G/TBT/N/COL/206  
5 June 2014  
(14-3281)  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 governme nt 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 and email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:  
Ministerio de Comercio, Industria y Turismo  (Ministry of Commerce, Industry and 
Tourism) 
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2. 10.1 [ ], 5.6.2 [ ],  5.7.1 [ ], other:   
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable): Capybara 
(Hydrochaeris hydrochaeris ) meat 
5. Title, number of pages and lang uage(s) of the notified document: Proyecto de 
Resolución del Ministerio de la 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 Social Welfare Resolution "Establishing the 
Technical Regulation on the health and safe ty 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") (58 pages, in Spanish) 
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, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable: Protection of life and health and prevention of practices likely to mislead 
consumers. 
8. Relevant documents: Law No. 9 of 1979 and the following Ministry of Health and Social 
Welfare decrees: Decree No. 1500 of 4 May 2007, notified in G/TBT/N/COL/82/Add.1; Decree No. 2380 of 25 June 2009, notified in G/TBT/N/COL/82/Add.3; and Decree No. 
2270 of 2 November 2012, notified in G/TBT/N/COL/82/Add.6  G/TBT/N/COL/206 
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  9. Proposed date of adoption: 
Proposed date of entry into force:   Date on which the Resolution is signed. 
Three and a half years after publication 
in the Official Journal 
10. Final date for comments: 29 August 2014 
11. Texts available from: National enquiry point [X], or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresse s, if available, of other body:  
Enquiry point: 
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 
Tel.: +(57-1) 606-4775 
Calle 28 No. 13A - 15, tercer piso Bogotá D.C. Colombia 
Ministerio de Salud y Protección Social 
Sudirección de Salud Nutricional Alimentos y Bebidas Dirección de Promoción y Prevención 
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/ 
 
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