. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/COL/118 
22 September 2008 
 (08-4406) 
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):   Energy drinks 
5. Title, number of pages and lang uage(s) 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 cu mplir las bebidas energizantes para consumo 
humano"  (Draft Resolution of the Ministry of  Social Welfare "Issuing the Technical 
Regulation laying down the requirements to be met by energy drinks for human consumption") (7 pages, in Spanish). 
6. Description of content:   The notified draft Resolution covers the following:  Purpose; 
Scope;  Definitions;  Sanitary requirements  for energy-drink processing establishments; 
General requirements for energy drinks;  Requirements and prohibitions;  Labelling, 
marking and advertising;  Quality assurance and control;  Sanitary registration, inspection, 
monitoring and control. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:  
 
 Protection of human life, health and safe ty and prevention of practices liable to 
mislead or deceive consumers. 
8. Relevant documents:   Law No. 09 of 1979, Law No. 1122 of 2007 and  Decree No. 3075 of 
1997. 
9. Proposed date of adoption: 
Proposed date of entry into force:  Date on which the Resolution is signed. 
Six months after the date of publication in the Official Journal. G/TBT/N/COL/118 
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  10. Final date for comments:   18 December 2008 
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [  X ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers, E-mail and web site addresses, if available, of other body:  
Enquiry Point : 
Contact person: Daniel Héctor Rico R. 
Tel.: +(571) 606-7676, Ext. 31690 
Fax: +(571) 241-0480 
E-mail: drico@mincomercio.gov.co  Ministerio de Comercio, Industria y Turismo Dirección de Regulación Calle 28 No. 13A-15, tercer piso 
Bogotá, D.C., Colombia 
Tel.: +(571) 241-0478 Web site: http://secgen.comunidadandina.org/sirt  Ministerio de la Protección Social 
Dirección General de Salud Pública 
Grupo de Salud Ambiental Carrera 13 No. 32-76 Bogotá, D.C., Colombia Tel.: +(571) 330-5000, Exts. 1440 to 1445 
Fax:  +(571) 330-5050 
E-mail:  bolarte@minproteccionsocial.gov.co Web site: http://www.minproteccionsocial.gov.co