. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/COL/69 
31 August 2005 
 (05-3788) 
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 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 [   ], 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):   All food for human 
consumption 
5. Title, number of pages and lang uage(s) of the notified document:   Proyecto de 
Resolución "Por la cual se establece el reglame nto técnico sobre los re quisitos de rotulado 
o etiquetado que deben cumplir los alimentos envasados y materias primas de alimentos 
para consumo humano"  (Draft Resolution establishing the Technical Regulation on the 
Labelling and Marking Requirements for Pack aged Food and Raw Materials for Food for 
Human Consumption) (17 pages, in Spanish). 
6. Description of content:   This draft Resolution lays down the marking and labelling 
requirements for containers and packaging u sed for food for human consumption and food 
raw materials in order to provide consumer s with sufficiently clear and easily understood 
product information which is not misleading or confusing and which enables them to make 
an informed choice. The Resolution also est ablishes the following: Purpose, Scope of 
application, Definitions, General requirements,  Required label inform ation, Presentation of 
information on labels, Labelling of irradiat ed foods, Labelling of food raw materials, 
Foreign-language labelling, Administrativ e provisions, Monitoring and inspection. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable:    
 Prevention of deceptive practices.  
8. Relevant documents:   Resolution No. 0485 of 25 February 2005, notified in document 
G/TBT/N/COL/31/Add.2. 
9. Proposed date of adoption:   
Proposed date of entry into force:    Upon publication in the Official Journal. 
Three (3) months as from the date of 
publication in the Official Journal. G/TBT/N/COL/69 
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 10. Final date for comments:   25 November 2005 
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ X ], 
Enquiry Point: 
Contact person:  Daniel Héctor Rico R.  E-mail: danielrico@mincomercio.gov.co Tel.: (+571) 606-7676, Ext. 1690 
Fax: (+571) 241-0480 
Dirección de Regulación  
Ministerio de Comercio, Industria y Turismo Calle 28 No. 13A - 15, cuarto piso Bogotá, D.C., Colombia Tel.:  (+571) 241-0478 
Website:  www.mincomercio.gov.co 
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 
E-mail: bolarte@minproteccionsocial.gov.co 
Tel.: (+571) 336-5066 Fax:  (+571) 336-0182 
Website: www.minsalud.gov.co