. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/COL/137 
2 April 2007 
 (07-1352) 
Committee on Sanitary and 
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):  Meat and meat products of swine (HS tariff heading 0203.00.00)  
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 
del Ministerio de la Protección Social "Por la  cual se establecen los requisitos para la 
inspección, vigilancia y control oficial de los establecimientos dedicados al beneficio, 
desposte, almacenamiento, expendio y el transporte de carne y productos cárnicos 
comestibles de la especie porcina"  (Draft Ministry of Social Welfare Resolution 
"establishing requirements for the inspection, 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 sla ughter 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 measur es and penalties;  notification and period of 
application. 
7. Objective and rationale:  [ X ] food safety, [  ] animal health, [  ] plant protection, 
[ X ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [] protect territory from other 
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  8. International standard, gu ideline 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 these are available:   Decree No. 205 of 
2003 and Framework Decree (available in Spanish). 
10. Proposed date of adoption:   The date on which the Resolution is signed. 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:   Six (6) months as from the date of publication in the 
Official Journal. 
12. Final date for comments:   29 June 2007 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [ X ] National notification 
authority, [ X ] National enquiry point, or  address, fax number and E mail address (if 
available) of other body: 
National Enquiry Point  
Ministerio de Comercio, Industria y Turismo Dirección de Regulación Calle 28 Nº 13A - 15, tercer piso Tel.: +(571) 241-0478 Fax: +(571) 241-0480 
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.: PBX: 330-5000, Exts. 1440 to 1445 Fax: +(571) 330-5050 Web site:  www.minproteccionsocial.gov.co
 
13. Texts available from:  [ X ] National notification authority, [  ] National enquiry point, 
or address, fax number and E mail ad dress (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. E-mail: drico@mincomercio.gov.co
 
Tel.: +(571) 606-7676, Ext. 1690 Fax: +(571) 241-0480 
Web site: http://www.mincomercio.gov.co