. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/COL/152 
3 August 2010 
 (10-4138) 
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 Commerce, 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):   Additives used in the 
processing of food for human consumption 
5. Title, number of pages and lang uage(s) of the notified document:   Proyecto de 
Resolución del Ministerio de la Protección Socia l "Por la cual se establece el reglamento 
técnico sobre los requisitos de rotulado o eti quetado que deben cumplir los aditivos que se 
empleen para la elaboración de alimentos par a consumo humano en el territorio nacional" 
(Draft Resolution of the Ministry of Social  Welfare "Establishing the Technical Regulation 
on the marking and labelling requirements for additives used in the processing of food for 
human consumption in Colombian national territory") (8 pages, in  Spanish). 
6. Description of content:   The notified draft Resolution establishes the general marking and 
labelling requirements for additives used in the processing of food for human consumption 
and the specific mandatory and optional information to be displayed on labels.  The 
Resolution includes definitions and provisions relating to inspection, monitoring and control, penalties, notification, and validity. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:  
Protection of human health 
8. Relevant documents:   Resolution No. 2606 of 2009 
9. Proposed date of adoption: 
 
Proposed date of entry into force:  As from the date of publication in the Official 
Journal 
Six months as from the date of publication in 
the Official Journal G/TBT/N/COL/152 
Page 2  
 
  10. Final date for comments:   27 September 2010 
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry  point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers, E-mail and website addresses,  if available, of other body:  
Enquiry Point : 
Contact person:  Daniel Héctor Rico R. Tel.: +(571) 606-7676, Ext. 1690 Fax: +(571) 241-0480 
E-mail: drico@mincomercio.gov.co 
 Ministerio de Comercio, Industria y Turismo Dirección de Regulación Calle 28 N° 13A-15, tercer piso Bogotá, D.C., Colombia 
Tel.: +(571) 241-0478 
Website: http://www.mincomercio.gov.co/
 
and Ministerio de la Protección Social 
Dirección General de Salud Pública 
Grupo de Salud Ambiental 
Carrera 13 N° 32–76 Bogotá, D.C., Colombia Tel.: +(571) 330-5000, Ext. 1428 Fax: +(571) 330-5050 
E-mail: bolarte@minproteccionsocial.gov.co 
Website: http://www.minproteccionsocial.gov.co/
 
Text also available online at: 
http://members.wto.org/crnattach ments/2010/tbt/col/10_2977_00_s.pdf