. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/COL/67 
25 July 2005 
 (05-3330) 
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, 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  (Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Tourism) 
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [  X ], 2.10.1 [   ], 5.6.2 [ X  ], 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):   Milk (tariff item 
nos. 0401 and 0402.10) 
5. Title, number of pages and lang uage(s) of the notified document:   Proyecto de Decreto 
"Por el cual se expide el Reglamento Técnico sobre los requisitos que debe cumplir la leche 
para el consumo humano que se obtenga, procese, envase, transporte, comercialice, 
expenda, importe o exporte en el país"  (Draft Decree issuing the technical regulation laying 
down the requirements for milk for human consumption obtained, processed, packaged, 
transported, marketed, sold, imported into or exported from Colombia) (28 pages, in 
Spanish). 
6. Description of content:   This draft Decree covers the following:  Purpose, Scope of 
application, Definitions, Requirements for pr imary milk production, Origin, cooling and 
destination of milk, Prohibiti ons, Technical specifications for milk, Milk processing plants, 
Sanitation process, Milk reconstitution, Milk  powder processing plants, Equipment, Milk 
packaging and labelling, Quality assurance and control, Transportation and sale of milk, 
Inspection, monitoring and cont rol and Conformity assessment. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable:    
 Protect human health and safety and prevent practices likely to mislead consumers. 
8. Relevant documents:   Law No. 09 of 1979, Decree No. 3075 of 1997 and 
Resolution No. 485 of 2005 
9. Proposed date of adoption:   
Proposed date of entry into force:   28 October 2005 
Six (6) months as from the date of publication in 
the Official Journal. G/TBT/N/COL/67 
Page 2  
 
 10. Final date for comments:   21 October 2005 
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [  X ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers, e-mail and web-site addresses, if available of the other body:   
  Enquiry Point : 
  Contact person: Daniel Héctor Rico R.  
E-mail:  danielrico@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, cuarto piso 
Bogotá, D.C., Colombia 
Tel.:  (+571) 241-0478 
 
Web site:  
http://www.mincomercio.gov.co/VBeContent/ NewsDetail.asp?ID=2197&IDCompany=15  
or address, telephone and fax numbers and E-mail and Web site addresses, if 
available, of other body:    
 Ministerio de la Protección Social 
Dirección General de Salud Pública Carrera 13 No. 32 - 76 Bogotá, D.C., Colombia 
 
Tel.:  (+571) 336-5066 Fax:  (+571) 336-0182 E-mail  bolarte@minproteccionsocial.gov.co 
 Web site: www.minsalud.gov.co