G/SPS/N/COL/2 65 
 
1 February 2017  
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Committee on Sanitary and Phytosa nitary 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 (pro vide tariff item number(s) as specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in 
addition, where applicable): Sugar  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[X] All tradin g partners  
[ ] Specific regions or countries:   
5. Title of the notified document: Proyecto de resolución "Por la cual se establecen los 
requisitos sanitarios que debe cumplir el azúcar para consumo humano que se fabrique, 
almacene, transporte, importe y  comercia lice en el territorio nacional"  (Draft Resolutio n 
laying down the sanitary  requirements to be met by sugar for human consumption 
imported into and produced , stored, transported and marketed in national territory ) 
Language(s): Spanish    Number of p ages:  7  
Text available at: 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2017/SPS/COL/17_0635_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content: The notified draft Resolution lays down  the sanitary 
requirements to be met by sugar for human consumption imported into and produced , 
stored, transported and marketed in national territory . It covers the following: Purpose; 
Scope; Definitions; General sanitary  requirements ; Ingredients  prohibited in t he 
manufacturing process ; Specific sanitary  requirements ; Laboratory analysis ; Inspection, 
monitoring  and control ; Penalty procedure ; Notification; and Period of validity . 
7. Objective and rationale: [ X] food safety, [  ] animal health, [  ] plant protectio n, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [  ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.   
8. Is there a relevant international standard? If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of C odex 
standard or related text) :  
[ ] World Organi sation for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) :  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number) :  
[X] None   
Does this proposed regulation co nform to the relevant international standard?   
[ ] Yes   [  ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:   G/SPS/N/C OL/265 
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s ) in which these are available:  
Resolution ( Resolució n) No. 4506 of 2013, notified in document G/SPS/N/COL/243, 
Resolution No. 2671 of  2014, Resolution No. 3706 of 2015, Decree ( Decreto ) 2106 
of 1983, Resolution No. 10593 of  1985, Resolution No. 1618 of 1991, Resolution 
No. 4124 of  1991, Resolution No. 4125 of 1991 and Resolution No. 4126 of 1991 of the  
Ministry of Health and Social Welfare . 
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) : Six months  after publication in the Official Journal   
[ ] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments: [ X] Sixty days from the date of circulatio n of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 2 April 2017  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [ X] National Notification 
Authority, [ X] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address 
(if available) of other body:      
Ministerio d e Comercio, Industria y Turismo  
Dirección de Regulación  
Calle 28 N° 13A - 15, tercer piso  
Bogotá, D.C.  Colombia  
Tel.: (+571) 606 -7676, Ext. 1690 -1340 
E-mail:  mgonzalezs@mincit.gov.co  
 drico@mincit.gov.co  
Website:  http://www.sical.gov.co  
 
Ministerio de Salud y Protección Social  
Carrera 13 N° 32 -76, Código Postal 1120311  
Bogotá, D.C., Colombia  
Tel.:  (+571) 330 -5000  
Website:  http://www.minsalud.gov.co  
13. Text(s) availabl e from: [ X] National Notification Authority, [ X] National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other body:    
Ministerio de Comercio, Industria y Turismo  
Dirección de Regulación  
Calle 28 N° 13A - 15, tercer piso  
Bogotá, D .C., Colombia  
 
Enquiry point:  
Contact person: Daniel Héctor Rico R.  
Tel.: (+571) 606 -7676, Ext. 1690  
E-mail: drico@mincit.gov.co  
Website:  http://www.mincit.gov.co/publicaciones.php?id=33051