G/TBT/N/COL/246  
16 February  2021 
(21-1291) 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 ad dition, where applicable) : All 
domestic and imported packaged or wrapped food for human consumption marketed in 
national territory  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document : Proyecto de 
Resolución "Por la cual se establece el reglamento técnico sobre los requisitos de 
etiquetado nutricional y frontal que deben cumplir los alimentos envasados o empacados 
para consumo humano"  (Draft Resolution establishing the Technical Regulation on the 
nutrition and front -of-pack l abelling requirements for packaged or wrapped food for 
human consumption) (50 pages, in Spanish)  
6. Description of content : The notified text establishes the Technical Regulation laying 
down the requirements for the nutrition and front -of-pack warning lab elling or marking 
of packaged or wrapped food and beverages for human consumption, with a view to 
providing consumers with sufficiently clear and easily understood product nutritional 
information, preventing misleading or deceptive practices and enabling c onsumers to 
make an informed choice.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable : Prevention of deceptive practices and consumer protection  G/TBT/N/COL/246  
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  8. Relevant documents:  
1. Resolución 5109 de 2005  
2. Resolución 3803 de 2016 
3. Resolución 684 de 2012  
9. Proposed date of adoption Date of publication in the Official Journal  
Proposed date of entry into force : 18 months 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  
Ministerio de Comercio, Industria y Turismo (Ministry of Commerce , Industry and 
Tourism)  
Aurelio Enrique Mejía Mejía/Margarita María González Senra  
Calle 28 # 13 A 15 Piso 3  
Bogotá, D.C.  
(+571) 6067676, Ext. 1566  
puntocontacto@mincit.gov.co  
mgonzalezs@mincit.gov.co  
https://www.mincit.gov.co/  
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