. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/COL/102 
31 August 2005 
 (05-3791) 
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 numbe r(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where 
applicable):  All food for human consumption 
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 Resolución 
"Por la cual se establece el reglamento t écnico sobre los requisitos 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 used for food for human consumption and food 
raw materials in order to provide consumers 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 information, 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:  [ X ] food safety,  [   ] animal health,  [   ] plant protection,   
[   ] protect humans from animal/plant pest  or disease, [   ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests  
8. International standard, guideline or recommendation:  
[   ] Codex Alimentarius Commission,  [   ] World Organization for Animal Health 
(OIE),  [   ] International Plant Protection Convention,  [ X ] 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 th ese are available:   Resolution No. 0485 
of 25 February 2005, notified in documen t G/TBT/N/COL/31/Add.2, in Spanish. 
10. Proposed date of adoption:   Upon publication in the Official Journal. G/SPS/N/COL/102 
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 11. Proposed date of entry into force:   Three (3) months as from the date of publication in the 
Official Journal. 
12. Final date for comments:   25 November 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:  
Dirección de Regulación 
Ministerio de Comercio, Industria y Turismo  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