WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/N/COL/32
14 May 2003
(03-2550)
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):   Preserved sardines
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Draft Resolution
Establishing the Technical Regulation on the Requirements for Preserved Sardines(5 pages, in Spanish).
6. Description of content:   Requirements for preserved sardines which are produced,
processed, packaged, sold, imported and marketed in Colombia, Definitions, Classification
of preserved sardines, General requirements, Specific requirements: Physico-chemical
requirements, Maximum limits for heavy metals, Packaging, Labelling, Monitoring and
inspection, Conformity assessment and Penalty system.
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:  
Protection of human health
8. Relevant documents:
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