. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION   
G/TBT/N/COL/163 
16 September 2011 
 (11-4465) 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:   Spanish 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
The following notification is being circ ulated in accordance with Article 10.6. 
 
1. Notifying Member:   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, 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 [ ], 2.10.1 [ ], 5.6.2 [X], 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):   Food, raw materials and 
inputs for human consumption 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Proyecto de Decreto 
del Ministerio de la Protección Social "P or el cual se modifican los Títulos X 
Importaciones y XI Exportaciones del Decr eto 3075 de 1997 y el Decreto 1175 de 2003"  
(Draft Decree of the Ministry of Social  Welfare "amending Chapter X on imports and 
Chapter XI on exports of Decree No. 3075 of 1997, and Decree No. 1175 of 2003") (20 pages, in Spanish) 
6. Description of content:   The notified document covers the following:  Purpose;  Scope;  
Definitions;  General principles;  Types of checks carried out during inspection;  Control 
procedure information system;  Import cont rol;  Requirements to be met prior to 
importation;  Inspection, certification and c ontrol;  Sanitary inspection and certification 
procedures at entry points;  Export control;  Administrative provisions;  Final provisions;  Review and updating;  Notificati on;  and Period of validity. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:  
Protection of life and health and prevention of  practices likely to mislead, confuse or 
deceive consumers. 
8. Relevant documents:   Law No. 9 of 24 January 1979, Decree No. 3075 of 
23 December 1997 and Decree No. 1175 of 10 May 2003 
9. Proposed date of adoption: 
Proposed date of entry into force:   Date on which the Decree is signed 
Date of publication in the Official Journal G/TBT/N/COL/163 
Page 2  
 
  10. Final date for comments:   14 December 2011 
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry  point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers, e-mail and website addresses,  if available of the other body: 
Enquiry Point: 
 
Contact person:  Daniel Héctor Rico R. 
Tel.: +(57-1) 606 7676, Ext. 1690 Fax: +(57-1) 606 4777 E-mail: drico@mincomercio.gov.co ; 
 mailto:Puntocontactotc-msf@mincomercio.gov.co  
 
Ministerio de Comercio, Industria y Turismo Dirección de Regulación Calle 28 N° 13A - 15, tercer piso Bogotá, D.C., Colombia 
Tel.: +(57-1) 606 4775 
 Ministerio de la Protección Social Dirección General de Salud Pública Carrera 13 N° 32-76 Bogotá, D.C., Colombia 
Tel.: +(57-1) 330 5000, Ext. 1266 
Fax: +(57-1) 330 5050, Ext. 1280 E-mail: mailto:bolarte@minproteccionsocial.gov.co  
Website: http://www.minproteccionsocial.gov.co/  
 
Text also available at: 
http://members.wto.org/crnattach ments/2011/tbt/COL/11_2968_00_s.pdf