G/SPS/N/COL/325  
17 February  2021 
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Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original:  Spanish  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
1. Notifying Member : COLOMBIA  
If applicable, name of local government involved:  
2. Agency responsible : Ministerio de Salud y Protección Social  (Ministry of Health and 
Social Welfare)  
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO ; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, 
where applicable) : Packaged drinking water and ice for human consumption  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  
[X] All trading partners  
[ ] Specific regions or countries:  
5. Title of the notified document : Proyecto de resolución "Por la cual se establecen los 
requisitos sanitarios que deben cumplir el agua potable envasada  y el hielo para consumo 
humano en el territorio nacional " (Draft Resolution establishing the sanitary requirements 
to be met by packaged drinking water and ice for human consumption in national 
territory) Language(s) : Spanish Number of pages : 10 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/SPS/COL/21_1198_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content : The notified regulatory measure establishes the sanitary 
requirements t o be met by packaged drinking water and ice for human consumption that 
are manufactured, processed, packaged, stored, transported, imported and marketed in 
Colombian territory, with the aim of ensuring that the products are safe and protecting 
and preventi ng any possible damage to human health.  
7. Objective and rationale : [X] food safety , [ ] animal health , [ ] plant protection , 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [ ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.  
8. Is there a relevant international standard ? If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g. title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) : 
[ ] World Organisation for Ani mal Health (OIE) (e.g. T errestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) : 
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. I SPM No.) : 
[X] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[ ] Yes [ ] No G/SPS/N/COL/325  
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  If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:  
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  
− Resolución 2674 de 2013  
− Resolución 2115 de 2007  
− Resolución 4506 de 2013  
− Resolución 1619 de 2015  
− Resolución 683 de 2012  
− Resolución 4142 de 2012  
− Resolución 4143 de 2012  
− Resolución 834 de 2013  
− Resolución 835 de 2013  
− Resolución 5109 de 2005  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : Date of publication in the Official Journal  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined  
11. Proposed date of entry into force : [X] Six months from date of publication, 
and/or ( dd/mm/yy ): 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments : [X] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 18 April 2 021 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments : [X] National Notification 
Authority, [ ] National Enquiry Point . Address, fax number and email address (if 
avail able) of other body:  
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  
Tel.: (+571) 6067676, Ext. 1566  
Bogotá, Colombia  
Website: http://www.mincit.gov.co  
13. Text(s) available from : [X] National Notification Authority, [ ] National Enquiry 
Point . Address, fax number and email address (if available) of other body:  
Punto de Contacto OTC/MSF  
Servicio Nacional de Información de Colombia  
puntocontacto@mincit.gov.co  
Dirección de Regulación  
Calle 28 # 13 A 15 Piso 3  
Tel.: (+571) 6067676, Ext. 1566  
Bogotá, Colombia  
Website: http://www.mincit.gov.co