WORLD TRADE
G/TBT/N/COL/76
23 January 2006
ORGANIZATION
(06-0284)
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: Ministerio de la Protección Social (Ministry of Social Welfare) Dirección de Salud Publica (Department of Public Health)
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: Ministerio de
Comercio, Industria y Turismo (Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Tourism) - Dirección
de Regulación (Regulation Department)
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): Bovine animals, buffalo,
swine, horses, sheep, goats, poultry, rabbits and guinea pigs (tariff subheading 0201.10.00)
5.
Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: Proyecto de Decreto
del Ministerio de la Protección Social "Por el cual se establecen los requisitos sanitarios
que se deben cumplir en las plantas de beneficio de animales de abasto público para
consumo humano y se dictan otras disposiciones" (Draft Decree of the Ministry of Social
Welfare "Establishing the sanitary requirements for slaughter and processing plants for
animals for human consumption and adopting other provisions") (36 pages, in Spanish).
6.
Description of content: This draft Resolution covers the following: Purpose; Scope of
application; Definitions; Location, design, construction, equipment and tools of slaughter
and processing plants for animals for human consumption; Sites and facilities of slaughter
and processing plants for animals for human consumption; Meat handlers, hygienic
practices and protection measures; Storage, preservation, transport, sale, import and export
of meat of animals for human consumption; Inspection; Quality assurance system;
Sanitary surveillance and control system, sanitary safety measures, procedures and
penalties.
7.
Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable:
Protection of human health and safety and prevention of practices likely to mislead
consumers.
8.
Relevant documents: Law No. 09 of 1979; Law No. 99 of 1993; Law No. 768 of 2002;
Decree No. 475 of 1998 and Decree No. 60 of 2002.
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9.
Proposed date of adoption:
Upon publication in the Official Journal.
Proposed date of entry into force:
Six (6) months as from the date of publication
in the Official Journal.
10.
Final date for comments: 18 April 2006
11.
Texts available from: National enquiry point [ X ], or address, telephone and fax
numbers and E-mail and Web site addresses, if available, of other body:
Enquiry Point:
Contact person: Daniel Héctor Rico R.
Tel.:
(+571) 606-7676, Ext. 1690
Fax:
(+571) 241-0480
E-mail:
danielrico@mincomercio.gov.co
Dirección de Regulación
Ministerio de Comercio, Industria y Turismo
Calle 28 No. 13A - 15, tercer piso
Bogotá, D.C., Colombia
Tel.:
(+571) 241-0478
Web site: www.mincomercio.gov.co
Ministerio de la Protección Social
Dirección General de Salud Publica
Carrera 13 No 32 - 76
Bogotá, D.C., Colombia
Tel.:
(+571) 336-5066,
Fax:
(+571) 336-0182
E-mail:
bolarte@minproteccionsocial.gov.co
Web site: www.minsalud.gov.co