G/TBT/N/COL/238  
26 July 2019  
(19-4942) Page: 1/5 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  Spanish  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated 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 Salud y Protección Social  (Ministry of Health and 
Social Welfare)  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be ind icated 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 [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 prioritized for its sodium content  Tariff subheading  
Tuna in oil  1604.14.10.00  
Tuna in water  1604.14.10.00  
Mixed tuna  1604.14.10.00  
Dehydrated sauce mixes  2104.10.10.00  
Dehydrated soups  2104.10.20.00  
Ground chicken sausage  1601.00.00.00  
Mixed and multi -ingredient breakfast cereal  1104.30.00.00  
Extruded and expanded breakfast cereal  1104.30.00.00  
Flaked breakfast cer eal 1104.30.00.00  
Chorizo  1601.00.00.00  
Chicken chorizo  1601.00.00.00  
Packaged croutons  1905.40.00.00  
Extruded food products with no added flavouring  1904.10.00.00  G/TBT/N/COL/238  
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  Extruded food products with added flavouring  1904.10.00.00  
Salted biscuits  1905.90.10.00  
Low-sodium biscuits  1905.90.10.00  
Ham 1602.41.00.00  
Chicken ham  1602.41.00.00  
Peanuts with other nuts  2008.19.90.00  
Peanuts with raisins  2008.11.90.00  
Salted peanuts  2008.11.90.00  
Sweet peanuts  2006.00.00.00  
2008.11.90.00  
1806.90.00.90  
Lightly salted peanuts  2008.11.90.00  
Peanuts mixed with other ingredients  2008.19.90.00  
2008.11.90.00  
Japanese peanuts  2008.11.90.00  
Butter;  0405.10.00.00  
Industrial margarine  1510.17.10.00  
Table and cooking margarine and spreads  1510.17.10.00  
Mayonnaise  2103.90.00.00  
Mixture for the preparation of flavourings and 
seasonings  2103.90.20.00  
Mixture for the preparation of seasonings and 
texturizers  2103.90.20.00  
Mixed snacks with no added flavouring  2005.20.00.00  
2005.91.00.00  
1602.49.00.00  
Mixed snacks with added flavouring  2005.20.00.00  
2005.91.00.00  
2301.10.10.00  
Mortadella  1601.00.00.00  
Chicken mortadella  1601.00.00.00  
Mustard  2103.30.20.00  G/TBT/N/COL/238  
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  Packaged soft bread  1905.90.90.00  
Packaged buns  1905.90.90.00  
Packaged sliced bread  1905.90.90.00  
Packaged toasted bread  1905.40.00.00  
Potato chips with added flavouring  2005.20.00.00  
Potato chips with no added flavouring  2005.20.00.00  
Wheat flour snacks  1905.90.90.00  
Pork crackling snacks  2301.10 .10.00  
Vegetable pasta  2103.90.90.00  
Plantains and/or cassava  2008.99.90.00  
Wheat flour products  1905.90.90.00  
Baked cassava starch -based products  1905.90.90.00  
Cream cheese  0406.10.00.00  
Fresh farmers' cheese ( tipo campesino ) 0406.10.00.00  
Fresh pasta filata  cheese  0406.10.00.00  
Sausage  1601.00.00.00  
Chicken sausage  1601.00.00.00  
Salami sausages  1601.00.00.00  
Chicken salami sausage  1601.00.00.00  
Soya sauce  2103.10.00.00  
Tomato sauce  2103.10.90.00  
Tomato -based sauces  2002.10.90.00  
Sauces with tomato  2002.10.90.00  
Vegetable -based sauces  2103.90.90.00  
Emulsified sauces  2103.90.90.00  
Non-emulsified sauces  2103.90.90.00  
Sardines in oil  1604.20.13.00  
Sardines in tomato sauce  1604.13.10.00  
Dry soups with pasta  2104.10.20.00  G/TBT/N/COL/238  
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  Dehydrated soups and cream soups  2104.10.20.00  
Corn tortillas  1905.90.90.00  
 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document : Proyecto de 
Reglamento Técnico "Por la cual se establece el reglamento técnico  que define los 
contenidos máximos de sodio de los alimentos priorizados en el marco de la Estrategia 
Nacional de Reducción del Consumo de Sodio y se dictan otras disposiciones " (Draft 
Technical Regulation establishing the maximum sodium content for the fo od prioritized in 
the framework of the National Strategy for the Reduction of Sodium Consumption, and 
setting forth other provisions) (16 pages, in Spanish)  
6. Description of content : The notified Technical Regulation seeks to establish the 
maximum sodium  content for the food prioritized under the National Strategy for the 
Reduction of Sodium Consumption, with the aim of contributing to the reduction of arterial 
hypertension and related noncommunicable diseases, and with the legitimate objective 
of protect ing the health of the Colombian population.  
• Chapter I : Purpose, scope and definitions  
• Chapter II : Maximum sodium content and labelling requirements  
• Chapter III : Conformity assessment  
• Chapter IV : Liability, inspection, surveillance and control  
• Chapter V Fin al provisions  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable : Protection of human health  
8. Relevant documents:  
• Resolución 0148 de 2007  
• Resolución 14712 de 1984  
• Decreto 2162 de 1983  
• Resolución  2154 de 2012  
• Resolución 2310 de 1986  
• Resolución 17882 de 1985  
• Resolución 19021 de 1985  
• Resolución 4241 de 1991  
• Resolución 0337 de 2006  
9. Proposed date of adoption : Date of publication in the Official Journal.  
Proposed date of entry into force : 12 months after the date of publication in the 
Official Journal  
10. Final date for comments : 18 October 2 019 G/TBT/N/COL/238  
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  11. Texts available from : National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available, of other b ody: 
Enquiry point:  
Contact persons:  
Natalia Garcia López  
Director of Regulation  
ngarcia@mincit.gov.co  
(+57-1) 606 -7676, Ext. 1566  
Margarita María González Serna  
Specialist  
mgonzalezs@mincit.gov.co  
(+57-1) 606 7676 Ext.1340  
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