. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/COL/113 
19 March 2008 
 (08-1233) 
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 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 [  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):   Hermetically sealed 
low-acid and acidified foods 
5. Title, number of pages and lang uage(s) of the notified document:   Proyecto de 
Resolución del Ministerio de la Protección Soc ial "Por la cual se establece el Reglamento 
Técnico sobre los requisitos que se deben cumplir  durante el proceso térmico de alimentos 
envasados herméticamente de baja acidez y acidificados, que se importen o exporten para 
el consumo humano"   (Draft Ministry of Social Welfare Resolution "Issuing the Technical 
Regulation laying down the requirements to be met during the heat processing of 
hermetically sealed low-acid and acidifie d foods imported or exported for human 
consumption") (39 pages, in Spanish). 
6. Description of content:   The notified draft Resolution covers the following:  Purpose;  
Scope;  Definitions;  Requirements concerni ng the registration of establishments and the 
heat processing of hermetically sealed lo w-acid and acidified foods;  Basic food 
manufacturing hygiene requirements;  Heat tr eatment systems; Control of food product 
container parts, lids and materials used in  processing;  Production and processing controls; 
Records and reports;  Quality assurance and c ontrol;  Additives and substances permitted in 
the manufacture of hermetically sealed low-acid and acidified foods;  Requirements applicable to the end product;  Hermetically sealed acidified foods;  Packaging and storage; 
and Inspection, monitoring and control. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
 
 Protection of human life, health and safe ty and prevention of practices liable to 
mislead or deceive consumers. G/TBT/N/COL/113 
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  8. Relevant documents:   Law No. 09 of 1979, Law No. 715 of 2001, Decree No. 3075 of 
1997 and Resolution No. 5109 of 29 December 2005 of the Ministry of Social Welfare, notified in document G/TBT/N/COL/69/Add.1. 
9. Proposed date of adoption: 
Proposed date of entry into force: Date on which the Resolution is signed. 
Six (6) months after the date of publication in 
the Official Journal.  
10. Final date for comments:   14 June 2008 
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [  X ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers, E-mail and website 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 Salud Ambiental 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