WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/COL/195 
2 June 2010 
 (10-3032) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   Spanish 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
1. Notifying Member:  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):  Materials, objects, containers and equi pment of enamelled or glazed glass or 
ceramics, whether domestically manufactured or imported, intended to come into contact with food and beverages for human consumption 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[X] All trading partners [ ] Specific regions or countries: 
5. Title of the notified document:  Proyecto de Resolución del Ministerio de la Protección 
Social "Por medio de la cual se establece el reglamento técnico sobre los requisitos que deben cumplir los materiales, objetos, enva ses y equipamientos de vidrios y cerámicas 
destinados a estar en contacto con a limentos y bebidas para consumo humano" (Draft 
Resolution of the Ministry of Social Welfar e "Establishing the Technical Regulation on the 
requirements to be met by materials, objects, containers and equipment of glass or ceramics 
intended to come into contact with f ood and beverages for human consumption") 
Language:  Spanish  Number of pages:  6 
Text available online at: 
http://members.wto.org/crnattach ments/2010/sps/COL/10_2272_00_s.pdf
 
6. Description of content:  Purpose;  Scope;  Definitions;  Good manufacturing practices;  
General requirements;  Prohibitio ns;  Total and specific migration limits for containers and 
equipment of ceramics or glass with an enam el or glaze coating on the surface that comes 
into contact with food;  Sp ecific lead (Pb) migration limits for crystal objects and 
equipment;  Verification of compliance with total and specific migration limits;  Inspection, monitoring and control;  Inspection visits;  Conformity assessment;  Review and updating;  
Notification and Period of validity. 
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.  G/SPS/N/COL/195 
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  8. Is there a relevant international stan dard?  If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g. title or serial number of Codex standard 
or related text)  
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number)  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number)  
[X] None Does this proposed regulation conform to  the relevant international standard? 
 [ ] Yes [ ] No 
 If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:  
9. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available:  Law ( Ley) 
No. 09 of 1979, Law No. 100 of 1993, Law No. 715 of 2001 and Law No. 1122 of 2007 
(available in Spanish). 
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  Date on which the Resolution is signed 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) :  Once the Resolution is signed 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  [X] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) : 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure 
12. Final date for comments:  [ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the notification 
and/or (dd/mm/yy) :  27 August 2010 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [X] National Notification 
Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point.  Address, fax number and e-mail address (if 
available) of other body:  
Servicio Nacional de Información 
Ministerio de Comercio, Industria y Turismo 
Dirección de Regulación 
Calle 28 N° 13A - 15, tercer piso Bogotá, D.C., Colombia Tel.: +(571) 606-4775 Fax: +(571) 606-4777 
or 
Ministerio de la Protección Social 
Dirección General de Salud Pública Grupo de Salud Ambiental Carrera 13 No. 32 – 76 Bogotá, D.C., Colombia 
Tel.: +(57 1) 330-5000, Ext. 1266 
Fax: +(57 1) 330-5050 E-mail: bolarte@minproteccionsocial.gov.co Website: http://www.minproteccionsocial.gov.co/
  G/SPS/N/COL/195 
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  13. Texts available from:  [X] National Notification Authority, [X] National Enquiry 
Point.  Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body:  
Ministerio de Comercio, Industria y Turismo 
Dirección de Regulación Calle 28 N° 13A - 15, tercer piso 
Bogotá, D.C., Colombia 
 Enquiry Point
: 
Contact person:  Daniel Héctor Rico R. Tel.:   +(571) 606-7676, Ext. 1690 
Fax:   +(571) 606-4777 
E-mail:  drico@mincomercio.gov.co and Puntocontactotc-msf@mincomercio.gov.co 
Website:  https://servicios.vuce.gov.co/puntocon/