 
. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/COL/59 
14 September 2004 
 
 (04-3836) 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:   Spanish 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
The following notification is being circ ulated in accordance with Article 10.6. 
 
1. Member notifying:  COLOMBIA
 
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):    
2. Agency responsible:   Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development. 
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 [    ], 2.10.1 [    ], 5.6.2 [    ], 5.7.1 [    ], other:   Administrative 
Procedure.  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable,  otherwise national tariff heading.  
ICS numbers may be provided in  addition, where applicable):   Agricultural, agri-food 
and agro-industrial products. 
5. Title, number of pages and langu age(s) of the notified document:   Draft Decree 
Establishing the Administrative Proce dure for the Development, Adoption and 
Implementation of Technical Regulations and Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures in the 
Agri-Food Sector  (8 pages, in Spanish). 
6. Description of content:   This draft Decree covers the following: Purpose; Scope; 
Definitions; General Requirements; Contents of Technical Regulations and Sanitary and 
Phytosanitary Measures; Development, Notifi cation, Publication, Issue and Revision; 
Emergency Measures; Final Provisions. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable:   
 To establish the administrative procedures for the development, adoption and 
implementation of technical regulations and sanita ry and phytosanitary measures in the agri-
food sector by Colombian national bodies.   
8. Relevant documents:   Law No. 170 of 1994, and Decisions Nos. 515 and 562 of the 
Andean Community. 
9. Proposed date of adoption:   30 September 2004 
Proposed date of entry into force:   Upon publication in the Official Journal. 
10. Final date for comments:   Not applicable G/TBT/N/COL/59 
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 11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ X ], or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and E-mail and Web site add resses, if available, of other body:    
Enquiry Point
: 
Contact person: Daniel Héctor Rico R.  E-mail:  danielrico@mincomercio.gov.co
 
Tel.: (571) 350-5500, Ext. 713 
Fax: (571) 350-9564  Ministerio de Comercio, Industria y Turismo Dirección de Regulación 
Calle 28 No. 13A - 15, primer piso 
Bogotá, D.C., Colombia  Tel.: (571) 350-5500, Ext. 715 Fax: (571) 350-5211 E-mail:  jcrondon@mincomercio.gov.co
 
Web site: 
http://www.mincomercio.gov.co/VBeCont ent/NewsDetail.asp? ID=2197&IDCompany=15  
 Ministerio de Agricultura y Desarrollo Rural Secretaria General 
Avenida Jiménez No. 7-65, Piso 3° 
Bogotá, D.C., Colombia Tel.: (571) 341-9002 Fax: (571) 336-1562 E-mail:  secretaria@minagricultura.gov.co
 
Web site: http://www.minagricultura.gov.co   
 