. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/COL/116 
4 September 2008 
 (08-4170) 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:   Spanish 
  
 
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
The following notification is being circ ulated in accordance with Article 10.6. 
 
1. Member to Agreement notifying:  COLOMBIA
 
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):  
2. Agency responsible:   Congreso de la República de Colombia  (Congress of the Republic of 
Colombia)  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers and e-mail and web site 
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 – Dirección de Regulación (Ministry of Commerce, Industry 
and Tourism – Regulation Department)  
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):   Cigars, tobacco:  
HS tariff subheadings 24.02.00.00 and 24.03.00.00 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Proyecto de Ley del 
Congreso de la República de Colombia "dispos iciones por medio de las cuales se previene 
daños a la salud de los menores de edad, la población no fumadora y se estipulan políticas 
públicas para la prevención del consumo del tabaco y rehabilitación del enfermo a causa 
del tabaquismo y sus derivados en la población colombiana.  ACUMULADO AL PROYECTO DE LEY NUMERO 175 DE 2007, por me dio de la cual se establecen políticas 
públicas para proteger a los menores de edad de  los efectos nocivos de los productos del 
tabaco"  (Draft law of the Congress of the Republic of Colombia:  "Provisions protecting the 
health of minors and non-smokers and establishing public policies for the prevention of 
tobacco consumption and for rehabilitation in the event of illness caused by the smoking of 
tobacco and its derivatives in the Colombia n population.  Complements Draft Law No. 175 
of 2007 which establishes public policies to protect minors from the harmful effects of 
tobacco products") (7 pages, in Spanish) 
6. Description of content:   Provisions on the sale of tobacco products to minors;  provisions 
to prevent the consumption of tobacco a nd its derivatives by minors and non-smokers; 
provisions on the advertising and packaging of  tobacco and its derivatives;  provisions to 
prohibit activities relating to the promotion, sponsorship and sampli ng of tobacco and its 
derivatives, which are aimed at minors with a view to encouraging tobacco consumption; 
provisions to re-establish the rights of non-smokers in respect of tobacco consumption; penalty regime;  time-frames and final provisions. G/TBT/N/COL/116 
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  7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
 
 Protection of human life, health and safe ty and prevention of practices liable to 
mislead or deceive consumers. 
8. Relevant documents:   Law 1109 of 27 December 2006 and WHO Framework Convention 
on Tobacco Control. 
9. Proposed date of adoption: 
Proposed date of entry into force: 
 Date on which the Law is enacted. 
The Law will enter into force upon its 
enactment.  Three hundred and sixty (360) 
calendar days will be given as of the date of 
enactment to adjust the notices on packets and packaging.  
10. Final date for comments:   26 November 2008 
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [  X ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers, e-mail and web site addresses, if available, of other body:  
Enquiry Point : 
Contact person:  Daniel Héctor Rico R.  
E-mail: drico@mincomercio.gov.co
 
Tel.: (+571) 606 7676, Ext. 1690 Fax: (+571) 241 0480  Ministerio de Comercio, Industria y Turismo 
Dirección de Regulación 
Calle 28 No. 13A-15, tercer piso Bogotá, D.C., Colombia  Tel.: (+571) 241 0478 Web site: http://secgen.comunidadandina.org/sirt