. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/COL/149 
12 May 2010 
 (10-2706) 
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 website 
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 applicable, otherwise national tariff heading.  
ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):   Cellulosic materials, 
objects, packaging and equipment, whethe r domestically manufactured or imported, 
intended to come into contact with food and beverages for human consumption.  Cellulosic 
materials, objects, packaging and equipmen t, whether domestically manufactured or 
imported, coated or surface-treated with para ffins, polymeric resins or other substances. 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Proyecto de 
Resolución del Ministerio de la Protección Social "Por el cual se establece el reglamento técnico sobre los requisitos que deben cu mplir los materiales, objetos, envases y 
equipamientos celulósicos y sus aditivos desti nados a entrar en contacto con alimentos y 
bebidas alcohólicas para consumo humano" (Draft Resolution of the Ministry of Social 
Welfare "Establishing the Technical Regulation on the requirements to be met by cellulosic 
materials, objects, packaging and equipment, and the additives therein, intended to come 
into contact with food and alcoholic bevera ges for human consumption") (8 pages, in  
Spanish). 
6. Description of content:   This draft Resolution covers the following:  Purpose;  Scope;  
Definitions;  Good manufacturing practices;  General requirements;  Positive list of 
authorized substances;  Maximum compositi on and specific migration limits;  Total or 
global migration limit;  Analytical tolerances of total migration limit;  Verification of compliance with total migration limit;  Maxi mum permissible levels of heavy metals;  
Colouring matter and pigments;  Use of recycled cellulosic materials;  Formation of cellulosic laminates and packaging;  Filter pape r for cooking and filtration;  Prohibitions;  
Inspection, monitoring and control;  Inspec tion visits;  Conformity assessment;  Review 
and updating;  Notification;  Period of validit y;  Annex 1:  Positive list of materials;  
Annex 2:  Colouring matter and pi gments;  Annex 3:  Use of recycled cellulosic materials;  
Annex 4:  Positive list of monomers;  A nnex 5:  Positive list of polymers;  and 
Annex 6:  Colouring matter and pigments in materials.  G/TBT/N/COL/149 
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  7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable:  
Protection of human health and prevention of  practices likely to mislead consumers. 
8. Relevant documents:   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). 
9. Proposed date of adoption: 
Proposed date of entry into force:  Date on which the Resolution is signed 
Six months as from the date of publication 
in the Official Journal 
10. Final date for comments:   10 August 2010 
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers, E-mail and website addresses,  if available, of other body:  
Enquiry Point : 
Contact person:  Daniel Héctor Rico R. E-mail: drico@mincomercio.gov.co and Pu ntocontactotc-msf@mincomercio.gov.co 
Tel.: +(571) 606 7676, Ext. 1690 Fax: +(571) 606 4777 
 
Ministerio de Comercio, Industria y Turismo Dirección de Regulación Calle 28 N° 13A - 15, tercer piso Bogotá, D.C., Colombia 
Tel.: +(571) 606 4775 
Website: http://www.vuce.gov.co/
 
 Ministerio de la Protección Social Dirección General de Salud Pública Grupo de Salud Ambiental 
Carrera 13 N° 32 – 76 
Bogotá, D.C., Colombia Tel.: +(571) 330 5000, Ext. 1266 Fax: +(571) 330 5050 E-mail: bolarte@minproteccionsocial.gov.co 
Website: http://www.minproteccionsocial.gov.co/
 
 Text also available online at: http://members.wto.org/crnattach ments/2010/tbt/col/10_2088_00_s.pdf