorities:

• Environmental Crimes:
  Mail: denuncias@minambiente.gov.co
  Environmental Police: 018000 915317 / 018000 913606

• Crimes against cultural or archaeological heritage:
  Tourism Police: (1) 6530202 / 350 304 5628
  Tourism Secretariat: (+57 2) 896 1965 / 885 8855

• Sexual exploitation of minors (ESCNNA):
  Tourism Police: 123
  National Police: 112 / 123
  ICBF National Line: 018000 115010
  Sexual Abuse Line: 018000 112440 / (1) 437 7630 / 018000 91808

• Workplace abuse or violation of labor rights
  Ministry of Labor website:: www.mintrabajo.gov.co
  Click on the “Contact Us” banner and submit your complaint.