. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION   
G/TBT/N/COL/161 
19 July 2011 
 (11-3602) 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:   Spanish 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
The following notification is being circ ulated in accordance with Article 10.6. 
 
1. Notifying Member:   COLOMBIA 
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):    
2. Agency responsible:   Ministerio de la Protección (Ministry of Social Welfare) 
Name and address (including telephone  and fax numbers, 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 del 
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 app licable, otherwise national tariff heading. 
ICS numbers may be provided in  addition, where applicable):   Vegetables 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Proyecto de 
Resolución del Ministerio de la Protección Socia l "Por el cual se expide el Reglamento 
Técnico sobre los requisitos sanitarios que de ben cumplir las hortalizas que se procesen, 
empaquen, transporten, importen y comercialicen en el territorio nacional" . (Draft 
Resolution of the Ministry of Social Welfare "Issuing the Technical Regulation on sanitary 
requirements for vegetables that are pro cessed, packaged, transported, imported and 
marketed in the national territory") (8 pages, in Spanish) 
6. Description of content:   The notified draft Resolution covers the following:  Purpose;  
Scope;  Definitions;  Operationa l and production requirements;  Classification;  Additives;  
Requirements for pesticide residues;  Requirements for contaminants;  Labelling;  Inspection, monitoring and control;  Sanitary  registration of establishments;  Samples for 
analysis;  Conformity assessment;  Review and updating;  Notification;  Period of validity. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:  
Protection of human health and safety and prevention of practices likely to mislead 
consumers. 
8. Relevant documents:   Decree No. 3075 of 1997, Ministry of Social Welfare Resolution 
No. 2906 of 22 August 2007, as notified in document G/TBT/N/COL/101, Ministry of Social Welfare Resolution No. 2195 of 11 June 2010, as notified in document 
G/TBT/N/COL/113/Add.1, Law No. 1122 of 2007 and Article 410 of Law No. 09 of 1979. G/TBT/N/COL/161 
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  9. Proposed date of adoption: 
Proposed date of entry into force:   Date on which the Resolution is signed 
Six months after publication in the Official 
Journal 
10. Final date for comments:   14 October 2011 
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry  point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers, e-mail and website addresses,  if available of the other body: 
Enquiry Point: 
 
Contact person:  Daniel Héctor Rico R. Tel.: +(57-1) 606-7676, Ext. 1690 Fax: +(57-1) 606-4777 E-mail: drico@mincomercio.gov.co ; 
 mailto:Puntocontactotc-msf@mincomercio.gov.co 
 
Ministerio de Comercio, Industria y Turismo Dirección de Regulación Calle 28 N° 13A - 15, tercer piso Bogotá, D.C., Colombia 
Tel.: +(57-1) 606-4775 
 Ministerio de la Protección Social Dirección General de Salud Pública Carrera 13 N° 32 - 76 Bogotá, D.C., Colombia 
Tel.: +(57-1) 330-5000, Ext. 1266 
Fax: +(57-1) 330-5050 E-mail: mailto:bolarte@minproteccionsocial.gov.co  
Website: http://www.minproteccionsocial.gov.co/  
 
Text also available at: 
http://members.wto.org/crnattach ments/2011/tbt/COL/11_2298_00_s.pdf