. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION   
G/TBT/N/COL/167 
13 January 2012 
 (12-0163) 
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 Salud y Protección Social  (Ministry of Health and 
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):   Flavourings 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Proyecto de 
Resolución del Ministerio de Salud y Protección Soc ial "Por medio de la cual se establece 
el reglamento técnico sobre los requisitos que deben cumplir los 
aromatizantes/saborizantes utilizados o desti nados a ser utilizados en alimentos para 
consumo humano y sus materias primas, los materiales de base para la elaboración de 
aromatizantes/saborizantes;  y los ing redientes alimentarios con propiedades 
aromatizantes"  (Draft Ministry of Health and Social Welfare Resolution "Establishing the 
Technical Regulation on the requirements for fl avourings used or intended for use in foods 
for human consumption, raw materials used as the basis for such flavourings, and food 
ingredients with flavouring properties) (17 pages, in Spanish) 
6. Description of content:   The notified draft Resolution covers the following:  Purpose;  
Scope;  Definitions;  Classification;  Categories;  Conditions of use;  Marking and labelling;  
Positive lists;  Registration;  Good manufactur ing practices;  Certificate of compliance;  
Inspection visits and reports;  Recording of in formation;  Imports;  Inspection, monitoring 
and control;  Review and updating;  Notification and period of validity.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:  
To protect health and prevent practices likely to mislead, confuse or deceive consumers. 
8. Relevant documents:   Law No. 09 of 24 January 1979;  Article 34(b) and (c) of Law 
No. 1122 of 2007;  Decree No. 3075 of 23 December 1997;  International Numbering System for Food Additives. G/TBT/N/COL/167 
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  9. Proposed date of adoption: 
Proposed date of entry into force:   Date on which the Resolution is signed 
Six months after publication in the 
Official Journal 
10. Final date for comments:   15 March 2012 
11. Texts available from:  Na tional enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and 
fax numbers and e-mail and website add resses, if available, of 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  
 mailto: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 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/ / 
Text also available at:  
http://members.wto.org/crnattach ments/2011/tbt/COL/11_4345_00_s.pdf