G/TBT/N/COL/252  
14 October  2021 
(21-7787) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  Spanish  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6.  
 
1. Notifying Member : COLOMBIA  
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):  
2. Agency responsible : Ministerio de Salud y Protección Social  (Ministry of Health and 
Social Welfare)  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification  shall be indicated if different from above:  
Punto de Contacto OTC/MSF  (TBT/SPS Enquiry Point)  
Servicio Nacional de Información de Colombia  (Colombian National Enquiry Point)  
puntocontacto@mincit.gov.co  
Dirección de Regulación (Regulation Department)  
Calle 28 # 13 A 15 Piso 3  
(571) 6067676, Ext. 1566  
Bogotá, Colombia  
www.mincit.gov.co  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [ ], 5.6.2 [X], 5.7.1 [ ], other:  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading . ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable) : Salt 
(including table salt and denatured salt) and pure sodium chloride, whether or not in 
aqueous solution or containing added anti -caking or free -flowing agents ; sea water (HS 
2501)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document : Proyecto de 
resolución del Ministerio de Salud y Protección Social "Por el cual se establece el 
reglamento técnico sobre los requisitos sanitarios que se deben cumplir para la 
producción, etiquetado y comercialización de la sal para consumo humano"  (Draft 
Resolution of the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare establishing the Technical 
Regulation on the sanitary requirements to be met in the production, labelling and 
marketing of salt for human consumption) (9 pages, i n Spanish)  
6. Description of content : The notified draft Resolution establishes the sanitary 
requirements to be met by natural or legal persons involved in the production, import, 
labelling and marketing of salt for human consumption, for the purpose of p rotecting 
human life and health.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable : Protection of human health or safety  
8. Relevant documents : - G/TBT/N/COL/252  
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  9. Proposed date of adoption : Date of publication in the Official Journal  
Proposed date of entry into force : Six months as from the date of publication in the 
Official Journal  
10. Final date for comments : 60 days from notification  
11. Texts available from : National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available, of other body:  
Dirección de Regulación (Regulation Department)  
Ministerio de Comercio, Industria y Turismo (Ministry of Commerce, Industry and 
Tourism)  
Aurelio Enrique Mejía Mejía  
Calle 28 # 13 A 15 Piso 3  
Bogotá, D.C. (571) 6067676, Ext. 1566 ; (571) 6067676, Ext. 1340  
puntocontacto@mincit.gov.co  
mgonzalezs@mincit.gov.co  
ehernandezt@mincit.gov.co  
 
https://www.mincit.gov.co/  
https://www.minsalud.gov.co/sites/rid/Lists/BibliotecaDigital/RIDE/VS/PP/SNA/analisis -
normativo -sal-consumo -humano.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/TBT/COL/21_6568_00_s.pdf