G/TBT/N/BOL/4

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NOTIFICATION

The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6.

1. / Notifying Member: PLURINATIONAL STATE OF BOLIVIA
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):
2. / Agency responsible: Ministerio de Salud (Ministry of Health)
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, email and website addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:
Viceministerio de Salud y Promoción (Vice-Ministry of Health and Promotion)
Dirección General de Promoción de la Salud - Unidad de Alimentación y Nutrición (Directorate-General of Health Promotion - Food and Nutrition Unit)
Ministerio de Salud (Ministry of Health)
Contact person: Dr. Yecid Humacayo Morales (Head of Food and Nutrition Unit)
Calle Fernando Guachalla, Edificio Víctor N° 342, 5° piso
Tel.: 2443957
Website: http://www.minsalud.gob.bo/
Email: /
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): Processed and ultra-processed foods for human consumption and non-alcoholic beverages.
5. / Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: Ley N° 775 "Ley de Promoción de Alimentación Saludable" (Law No. 775: "Law to Promote Healthy Eating") (8 pages, in Spanish)
6. / Description of content:
·  Establishes basic provisions, guidelines and mechanisms for promoting healthy eating habits among the Bolivian population, with a view to preventing chronic diet-related diseases.
·  Promotes healthy eating habits and physical activity.
·  Regulates the advertising of food and non-alcoholic beverages.
·  Regulates the labelling of food and non-alcoholic beverages.
7. / Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable: To help ensure the human right to health and to healthy, adequate and sufficient food.
To prevent misleading practices and protect consumers; to protect human health and safety.
8. / Relevant documents: Not applicable.
9. / Proposed date of adoption: 8 January 2016 - Technical regulation pending.
Proposed date of entry into force: 8 January 2016 - Technical regulation pending.
10. / Final date for comments: Not applicable.
11. / Texts available from: National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax numbers and email and website addresses, if available, of other body:
http://www.gacetaoficialdebolivia.gob.bo/index.php/normas/lista/10
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2016/TBT/BOL/16_1393_00_s.pdf