. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/COL/101 
26 July 2005 
 (05-3355) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures  Original:   Spanish 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
1. Member to Agreement notifying:   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 number(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where 
applicable):  Milk (tariff item nos. 0401 and 0402.10) 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:   
 Trading partners of Colombia. 
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:  Proyecto de Decreto 
"Por el cual se expide el Reglamento Técnic o 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:  [ X ] food safety, [   ] animal health, [   ] plant protection,   
[ X ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [   ] protect territory from other damage from pests  
8. International standard, gu ideline or recommendation:  
[ X ] Codex Alimentarius Commission,  [   ] World Organization for Animal Health 
(OIE),  [   ] International Plant Protection Convention,  [   ] None  
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate 
reference and briefly identify deviations:    
9. Relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available:   Law No. 09 of 1979, 
Decree No. 3075 of 1997 and Resolution No. 485 of 2005 
10. Proposed date of adoption:   Upon publication in the Official Journal. 
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11. Proposed date of entry into force:   Six (6) months as from the date of publication in the 
Official Journal. 
12. Final date for comments:   21 October 2005 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [  X ] National notification 
authority, [  X ] National enquiry point, or addre ss, fax number and E-mail address (if 
available) of other body:  
Servicio Nacional de Información (National Enquiry Point): 
Ministerio de Comercio, Industria y Turismo Dirección de Regulación Calle 28 No. 13A - 15, cuarto piso 
Bogotá, D.C., Colombia 
Tel.: (571) 606-7676, Ext. 1690 Fax: (571) 241-0478 
and 
Ministerio de la Protección Social 
Dirección General de Salud Pública Carrera 13 No. 32 - 76 
Bogotá, D.C., Colombia 
E-mail:   bolarte@minproteccionsocial.gov.co
 
Tel.: (571) 336-5066 Fax: (571) 336-0182 Website: www.minsalud.gov.co
 
13. Texts available from:  [  X ] National notification authority, [  X ] National enquiry point, 
or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:  
Ministerio de Comercio, Industria y Turismo 
Dirección de Regulación Calle 28 No.13A - 15, cuarto piso  
Bogotá, D.C., Colombia 
Enquiry Point
:  
Contact person :  Daniel Héctor Rico R.  
E-mail: danielrico@mincomercio.gov.co  
Tel.: (571) 606-7676, Ext. 1690 
Fax: (571) 241-0480 
Website: http://www.mincomercio.gov.co