. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/COL/153 
12 March 2008 
 (08-1124)  
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   Spanish 
  
NOTIFICATION 
 
1. Member to Agreement notifying:   COLOMBIA
 
If applicable, name of local government involved:    
2. Agency responsible:  Ministerio de la Protección Social  (Ministry of Social Welfare) 
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers sh ould be provided in addition, where 
applicable):  Packaging materials (plasti cs, regenerated cellulose, elastomers, rubber, paper, 
board, glass, ceramics, metals, alloys, wood, cork, natural fibres, inter alia ), lids and caps, 
equipment and utensils used in the food and food service industry 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  Trading 
partners of Colombia  
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:  Proyecto de Resolución del 
Ministerio de la Protección Social "Por medio de la cual se establece el reglamento técnico 
sobre los requisitos que deben cumplir los mat eriales, objetos y equipamientos destinados a 
entrar en contacto con lo s alimentos para consumo humano"    (Draft Resolution of the 
Ministry of Social Welfare "Establishing the Technical Regulation on the requirements for materials, articles and equipment intended to  come into contact with food for human 
consumption")  (18 pages, in Spanish). 
6. Description of content:  The notified draft Resolution covers the following:  Purpose; Scope; 
Definitions; General requirements for food-c ontact materials, equipment and articles; 
Classification of materials and articles; Specific re gulations for groups of materials and articles; 
Requirements for active and intelligent food-c ontact materials and articles; Prohibitions; 
Recycling and reuse of materials, equipment a nd articles; Authorization of substances; Good 
Manufacturing Practices for food-contact material/article industries; Traceability; and Inspection, monitoring, control, safety measures and penalties. 
7. Objective and rationale:  [ X ] food safety,  [   ] animal health,  [   ] plant protection,  
[ X ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [   ] protect territory from other 
damage from pests    
8. International standard, guideline or recommendation:  
[   ] Codex Alimentarius Commission,  [   ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE),  
[   ] International Plant Protection Convention,  [ X ] None  
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate 
reference and briefly identify deviations:    G/SPS/N/COL/153 
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  9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Law No. 09 of 1979; 
Law No. 715 of 2001; Article 34(b) and 34(c) of Law No. 1122 of 2007; and Decree No. 3075 
of 1997. 
10. Proposed date of adoption:  Date on which the Resolution is signed 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  Six (6) months after the date of publication in the Official 
Journal 
12. Final date for comments:  11 June 2008 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [ X ] National notification 
authority, [ X ] National enquiry point or address, fax number and E-mail address (if 
available) of other body:  
   Enquiry Point  
 Ministerio de Comercio, Industria y Turismo  Dirección de Regulación 
 Calle 28 Nº 13A - 15, tercer piso 
 Bogotá, D. C., Colombia  Tel: +(571) 241-0478  Fax: +(571) 241-0480 
 or 
 Ministerio de la Protección Social 
 Dirección General de Salud Pública  Grupo de Salud Ambiental  Carrera 13 No. 32 - 76  Bogotá, D.C., Colombia 
 Tel.: PBX:  330-5000, Exts. 1440 to 1445 
 Fax: +(571) 330-5050  Website: www.minproteccionsocial.gov.co
 
13. Texts available from:  [ X ] National notification  authority, [   ] National enquiry point or 
address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:  
 Ministerio de Comercio, Industria y Turismo 
 Dirección de Regulación 
 Calle 28 No.13A - 15, tercer piso  
 Bogotá, D.C., Colombia 
 Enquiry Point :  
 Contact person:  Daniel Héctor Rico R.   Tel.: +(571) 606-7676, Ext. 1690 
 Fax: +(571) 241-0480 
 E-mail: drico@mincomercio.gov.co     Website: http://www.mincomercio.gov.co