. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION   
G/TBT/N/COL/160 
19 July 2011 
 (11-3601) 
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 [X], 2.10 .1 [ ], 5.6.2 [ ], 5.7.1 [ ], other:    
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where app licable, otherwise national tariff heading. 
ICS numbers may be provided in  addition, where applicable):   Fruit 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Proyecto de 
Resolución del Ministerio de la Protección Soc ial "Por el cual se establece el reglamento 
técnico sobre los requisitos sanitarios que deben cumplir las frutas que se procesen, 
empaquen, transporten, impor ten y comercialicen en el territorio nacional"  (Draft 
Resolution of the Ministry of Social Welf are "Establishing the Technical Regulation on 
sanitary requirements for fruits that are pr ocessed, packaged, transported, imported and 
marketed in the national territory") (26 pages in Spanish) 
6. Description of content:   The notified draft Resolution covers the following:  Purpose;  
Scope;  Definitions;  Operational and productio n requirements;  Classification;  Technical 
specifications according to the fruit concerne d;  Additives;  Requirements for pesticide 
residues;  Requirements for contaminants;  Labelling and advertising;  Inspection, monitoring and control;  Sanitary registration of establishments;  Samples for analysis;  
Authorization for depletion of stocks of la bels and use of adhesives;  Conformity 
assessment;  Review and updating;  Notification;  Period of validity. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:  
Protection of human health and safety and prevention of practices likely to mislead 
consumers. 
8. Relevant documents:   Decree No. 3075 of 1997, Ministry of Social Welfare Resolution 
No. 2906 of 22 August 2007, as notified in document G/TBT/N/COL/101, Law No. 1122 
of 2007 and Article 410 of Law No. 09 of 1979. G/TBT/N/COL/160 
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  9. Proposed date of adoption: 
Proposed date of entry into force:   Date on which the Resolution is signed 
Eight months after publication in the Official 
Journal 
10. Final date for comments:   14 October 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 ; 
 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 E-mail: bolarte@minproteccionsocial.gov.co  
Website: http://www.minproteccionsocial.gov.co/  
 
Text also available online at: 
http://members.wto.org/crnattach ments/2011/tbt/COL/11_2297_00_s.pdf