. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/COL/78 
29 May 2006 
 (06-2558) 
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 Agricultura y Desarrollo Rural (Ministry of 
Agriculture and Rural Development) - Dirección de Comercio y Financiamiento  
(Department of Trade and Financing) 
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers and E-mail and Web site 
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) - Dirección 
de Regulación  (Regulation Department) 
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):   Articles for the packing 
of goods, of plastics;  packing cases and box es of wood;  boxes, pouches and wallets of 
paper or paperboard;  sacks and ba gs of jute, cotton, polythene, fique  and cabuya  (pita fibre 
or sisal hemp) (3923.00.00, 4415.00.00, 4817.00.00, 4819.00.00 and 6305.00.00). 
5. Title, number of pages and lang uage(s) of the notified document:   Proyecto de 
Resolución del Ministerio de Agricultura y Desa rrollo Rural "Por medio de la cual se 
expide el Reglamento Técn ico N° RTC-002-MADR de re quisitos mínimos que deben 
cumplir los empaques de los productos agrícol as para consumo humano que se importen, 
se produzcan y se comercialicen en el territorio nacional"  (Draft Resolution of the Ministry 
of Agriculture and Rural Development "Issu ing Technical Regulation No. RTC-002-MADR 
laying down the minimum requirements for th e packaging of agricultural products for 
human consumption imported into and produ ced and marketed in national territory") 
(5 pages, in Spanish) 
6. Description of content:   This draft Resolution covers the following:  Purpose;  Scope of 
application;  Definitions;  General requirements;   Specific requirements;  Demonstration of 
compliance;  Monitoring bodies and Penalty system. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable:    
 Prevention of risks to plant health and of practices likely to mislead consumers.  
8. Relevant documents:   Decrees Nos. 397 of 1995 and 0967 of 2001. 
 
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  9. Proposed date of adoption:  Upon publication in the Official Journal. 
Proposed date of entry into force:  Six (6) months as from the date of publication in the 
Official Journal. 
10. Final date for comments:   23 August 2006 
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ X ], or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and E-mail and Web site 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: danielrico@mincomercio.gov.co 
Dirección de Regulación 
Ministerio de Comercio, Industria y Turismo 
Calle 28 Nº 13A - 15, tercer piso 
Bogotá, D.C., Colombia Tel.:  (+571) 241-0478 Web site:  www.mincomercio.gov.co 
Ministerio de Agricultura y Desarrollo Rural 
Dirección de Comercio y Financiamiento 
Avenida Jiménez Nº 7 - 65, cuarto piso 
Bogotá, D.C., Colombia Tel.:  (+571) 334-1199  Fax:  (+571) 282-8388 E-mail:  nvergara@minagricultura.gov.co 
Web site: www.minagricultura.gov.co