WORLD TRADE G/SPS/N/COL/5
21April 1997
ORGANIZATION
(97-1717)
Committee onSanitary andPhytosanitary Measures
NOTIFICATION
1. Member toAgreement notifying: COLOMBIA
Ifapplicable, name oflocal government involved:
2. Agency responsible: National Council forStandards andQuality
3. Products covered (tariff item number(s) asspecified innational schedules deposited with the
WTO. ICSnumbers may beprovided inaddition, where applicable): Hard sweets
4. Title andnumber ofpages ofthenotified document: Draft Request toGive Mandatory
Force toColombian Technical Standard 424(Sixth Update) (Food Products. Sugar,
Molasses andSugar Confectionery. Hard Sweets) inRespect ofTable 1,Arsenic, Lead,
Zinc, Copper andTin,Microbiological Requirements, Table 2andLabelling (11pages)
5. Description ofcontent: Thepurpose ofColombian Technical Standard 424(Sugar,
Molasses andSugar Confectionery. Hard Sweets) istoestablish therequirements tobe
metby,andtheteststobeperformed onhardsweets.
6. Objective andrationale: Protection ofhuman lifeandhealth, consumer protection
7. Aninternational standard, guideline orrecommendation does notexist [X].
Ifaninternational standard, guideline orrecommendation exists, whenever possible,
identify deviations:
8. Relevant documents andlanguage(s) inwhich these areavailable: Colombian Technical
Standard 424,Spanish
9. Proposed date ofadoption: June1997
10. Proposed date ofentry intoforce: From dateofadoption
11. Final date forcomments: 15May1997
Agency orauthority designated tohandle comments: ICONTEC
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12. Texts available from: National enquiry point [X]oraddress, telefax number andE-mail
address (ifavailable) ofother body:
InSpanish
Ministerio deDesarrollo Económico
Divisón deNormalización yCalidad
Tel: 2871329, Fax: 2887004
Carrera 13N.28-01,piso6o
Santafé deBogotá, Colombia