G/TBT/N/COL/168/Add.3  
5 January  2024 
(24-0091) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  Spanish  
 
G/TBT/N/COL/168/Add.3  
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NOTIFICATION  
Addendum  
The following communication, dated 4 January 2 024, is being circulated at the request of the 
delegation of Colombia . 
 
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Title: Proyecto Resolución de Ministerio de Salud y Protección  Social, "por la cual se establece el 
reglamento técnico que define los usos y contenidos máximos de grasas trans industriales y de 
aceites parcialmente hidrogenados y se dictan otras disposiciones"  (Draft Ministry of Health and 
Social Welfare Resolution " establishing the Technical Regulation defining the use and maximum 
levels of industrial trans -fats and partially hydrogenated oils, and introducing other provisions")  
 
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The Republic of Colombia hereby advises that there is a new draft Resolution related to 
the Technical Regulation defining the use and maximum levels of industrial trans -fats 
and partially hydrogenated oils, and introducing other provisions, which partially 
amends Article 32 of Resolution No. 810 of 2021 and r epeals, once the 36 -month period 
envisaged under Article 10 has elapsed, Resolution No. 2508 of 2012 . The comment 
 
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  period for this draft Resolution is 60 days from the date of publication on the ePing 
platform.  
https://www.minsalud.gov.co/Normativa/Paginas/analisis -de-impacto -normativo.aspx  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2024/TBT/COL/24_00089_00_s.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2024/TBT/COL/24_00089_01_s.pdf  
 
Description : The Republic of Colombia hereby advises that there is a new draft Resolution related 
to the Technical Regulation defining the u se and maximum levels of industrial trans -fats and partially 
hydrogenated oils, and introducing other provisions, which partially amends Article 32 of Resolution 
No. 810 of 2021 and repeals, once the 36 -month period envisaged under Article 10 has elapsed, 
Resolution No. 2508 of 2012 . The comment period for this draft Resolution is 60 days from the date 
of publication on the ePing platform.  
The provisions of this Technical Regulation apply to packaged foods for human consumption that are 
manufactured, proces sed, distributed, transported, stored, packaged, imported and/or marketed in 
the national territory, and to ingredients used in the manufacture of food preparations . They also 
apply to all sanitary notification, permit or registration holders for processed  foods for human 
consumption in the national territory.  
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