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ORGANIZATION   
G/SPS/N/COL/164/Add.5 
24 August 2012 
 (12-4616) 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original: Spanish 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
Addendum 
  
The following communication, received on 22 Augus t 2012, is being circulated at the request 
of the delegation of Colombia. 
 
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Sanitary measure concerning the requirements to be  met by establishments which produce, hydrate, 
package, distribute, sell, export and import alcohol and alcoholic beverages 
 The Republic of Colombia hereby notifies that the draft Ministry of Social Welfare Decree 
"Establishing technical regulations on the sanita ry requirements to be met in the production, 
processing, hydration, packaging, storage, distri bution, transport, marketing, sale, exportation and 
importation of alcoholic beverages for human consumption ", notified on 2 November 2011 by the 
World Trade Organization in document G/SPS/N/COL/164/Add.4, was issued on 9 August 2012 pursuant to Decree No. 1686 of the Ministry of Hea lth and Social Welfare, which will enter into 
force on 10 August 2013. 
 Text available at:  http://members.wto.org/crnatt achments/2012/sps/COL/12_3411_00_s.pdf 
This addendum concerns a: 
[ ] Modification of final date for comments 
[X] Notification of adoption, publication or entry into force of regulation 
[ ] Modification of content and/or scope of previously notified draft regulation 
[ ] Withdrawal of proposed regulation [ ] Change in proposed date of adoption, publication, or date of entry into force  
[ ] Other:  
Comment period:  (If the addendum extends the scope of the previously notified measure in 
terms of products and/or potentially affected Members, a new deadline for receipt of comments 
should be provided, normally of at least 60 cale ndar days.  Under other circumstances, such as 
extension of originally announced final date fo r comments, the comment period provided in the 
addendum may vary.)  
[ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the addendum to the notification and/or 
(dd/mm/yy) :  Not applicable. G/SPS/N/COL/164/Add.5 
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  Agency or authority designated to handle comm ents:  [ ] National Notification Authority, 
[ ] National Enquiry Point.  Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body: 
Servicio Nacional de Información 
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 Ambiental 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 E-mail:  bolarte@minproteccionsocial.gov.co   
Website: http://www.minproteccionsocial.gov.co  
 
Text available from:  [X] National Notification  Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point.  
Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body: 
Enquiry Point: 
 
Contact person:  Daniel Héctor Rico R. Calle 28 N° 13A - 15, tercer piso 
Bogotá, D.C., Colombia 
Tel.: (+57) 1 606-7676, Ext. 1690 Fax: (+57) 1 606-4777 E-mail:  drico@mincomercio.gov.cob   
 Puntocontactotc-msf@mincomercio.gov.co  
 
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