G/TBT/N/COL/220  
9 June 2016  
(16-3123)  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 telephon e 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: Ministerio de 
Comercio, Industria y Turismo  (Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Tourism) 
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [ ], 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 addition, where applicable): Meat of 
sheep and goats (tariff heading 02.04 and tariff subheadings 0206.80.00.00 and 0206.90.00.00) 
5. Title, number of pages and lang uage(s) of the notified document: Proyecto de 
Resolución del Ministerio de Salud y Protección Social "Por la cual se expide el reglamento 
técnico que establece los requisitos sanitarios para el funcionamiento de las plantas de 
beneficio animal de las especies ovina y caprina, plantas de desposte y almacenamiento, comercialización, expendio, transporte, importación o exportación de carne y productos 
cárnicos comestibles" (Draft Resolution of the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare 
"issuing the technical regulation that establishes the sanitary requirements governing the operation of plants engaged in the slaughter of sheep and goats, and the cutting, storage, 
marketing, sale, transport, importation and exportation of meat and edible meat 
products") (68 pages, in Spanish) 
6. Description of content: The notified draft Resolution establishes the sanitary 
requirements to be met by plants engaged in  the slaughter of sheep and goats, and the 
cutting, storage, marketing, sale, transport, importation and exportation of meat and edible meat products. It covers the followin g: Purpose; Scope; Definitions; Sanitary 
standards; Sanitation standard operating procedures (SSOPs); Ante- and post-mortem 
inspection; Hazard analysis and HACCP plan; Storage of meat and edible meat products; Inspection, monitoring, control, and penalty system; Notification; and Period of validity 
and derogations. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable: Protection of human health and safety and prevention of practices likely to 
mislead or deceive consumers. Protection of human health and safety and prevention of 
practices likely to mislead or deceive consumers. G/TBT/N/COL/220 
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  8. Relevant documents: Law No. 9 of 1979 and the following Ministry of Health and Social 
Welfare decrees: Decree No. 1594 of 26 June 1984, Decree No. 2350 of 26 July 2004, 
Decree No. 1500 of 4 May 2007 (notified in document G/TBT/N/COL/82/Add.1), 
Decree No. 2270 of 2 November 2012 (notified in document G/TBT/N/COL/82/Add.6), and Decree No. 351 of 19 February 2014. 
9. Proposed date of adoption: Date on which the Resolution is signed. 
Proposed date of entry into force: Three and a half years after publication in the 
Official Journal.  
10. Final date for comments: 26 August 2016 
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 
Website: http://www.mincit.gov.co/publicaciones.php?id=33051  
Ministerio de Comercio, Industria y Turismo 
Dirección de Regulación 
Tel.: +(57-1) 606-4775 Calle 28, N° 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 
Email: bolarte@minsalud.gov.co  
Website: http://www.minprotecci onsocial.gov.co/  
Also available at: 
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