G/SPS/N/COL/252  
4 June 2014  
(14-3272)  Page: 1/2  
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 num bers should be provided in addition, 
where applicable): Capybara ( Hydrochaeris hydrochaeris ) meat 
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 la cual se establece el reglamento técnico sobre los requisitos sanitarios y de inocuidad de la carne de chigüiros (Hydrochaeris hydrochaeris) destinada para el consumo humano y las disposiciones para su beneficio, desposte, almacenamiento, 
comercialización, expendio, transporte, importación o exportación"  (Draft Ministry of 
Health and Social Welfare Resolution "Establishing the Technical Regulation on the health and safety requirements to be met by capybara ( Hydrochaeris hydrochaeris ) meat for 
human consumption, and provisions concerning the slaughter of capybaras and the 
cutting, storage, marketing, sale, transportation, importation and exportation of the meat thereof") Language(s): Spanish Number of pages: 58 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2014/sps/COL/14_2513_00_s.pdf 
6. Description of content: The notified draft Resolution sets forth the health requirements 
to be met by establishments engaged in the slaughter of capybaras and the cutting, 
storage, marketing, sale, importation and exportation, and transport of meat from capybaras intended for human consumption; Purpose; Scope; Definitions; Sanitary 
standards; Sanitation standard operating procedures; Ante- and post-mortem inspection; 
Hazard analysis and HACCP plan; Commercial hunting; Plants engaged in the slaughter of animals for local consumption; Storage, sale and transportation; Inspection, monitoring, control and penalties; Notification and period of validity. 
7. Objective and rationale: [X] food safety, [ ] animal health, [ ] plant protection, 
[X] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [ ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.  
8. Is there a relevant international st andard? If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g. title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text)  
[ ] World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number)  G/SPS/N/COL/252 
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  [ ] International Plant Protection Convention ( e.g. ISPM No. ) 
[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: Law No. 9 
of 24 January 1979 and the following Ministry  of Health and Social Welfare decrees: 
Decree No. 1500 of 4 May 2007, notified in G/SPS/N/COL/125/Add.1; Decree No. 2380 of 25 June 2009, notified in G/SPS/N/COL/125/Add.3; and Decree No. 2270 of 2 November 2012, notified in G/SPS/N/COL/125/Add.6 (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) : Three and a half years after 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) : 29 August 2014 
Agency or authority designated to hand le comments: [X] National Notification 
Authority, [ ] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and email address (if 
available) of other body:  
Ministerio de Comercio, Industria y Turismo 
Dirección de Regulación 
Calle 28 N° 13ª - 15, tercer piso Tel.: +(57-1) 606-4775 Fax: +(57-1) 606-4777 
 
Ministerio de Salud y Protección Social Subdirección de Salud Nutricional Alimentos y Bebidas 
Carrera 13 N° 32 - 76 
Bogotá, D.C., Colombia Tel.: +(57-1) 330-5000, Ext. 1251 
Fax: +(57-1) 330-5050, Ext. 1250 
Email: bolarte@minsalud.gov.co Website: http://www.minpro teccionsocial.gov.co/ 
13. Texts available from: [X] National Notifi cation Authority, [X] National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and email address (if available) of other body: 
 
Contact person: Daniel Héctor Rico R. Email: drico@mincit.gov.co  puntocontacto@mincit.gov.co 
Tel.: +(57-1) 606-7676, ext. 1690 
Fax: +(57-1) 606-4777 Ministerio de Comercio, Industria y Turismo 
Dirección de Regulación 
Carrera 28 N° 13A - 15, tercer piso Bogotá, D.C., Colombia 
Tel.: +(57-1) 606-4775