. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/COL/89 
8 March 2007 
 (07-0970) 
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:    
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):   Poultry and wild fowl 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Proyecto de 
Resolución del Ministerio de la  Protección Social "Por la cual  se establecen los requisitos 
para la inspección, vigilancia y control oficial de  los establecimientos de dicados al beneficio, 
desprese, almacenamiento, expendio y el transporte de la carne y productos cárnicos comestibles de aves de corral y silvestres" (Draft Ministry of Social Welfare Resolution 
"establishing requirements for the inspection, surveillance and official control of establishments engaged in the slaughter of pou ltry and wild fowl and the cutting, storage, 
sale and transport of the meat and edible meat  products thereof") (29 pages, in Spanish). 
6. Description of content:   The notified draft Resolution establishes the sanitary requirements 
for establishments engaged in the slaughter of poultry and wild fowl and the cutting, 
storage, sale and transport of the meat and edible meat products thereof for human 
consumption;  Purpose;  Scope;  Definiti ons;  General standards;  Specific sanitary 
standards for slaughterhouses;  Safety assu rance systems;  Chemical residue and 
contaminant control; Ante- and post-mortem in spection requirements;  Requirements for the 
transport of meat and edible meat products;  Sa le of carcasses and parts thereof and edible 
meat products. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable:    
 Protection of human life and health and the environment and prevention of practices 
liable to mislead, confuse or deceive consumers. 
8. Relevant documents:   Decree No. 205 of 2003 and Framework Decree 
9. Proposed date of adoption: 
Proposed date of entry into force:  Date on which the Resolution is signed. 
Six (6) months as from the date of 
publication in the Official Journal. G/TBT/N/COL/89 
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  10. Final date for comments:   4 June 2007 
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. 1690 
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 Promoción y Prevención 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