. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/COL/111 
14 March 2008 
 (08-1170) 
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:   Ministerio de la Protección Social (Ministry of Social Welfare) 
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers and E-mail 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 Trade, Industry and Tourism) 
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):   Packaging made of the 
following materials:  plastic, regenerated ce llulose, elastomer, rubber, paper, paperboard, 
glass, ceramics, metal, alloys, wood, cork, and natural fibres, inter alia ;  stoppers and lids, 
equipment and utensils used in the food and food services industry. 
5. Title, number of pages and lang uage(s) 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 materiales, objetos y 
equipamientos destinados a entrar en cont acto con los alimentos para consumo humano"  
(Draft Ministry of Social Welfare Resoluti on establishing the technical regulations on the 
requirements for materials, objects and equipmen t that come into contact with food for 
human consumption) (18 pages, in Spanish). 
6. Description of content:   Purpose;  scope;  definitions;  general requirements for the 
materials, equipment and objects that come into  contact with food for human consumption; 
classification of materials and objects;  specific regulations for groups of materials and objects;  requirements for active and intelligent materials and objects that come into contact 
with food;  prohibitions;  recycling and re use of materials, equipment and objects; 
substance authorization;  good manufacturing practices for manufacturers of materials and objects that come into contact with food;  traceability;  inspection, monitoring, control, safety measures and penalties. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
 
 Protection of human life, health and safety and prevention of practices likely to 
mislead consumers. G/TBT/N/COL/111 
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  8. Relevant documents:   Law No. 09 of 1979, Law No. 715 of 2001, Article 34(b) and (c) of 
Law No. 1122 of 2007, and Decree No. 3075 of 1997. 
9. Proposed date of adoption: 
Proposed date of entry into force: Date on which the Resolution is signed. 
Six months after the date of publication in the 
Official Journal. 
10. Final date for comments:   11 June 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:  
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  Ministerio de la Protección Social 
Dirección General de Salud Pública 
Grupo de Salud Ambiental Carrera 13 No. 32-76 Bogotá, D. C., Colombia Tel.: +(571) 330 5000, Ext. 1440 to 1445 
Fax:  +(571) 330 5050 
E-mail:  bolarte@minproteccionsocial.gov.co Web site: http://www.minproteccionsocial.gov.co