G/TBT/N/COL/238/Add.3  
2 February  2024 
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Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  Spanish  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
Addendum  
The following communication, dated 1 February 2 024, is being circulated at the request of the 
delegation of Colombia . 
 
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Title: Resolución 2056 de 2023 "Por la cual se modifican los artículos 2, 3, 6, 7, 8, se sustituyen los 
anexos técnicos 1 y 2, y se deroga el artículo 7 de la Resolución 2013 de 2020"  (Resolution No. 2056 
of 2023 amending Articles 2, 3, 6, 7 and 8, replacing Technical Annexes 1 and 2, and repealing 
Article 7 of Resolution No. 2013 of 2020)  
 
Reason for Addendum:  
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The Republic of Colombia hereby advises that the Ministry of Health and Social 
Protection has issued Resolution No. 2056 of 2023 amending Articles 2, 3, 6, 7 and 8, 
replacing Technical Annexes 1 and 2, and repealing Article 7 of Resolution No. 2013 of 
2020, relating to the Technical Regulation defining the maximum sodium content for 
the food prioritized in the framework of the National Strategy for the Reduction of 
Sodium Consumption.  
https://www.minsalud.gov.co/Normatividad_Nuevo/Resoluci%C3%B3n%20No%2020
56%20de%202023.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2024/TBT/COL/modification/24_00951_00_
s.pdf 
New deadline for comments (if applicable):  
 
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Description : The Republic of Colombia hereby advises that the Ministry of Health and Social 
Protection has issued Resolution No. 2056 of 2023 amending Articles 2, 3, 6, 7 and 8, replacing 
Technical Annexes 1 and 2, and repealing Article 7 of Resol ution No. 2013 of 2020, relating to the 
Technical Regulation defining the maximum sodium content for the food prioritized in the framework 
of the National Strategy for the Reduction of Sodium Consumption.  
Main areas subject to the amendment  
• Category defini tions  
• Sodium content in certain categories : The Ministry of Health and Social Protection has 
completed the review of technical aspects of achieving the targets in the "soya sauce" and 
"mustard" categories . During this process, it became clear that there ar e different 
technological processes for subcategories within these two groups . Soya sauce can be made 
using either natural fermentation or hydrolysis processes, meaning that subcategories and 
specific targets for each subgroup need to be established . Similarly, in the case of mustard, 
one process has been identified for the mustard category and another for sauces made with 
mustard . Accordingly, Article 3 of Technical Annexes 1 and 2 has been amended to establish 
definitions for each subcategory, tariff subh eading and reduction targets.  
• Conformity assessment procedure : The conformity assessment parameters have been 
reviewed and modified . In this context, Articles 6 and 8 have been adjusted to remove the 
requirement for a third -party conformity certificate and  change it to a first -party conformity 
requirement . The purpose of this change is to improve compliance with the standard . 
Moreover, Article 7 has been repealed, as the certificate of conformity will not be required.  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments : [X] National Notification Authority, [X] National 
Enquiry Point  
Ministerio de Comercio, Industria y Turismo  (Ministry of Trade, Industry and Tourism)  
Dirección de Regulación (Regulation Department)  
Calle 28 N° 13A - 15, tercer piso Bogotá, D.C . Colombia  
Tel.: (+571) 6067676, Ext. 1560  
Email: puntocontacto@mincit.gov.co  
Website: http://www.mincit .gov.co  
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