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G/SPS/N/COL/239 
27 June 2012 
 (12-3422) 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original: Spanish 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
1. Notifying Member:  COLOMBIA 
If applicable, name of local government involved:  
2. Agency responsible:  Ministerio de Salud y Protección Social  (Ministry of Health and 
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 edible meat products of poultry 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[X] All trading partners 
[ ] Specific regions or countries: 
5. Title of the notified document:  Proyecto de Resolución del Ministerio de Salud y 
Protección Social "Por la cual se establecen los requisitos sanitarios que deben cumplir las 
plantas especiales de beneficio de aves de corral"  (Draft Ministry of Health and Social 
Welfare Resolution "Establishing the sanitary re quirements to be met by specialized poultry 
slaughter plants").  Language(s):  Spanish Number of pages:  25 
Text available at: http://members.wto.org/crnattach ments/2012/sps/COL/12_2465_00_s.pdf
6. Description of content:  The notified draft Resolution establishes the sanitary 
requirements to be met by specialized slaughter  plants for poultry for human consumption.  
It covers the following:  Purpose;  Scope;  Definitions;  Slaughter and processing plants;  
Sanitation standard operating procedures (SSOPs );  Preliminary sanitary inspection carried 
out on the farm;  Preliminary ante- and post-mortem inspection at the plant;  Official inspection of establishments engaged in the sl aughter of poultry;  Inspection, monitoring 
and control;  Safety measures and penalties;  Notification;  and Period of validity. 
7. Objective and rationale:  [X] food safety, [ ] animal health, [ ] plant protection, 
[X] protect humans from animal/plant pest or  disease, [ ] protect territory from other 
damage from pests.  
8. Is there a relevant international stan dard?  If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g. title or serial number of Codex standard 
or related text)  
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number)  G/SPS/N/COL/239 
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  [ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number)  
[X] None 
Does this proposed regulation conform to  the relevant international standard? 
 [ ] Yes [ ] No 
 If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:  
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Decree 
(Decreto ) No. 2676 of 22 December 2000 of the Ministry of the Environment;  Decree 
No. 1500 of 4 May 2007, notified in document  G/SPS/N/COL/125/Add.1 of the Ministry of 
Social Welfare;  Resolution ( Resolución ) No. 1164 of 6 September 2002 of the Ministry of 
the Environment;  Resolution No. 2346 of 11 July 2007;  and Resolution No. 332 of 
10 February 2011, notified in document G/SPS/N/ COL/184/Add.1 of the Ministry of Social 
Welfare. 
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  Date on which the Resolution is signed. 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) :  Date of publication in the Official Journal. 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  [ ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) :  Date of  publication in the Official Journal. 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure 
12. Final date for comments:  [ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the notification 
and/or (dd/mm/yy) :  24 September 2012 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [X] National Notification 
Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point.   Address, fax number and e-mail address 
(if available) of other body: 
Ministerio de Salud y Protección Social 
Dirección de Promoción y Prevención 
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: bolarte@minproteccionsocial.gov.co 
Website: http://www.minproteccionsocial.gov.co   G/SPS/N/COL/239 
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  13. Texts available from:  [ ] National Notification Authority, [ ] National Enquiry Point.  
Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body:  
Enquiry point 
Contact person:  Daniel Héctor Rico R. 
E-mail: drico@mincomercio.gov.co  Puntocontactotc-msf@mincomercio.gov.co Tel.: (+57-1) 606-7676, Ext. 1690 
Fax: (+57-1) 606-4777 
Ministerio de Comercio, Industria y Turismo 
Dirección de Regulación Calle 28 Nº 13A - 15, tercer piso Bogotá, D.C., Colombia Tel.: (+57-1) 606-4775 
Ministerio de Comercio, Industria y Turismo 
Dirección de Regulación Calle 28 Nº 13A - 15, tercer piso Bogotá, D.C., Colombia Tel.: (+57-1) 606-4775