WORLD TRADE G/SPS/N/COL/22
21August 1997
ORGANIZATION
(97-3442)
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):
Fluid milkwithflavouring
4. Title andnumber ofpages ofthenotified document: Draft Request toGive Mandatory
Force toSections 3.2andAnnex A:Additives; 3.5: Residues ofDrugs orMedicines;
4.3Table 2:Microbiological Requirements; 4.4: Commercial Sterility; 4.5Table 3:
Heavy Metals; and7.1: Labelling, ofColombian Technical Standard NTC 1419
(Second Update), "Dairy Products, Fluid Milk withFlavouring, Flavoured Fluid Milk
(7pages)
5. Description ofcontent: Thepurpose oftheStandard istofixtherequirements tobemet
byfluidmilkwithflavouring andflavoured fluidmilk.
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: Spanish
9. Proposed date ofadoption: From dateofpublication
10. Proposed date ofentry intoforce: Notdetermined
11. Final date forcomments: Notime-limit
Agency orauthority designated tohandle comments: ICONTEC
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12. Texts available inSpanish from: National enquiry point:
Ministerio deDesarrollo Económico
División deNormalización yCalidad
Carrera 13No.28-01,piso6
Santafé deBogotá, D.C., Colombia
Tel: 2871329 Fax: 2887004
Address, telefax number andE-mail address (ifavailable) ofother body:
ICONTEC
Carrera 37No.52-95
Santafé deBogotá, D.C., Colombia
Tel: 3150377 Telefax: 2221435
E-mail: Sicontec@col1.Telecom.com.co