WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/N/COL/31
14 May 2003
(03-2539)
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:  Spanish
NOTIFICATION
The following notification is being circulated 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:   Ministry of Social Welfare
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:   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):   All food for human
consumption
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Draft Resolution
Establishing the Technical Regulation on the Labelling and Marking Requirements for
Packaged Food and Raw Materials for Food for Human Consumption  (13 pages, in
Spanish).
6. Description of content:   Establishes marking and labelling requirements for containers and
packaging used for food for human consumption and food raw materials in order to provide
consumers with adequate clear and easily understood product information which is not
misleading or confusing and which enables them to make an informed choice,  Purpose,
Scope of Application, Definitions, General requirements, Monitoring and inspection,
Penalty system, Size of letters and figures used for the declaration of net content.
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:  
Prevention of deceptive practices.
8. Relevant documents:   Decree No. 3075 of 1997
9. Proposed date of adoption:  8 August 2003
Proposed date of entry into force:  Upon publication in the Official Journal.
10. Final date for comments:  30 July 2003
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11. Texts available in:  Spanish
from the National enquiry point [  X ],
Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Tourism
Regulation DepartmentCalle 28, No. 13A - 15, 1
st floor
Bogota, D.C., Colombia
E-mail: danielrico@mincomercio.gov.co
COLOMBIA@mincomercio.gov.co (Enquiry point)
Web site: www.mincomercio.gov.co
Tel.: (571) 350-5500, Ext. 713Fax: (571) 350-9564
or address, telephone and fax numbers and E-mail and Web site addresses, if
available, of other body:
Ministry of Social Welfare
General Directorate for Public Health
Carrera 13, No. 32-76Bogota, D.C., Colombia
E-mail: bolarte@minproteccionsocial.gov.co
jsolano@minproteccionsocial.gov.co
Tel.: (571) 336-5066
Fax: (571) 336-0182Web site: www.minsalud.gov.co