WORLD TRADE  
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G/SPS/N/COL/237 
28 June 2012 
 (12-3425) 
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 an imals of the bovine, bubaline and porcine 
species. 
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 para el funcionamiento de las plantas  de beneficio animal de las especies bovina, bufalina y 
porcina, plantas de desposte y almacenamient o, comercialización, expendio, transporte, 
importación o exportación de carne y productos cárnicos comestible" (Draft Ministry of 
Health and Social Welfare Resolution "Est ablishing sanitary requirements governing the 
operation of plants engaged in the slaughter of animals of the bovine, bubaline and porcine 
species and the cutting, storage, marketing, sal e, transport, importation and exportation of 
the meat and edible meat products thereof").  Language(s):  Spanish Number of 
pages:  104 
Text available at: http://members.wto.org/crnattach ments/2012/sps/COL/12_2463_00_s.pdf
6. Description of content:  The notified draft Resolution establishes the sanitary 
requirements to be met by establishments engage d in the slaughter of animals of the bovine, 
bubaline and porcine species and the cutting, storage, marketing, sale, importation, 
exportation and transport of the meat and edible  meat products thereof that are intended for 
human consumption.  It covers the following:  Purpose;  Scope;  Definitions;  Sanitary 
standards;  Sanitation standard operating pr ocedures (SSOPs);  Ante- and post-mortem 
inspection;  Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) system;  Plants engaged in the slaughter of swine for national consump tion;  Plants engaged in the slaughter of 
animals for local consumption;  Storage, sale and transport;  Inspection, monitoring and 
control;  Safety measures and penalties;  Notification;  and Period of validity. G/SPS/N/COL/237 
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  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)  
[ ] 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. 1594 of 26 June 1984 of the Ministry of Agriculture;  Decree No. 2350 of 
26 July 2004;  Decree No. 4126 of 16 November 2005;  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;  Resolution No. 2905 of 22 August 2007, notified in document G/SPS/N/COL/127/Add.1;  and Reso lution No. 4282 of 21 November 2007, 
notified in document G/SPS/N/COL/137/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/237 
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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:  
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