WORLD TRADE G/SPS/N/COL/23
21August 1997
ORGANIZATION
(97-3446)
Committee onSanitary andPhytosanitary Measures
NOTIFICATION
1. Member toAgreement notifying: COLOMBIA
Ifapplicable, name oflocal government involved:
2. Agency responsible: National Council forStandards andQuality
3. Products covered (tariff item number(s) asspecified innational schedules deposited with the
WTO. ICSnumbers may beprovided inaddition, where applicable):
Instant tablechocolate
4. Title andnumber ofpages ofthenotified document: Draft Request toGive Mandatory
Force toSections 4.2.1, Table 1:Theobromine Content; 4.2.2, Table 2:
Microbiological Requirements; 4.2.3, Table 3:Maximum Metal Content; and7.2:
Labelling, NTC (512), ofColombian Technical Standard NTC 3619 (Second Update),
"Food Industries. Instant Table Chocolate" (7pages)
5. Description ofcontent: Thepurpose oftheStandard istofixtherequirements tobemet
byinstant tablechocolate.
6. Objective andrationale: Protection ofhuman lifeandhealth, consumer protection
7. Aninternational standard, guideline orrecommendation does notexist [X].
Ifaninternational standard, guideline orrecommendation exists, whenever possible,
identify deviations:
8. Relevant documents andlanguage(s) inwhich these areavailable: Spanish
9. Proposed date ofadoption: From dateofpublication
10. Proposed date ofentry intoforce: Notdetermined
11. Final date forcomments: Notime-limit
Agency orauthority designated tohandle comments: ICONTEC
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12. Texts available from: National enquiry point [X]oraddress, telefax number andE-mail
address (ifavailable) ofother body:
Ministerio deDesarrollo Económico
División deNormalización yCalidad
Carrera 13No.28-01,piso6
Santafé deBogotá, D.C., Colombia
Tel: 2871329 Fax: 2887004
Address, telefax number andE-mail address (ifavailable) ofother body:
ICONTEC
Carrera 37No.52-95
Santafé deBogotá, D.C., Colombia
Tel: 3150377 Telefax: 2221435
E-mail: Sicontec@col1.Telecom.com.co