. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/COL/141 
29 January 2010 
 (10-0438) 
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 -  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 applic able, otherwise national tariff heading.  
ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):   Capybara 
(Hydrochaeris hydrochaeris ) meat 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Proyecto de 
Resolución del Ministerio de la Protección Soc ial "Por la cual se establece el reglamento 
técnico sobre los requisitos sanitarios y de inocuidad de la carne de chigüiros 
(Hydrochaeris hydrochaeris) destinada para el consumo humano y las disposiciones para 
su beneficio, desposte, almacenamiento, comercialización, expendio, transporte, 
importación o exportación" (Draft Ministry of Social Welfare Resolution "Establishing the 
Technical Regulation on the health and safety requirements to be met by capybara (Hydrochaeris hydrochaeris ) meat for human consumption, and provisions concerning the 
slaughter of capybaras and the cutting, storage, marketing, sale, transportation, importation and exportation of the meat thereof") Language:  Spanish Number of pages:  62 
6. Description of content:   The notified draft Resolution lays down the sanitary requirements 
to be met by establishments engaged in the sl aughter of capybaras and the cutting, storage, 
marketing, sale, importation, exportation and transport of the meat thereof for human 
consumption.  The draft Resolution covers the following:  Purpose;  Scope;  Definitions;  
Sanitary standards;  Location and access;  D esign and construction;  Drainage systems;  
Ventilation;  Lighting;  Sanitary facilities;  Liquid and solid waste management;  Water 
quality;  Product handlers;  Health status;  Hygiene practices and protective measures;  
Requirements for slaughter and processing plan t installations, equipment and tools;  
Reception area;  Lairage area;  Stunning, bleeding, scalding and dehairing area, 
Intermediate or processing area, Finishing and dispatch area;  Carcass preparation area;  
Cutting area;  Dispatch area;  Slaughter and dressing room;  Chilling, freezing and storage rooms;  Sanitation Standard Operating Pro cedures, SSOPs (development, implementation, 
maintenance, corrective actions, verification);  Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point G/TBT/N/COL/141 
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  (HACCP) system;  Hazard analysis and HACCP plan;  Corrective actions;  Validation, 
verification and re-evaluation;  Record-keepi ng;  Inadequate HACCP system;  Training;  
Official verification;  "Zero tolerance" standard for faeces , ingesta  and milk contamination 
in slaughter and processing plant operations;  Criteria for E. coli  testing for process control 
verification;  Sample analysis;  Recording of test results;  Test result evaluation criteria;  
Non-compliance with criteria;  Salmonella  pathogen reduction performance standard;  
Sampling requirements;  Non-compliance with  standards;  Ante-mortem inspection;  
Official inspection of establishments engaged in the slaughter and processing of animals;  
Reception by the slaughterhouse of animals subject to special control;  Inspection requirements;  Unrestricted authorization;  Slaughter under special conditions;  Suspect 
animals;  Handling of animals which have recently given birth or aborted;  Final 
ante-mortem inspection judgement;  Recall/sei zure;  Emergency slaughter;  Post-mortem 
inspection;  Examinations conducted during post-mortem inspection;  Presentation for 
inspection;  Post-mortem inspection examinati ons and procedures;  Inspection procedures 
applicable to inedible meat products;  Ca rcass inspection procedure;  Post-mortem 
inspection judgements;  Ante-mortem/post-mor tem inspection procedures and judgements;  
Storage of meat;  Specific requirements for re tail outlets;  Transport of meat;  Training;  
Monitoring and control;  Review and updating;   Safety measures and penalty system;  
Notification and period of validity. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:  
To protect life and health and prevent practices likely to mislead consumers. 
8. Relevant documents:   L a w  ( Ley) No. 09 of 1979, Decree ( Decreto ) No. 1594 of 1984, 
Decree No. 205 of 2003, Decree No. 4126 of 2005, Decree No. 1500 of 2007, notified in document G/TBT/N/COL/82/Add.1, and Resolution ( Resolución ) No. 1164 of 2002. 
9. Proposed date of adoption: 
Proposed date of entry into force:  Date on which the Resolution is signed 
Date of publication in the Official Journal 
10. Final date for comments:   20 April 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. E-mail: drico@mincomercio.gov.co and Pu ntocontactotc-msf@mincomercio.gov.co 
Tel: +(571) 606-7676, Ext. 1690 Fax: +(571) 241-0480 
 
Ministerio de Comercio, Industria y Turismo Dirección de Regulación Calle 28 N° 13A - 15, tercer piso Bogotá, D.C., Colombia 
Tel: +(571) 241-0478 
The document is available at;   https://servicios.vuce.gov.co/puntoc/vern.php
 
and http://members.wto.org/crnatt achments/2010/tbt/col/10_0328_00_s.pdf