WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/COL/166 
13 February 2009 
 (09-0732) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   Spanish 
  
 
NOTIFICATION  
 
1. Notifying Member:  COLOMBIA
 
If applicable, name of local government involved: 
2. Agency responsible:  Ministerio de la Protección Social  (Ministry of Social Welfare) 
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO;  ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where 
applicable):  Materials, objects, packaging and equipmen t that come into direct or indirect 
contact with food and alcoholic beverages and their basic raw materials 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[X] All trading partners, or 
[ ] Specific regions or countries: 
5. Title of the notified document:  Proyecto de Resolución del Ministerio de la Protección 
Social "Por medio de la cual se establece el reglamento técnico sobre los requisitos que 
deben cumplir los materiales, objetos, envases  y equipamientos destinados a entrar en 
contacto con alimentos y bebidas  alcohólicas para consumo humano " (Draft Ministry of 
Social Welfare Resolution "Establishing tec hnical regulations on the requirements for 
materials, objects, packaging and equipment that  come into contact with food and alcoholic 
beverages for human consumption") Language:  Spanish Number of pages:  27 
6. Description of content:  The notified Resolution covers the following:   Purpose;  Scope;  
Definitions;  Requirements for and classification of the materials, objects, packaging and equipment that come into contact with food;  Prohibitions;  Recycling and reuse of 
materials, objects, packaging and equipment;  Substance authorization;  Good 
manufacturing practices for industries produc ing materials, objects, packaging and 
equipment that come into contact with food;  Identification of materials;  Traceability;  
Inspection, monitoring, control, safety me asures and penalties;  and Administrative 
procedures. 
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.  G/SPS/N/COL/166 
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  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 N°)  
[X] None 
Does this proposed regulation conform to  the relevant international standard? 
 [ ] Yes [ X] 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:  Law No. 09 
of 1979, Article 34(a) of Law No. 1122 of 2007 and Decree No. 3075 of 1997 (available in Spanish) 
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  Date on which the Resolution is signed 
Proposed date of publication ( dd/mm/yy) :  Once the Resolution is signed 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  [ ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) :  Nine (9) months after the 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 ):  2 March 2009 
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:  
Enquiry Point  
Ministerio de Comercio, Industria y Turismo Dirección de Regulación Calle 28 N° 13A - 15, tercer piso 
Tel.: +(571) 241-0478 
Fax: +(571) 241-0480 or 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, ext. 1428 Fax: +(571) 330-5050 
E-mail: bolarte@minproteccionsocial.gov.co 
Website: http://www.minproteccionsocial.gov.co
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  13. Texts available from:  [ X] National Notification Authority, [ X] National Enquiry 
Point.  Address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:  
Ministerio de Comercio, Industria y Turismo 
Dirección de Regulación Calle 28 N°.13A - 15, tercer piso 
Bogotá, D.C., Colombia 
 Enquiry Point
: 
Contact person:  Daniel Héctor Rico R. Tel: +(571) 606-7676, ext. 1690 
Fax: +(571) 241-0480 
E-mail: drico@mincomercio.gov.co Website: http://www.mincomercio.gov.co