. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/COL/92 
4 April 2007 
 (07-1395) 
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 - Dirección de Regulación  (Ministry of Commerce, Industry 
and Tourism – Regulation Department) 
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):   Meat and meat products 
of swine (HS tariff heading 0203.00.00) 
5. Title, number of pages and lang uage(s) of the notified document:   Proyecto de 
Resolución del Ministerio de la Protección Socia l "Por la cual se establecen los requisitos 
para la inspección, vigilancia y control o ficial de los establecimientos dedicados al 
beneficio, desposte, almacenamiento, expe ndio y el transporte de carne y productos 
cárnicos comestibles de la especie porcina"  (Draft Ministry of Social Welfare Resolution 
"establishing requirements for the inspecti on, monitoring and official control of 
establishments engaged in the slaughter of swin e and the cutting, storage, sale and transport 
of the meat and edible meat products thereof") (45 pages, in Spanish). 
6. Description of content:   The notified draft Resolution establishes the sanitary requirements 
to be met by establishments engaged in the sl aughter of swine and the cutting, storage, sale 
and transport of the meat and edible meat products thereof for human consumption.  It 
covers the following:  purpose;  scope;  defin itions;  general standards;  specific sanitary 
operating standards for swine slaughterhouses;  safety assurance system;  hazard analysis 
and critical control point (HACCP) system;  pathogen control;  chemical residue and 
contaminant control;  ante- and post-mortem in spection requirements;  requirements for the 
transport of meat and edible meat products;  requirements for cutting, storage and sale; inspection, monitoring, control, safety measures and penalties;  notification and period of application. 
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. G/TBT/N/COL/92 
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  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. 
10. Final date for comments:   29 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