WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/COL/202 
20 September 2010 
 (10-4742) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   Spanish 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
1. Notifying Member:   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 numbe r(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO;  ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where 
applicable):  Vegetable and animal oils and fats 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[X] All trading partners, or [ ] Specific regions or countries: 
5. Title of the notified document:  Proyecto de Resolución del Ministerio de la Protección 
Social "Por la cual se establece el reglamento técnico sobre los requisitos que deben cumplir los aceites y grasas de origen vegetal o animal que se procesen, envasen, 
almacenen, transporten, exporten, importen y/ o comercialicen en el país, destinados para 
el consumo humano y se dictan otras disposiciones" (Draft Resolution of the Ministry of 
Social Welfare establishing technical regula tions on the requirements to be met by 
vegetable and animal oils and fats for hum an consumption that are processed, packaged, 
stored, transported, exported, imported and/or marketed in Colombia, and issuing other provisions) Language:  Spanish Number of pages:  32 
http://members.wto.org/crnattach ments/2010/sps/COL/10_3454_00_s.pdf
 
6. Description of content:  The notified text sets forth technical regulations on the 
requirements to be met by vegetable and animal  oils and fats for human consumption that 
are processed, packaged, stored, transported,  exported, imported and/or marketed in 
Colombia.  It covers the following:  Purpose;  scope;  definitions;  mandatory registration;  
basic hygiene requirements;  certification of compliance;  quality assurance and control;  
general and specific requirements for oils and fa ts;  physico-chemical requirements for oils;  
quality characteristics for oils;  fatty acid prof ile;  physico-chemical requirements for fats;  
microbiological requirements for fats;  oil and fat contaminants;  prohibitions;  packing and 
packaging;  shelf life, labelling and marking;  st orage, transport and marketing;  heated oils;  
import requirements for oils and fats;  trace ability;  inspection, monitoring and 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.  G/SPS/N/COL/202 
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  8. Is there a relevant international stan dard?  If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission  (e.g. title or serial number of Codex standard 
or related text)  
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number)  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM No.)  
[X] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to  the relevant international standard? 
 [ ] Yes [ ] No  
 If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard: 
9. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available:  Law No. 09 
of 1979, Decree No. 3075 of 1997, Decree No. 60 of 2002, Decree No. 205 of 2003, 
Resolution No. 5109 of 29 December 2005 notified in document G/SPS/N/COL/102/Add.1, 
and Resolution No. 2906 of 22 August 2007 notified in document G/SPS/N/COL/148 (available in Spanish) 
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  Date on which the Resolution is signed. 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) :  Date on which the Resolution is signed. 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  [X] Six months from date of publication, and/or 
(dd/mm/yy) :  Six (6) months from the date of publication in the Official Journal. 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments:  [ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the notification 
and/or (dd/mm/yy) :  6 December 2010 
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 de la Protección Social 
Dirección General de Salud Pública Grupo de Promoción y Prevención Carrera 13 No. 32-76 Bogotá, D.C., Colombia 
Tel.: +(571) 330 5000, Ext. 1266 
Fax: +(571) 330 5050 E-mail: bolarte@minproteccionsocial.gov.co Website: http://www.minproteccionsocial.gov.co/
  G/SPS/N/COL/202 
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  13. Texts available from:  [X] National Notifi cation Authority, [X] National Enquiry 
Point.  Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body: 
Enquiry point : 
Contact person:  Daniel Héctor Rico R. E-mail: drico@mincomercio.gov.co 
 Puntocontactotc-msf@mincomercio.gov.co 
Tel.: +(571) 606 7676, Ext. 1690 Fax: +(571) 606 4777 
Ministerio de Comercio, Industria y Turismo 
Dirección de Regulación 
Calle 28 No. 13A-15, tercer piso 
Bogotá, D.C., Colombia Tel.: +(571) 606 4775