. /.WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/N/COL/27
13 May 2003
(03-2542)
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):   Canned tuna and tuna
preparations for human consumption
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Draft Resolution
Establishing the Technical Regulation on the Requirements for Canned Tuna and Tuna
Preparations for Human Consumption  (7 pages, in Spanish).
6. Description of content:   Requirements for canned tuna and tuna preparations for human
consumption which are produced, processed, packaged, sold, imported and marketed in
Colombia, Definitions, Classification of tuna, General requirements, Specific requirements:
Physico-chemical requirements, Maximum limits for metal contaminants, Microbiological
requirements, Labelling, Packaging, 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 2003G/TBT/N/COL/27
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11. Texts available in:  Spanish
from the National enquiry point [  X ],
Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Tourism
Regulation Department
Calle 28, No. 13A - 15, 1st 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. 32-76
Bogota, D.C., ColombiaE-mail: bolarte@minproteccionsocial.gov.co
jsolano@minproteccionsocial.gov.co
Tel.: (571) 336-5066
Fax:         (571) 336-0182
Web site: www.minsalud.gov.co