G/SPS/N/COL/246  
29 January 2013  
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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; IC S numbers should be provided in 
addition, where applicable): Flavourings 
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 del Ministerio de Salud y 
Protección Social "Por medio de la cual se establece el reglamento técnico sobre los requisitos que deben cumplir los aromatizantes/saborizantes utilizados en alimentos y bebidas alcohólicas para consumo humano, los materiales de base para la elaboración 
de aromatizantes/saborizantes; y los ingredientes alimentarios con propiedades 
aromatizantes"  (Draft Ministry of Health and Social Welfare Resolution "Establishing the 
Technical Regulation on the requirements for flavourings used in foods and alcoholic 
beverages for human consumption, materials used as the basis for such flavourings, and 
food ingredients with flavouring properties"). Language(s): Spanish Number of 
pages: 14 
Text available at: 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2013/sps/COL/13_0370_00_s.pdf 
6. Description of content: The notified draft Resolution covers the following: Purpose; 
Scope; Application; Definitions; Classification and composition of flavourings; Conditions for use in the food industry; Marking and labelling; Positive lists; Health provisions; 
Good manufacturing practices; Inspection, monitoring and control; Conformity 
assessment; Review and updating; Notification and Period of validity. 
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.  G/SPS/N/COL/246 
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8. Is there a relevant international st andard? If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g. title or serial  n u m b e r  o f  C o d e x  
standard or related text)  
[ ] World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number)  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number)  
[X] None 
Does this proposed regulation conform to  the relevant international standard? 
 [ ] Yes [ ] No 
 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: 
Ley 09 del 24 de enero de 1979; Literales b) y c) del artículo 34 de la Ley 1122 
de 2007; Decreto N° 3075 del 23 de diciembre de 1997; Sistema Internacional de 
Numeración de Aditivos  (Law No. 09 of 24 January 1979; Article 34(b) and (c) of 
Law No. 1122 of 2007; Decree No. 3075 of 23 December 1997; International Numbering 
System for Food Additives)  (available in Spanish). 
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : Date on which the Resolution is signed. 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : Date of publication in the 
Official Journal. 
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [ ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : Eight (8) months as from the date of  publication in the 
Official Journal. 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments: [ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 24 April 2013 
Agency or authority designated to hand le comments: [X] National Notification 
Authority, [ ] National Enquiry Point.  Address, fax number and e-mail address 
(if available) of other body:  
Ministerio de Comercio, Industria y Turismo 
Dirección de Regulación 
Calle 28 N° 13ª - 15, tercer piso 
Bogotá, D.C., Colombia Tel.: (+57) 1 606-4775 Fax: (+57) 1 606-4777 
Ministerio de Salud y Protección Social 
Dirección de Promoción y Prevención Carrera 13 N° 32 - 76 
Bogotá, D.C., Colombia 
Tel.: (+57 1) 330-5000, Ext. 1266 Fax: (+57 1) 330-5050, Ext. 1280 
E-mail: bolarte@minsalud.gov.co 
Website: http://www.minproteccionsocial.gov.co  G/SPS/N/COL/246 
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  13. Texts available from: [X] National Notification Authority, [X] National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e-mail address (if availabl e) of other body: 
Enquiry Point: 
Contact person: Daniel Héctor Rico R. 
E-mail: drico@mincomercio.gov.co  puntocontacto@mincomercio.gov.co 
Tel.: (+57) 1 606-7676, Ext. 1690 
Fax: (+57) 1 606-4777 Ministerio de Comercio, Industria y Turismo 
Dirección de Regulación 
Calle 28 Nº 13A - 15, tercer piso Bogotá, D.C., Colombia 
Tel.: (+57) 1 606-4775