Oct. 25, 2023 The constitutionality of the tax reform that introduced a tax on ultra-processed foods and ultra-processed sugary beverages, part of a wave of lawsuits again the reform.
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Colombia · Decision · Judicial Carlos Mario Salgado Morales v. Ministry of Health and Social Protection
Oct. 27, 2022 In this lawsuit, the plaintiff, Carlos Mario Salgado Morales, asked the Council of State [Consejo de Estado] to order the Ministry of Health and Social Protection to regulate the technical...
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Colombia · Law · Administrative Acts Resolution establishing the technical regulation for nutritional labeling of prepackaged food
Mar. 15, 2011 Implementing article 10 of Law no. 1355 of 2009, this regulation establishes the conditions and requirements for nutritional back-of-pack labeling of prepackaged foods.
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Colombia · Law · Administrative Acts Resolution adopting technical criteria for front-of-pack nutritional labeling (2022)
Dec. 13, 2022 This resolution modifies articles 2, 3, 16, 25, 32, 37 and 40 of Resolution No. 810 of 2021, which establishes the technical regulation on front-of-pack nutritional labeling.
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Colombia · Law · Administrative Acts Resolution adopting technical criteria for front-of-pack nutritional labeling (2021)
Jun. 16, 2021 This resolution adopts technical criteria for front-of-pack nutritional labeling. Following the adoption of Law no. 2120 of 2021, and litigation by civil society organizations, this resolution has been partially amended...
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Colombia · Law · Legislation Law adopting a Tax Reform for Equality and Social Justice
Dec. 13, 2022 This law reforms the country's tax structure to promote equality and social justice, including health taxes.
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Colombia · Law · Legislation Law for Promotion of Healthy Food Environments and NCD Prevention
Jul. 30, 2021 Also known as "Ley Comida Chatarra", this law seeks to adopt effective measures that promote healthy food environments, guaranteeing the basic right to health, especially for children and adolescents, with...
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Colombia · Decision · Judicial Colombian Parents’ Corporation of Mothers and Fathers, Red PaPaz v. Ministry of Health and Social Protection and others
Nov. 10, 2022 The plaintiff considers the lack of clear, precise and comprehensible information for consumers on certain products, in order to enable them to make informed choices knowing which products are high...
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Colombia · Law · Programmatic documents National Guidelines for the Implementation and Development of Healthy Environment Strategies
Dec. 2006 The guidelines were created to contribute to the creation of a sustainable environment through coordinated action, that allows for the adequate development of children, young people, families and communities in...
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Colombia · Law · Legislation Law for Control, Care and Prevention of Obesity and related NCDs
Oct. 14, 2009 The purpose of this law is to define obesity and NCDs related to it as a public health priority.
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Colombia · Law · Constitutions Constitution of Colombia
Jul. 20, 1991 The Constitution has been adopted in 1991, but it has been amended several times since then.
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Colombia · Law · Legislation Family Welfare Law
Oct. 14, 2009 The law declares obesity and its associated chronic non-communicable diseases (NCDs) s a public health priority, and adopts some measures to control and prevent these diseases.
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Colombia · Law · Legislation Law on Resources and Competences for the Provision of Education and Health Services
Dec. 21, 2001 The law seeks to allocate resources and competencies to organize the provision of education and health services, among others.
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Colombia · Law · Legislation General Education Law
Mar. 8, 1994 The law establishes the general norms that regulate the public education service, in compliance with the principles provided in the Political Constitution [Constitución Política] on right to education, and freedom...
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Colombia · Law · Legislation Code for Children and Adolescents
Nov. 8, 2006 The objective of this law is to establish substantive and procedural norms for the comprehensive protection of children and adolescents, and to guarantee the exercise of their rights and freedoms...
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Colombia · Law · Administrative Acts Technical Regulation on the Requirements of Labeling for Packaged Foods and Raw Materials
Aug. 20, 2004 The purpose of the technical regulation is to establish the requirements for labels of packaged food for human consumption, as well as those of raw materials for food, in order...
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Colombia · Law · Legislation Statute on Consumer Rights
Oct. 12, 2011 The law seeks to protect and promote the rights of consumers.
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Colombia · Law · Programmatic documents Policy for Early childhood
Dec. 3, 2007 The policy seeks to increase development opportunities for early childhood in Colombia, as part of the National Plan of Development [Plan Nacional de Desarrollo], and to implement Colombia's obligations under...
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Colombia · Decision · Administrative Dejusticia v. Gaseosas Posada Tobón S.A.
2017 Dejusticia sent petition rights and requests for information to entities such as Ministry of Health (Ministerio de Salud), Colombian Institute of Family Welfare (ICBF) (Instituto Colombiano de Bienestar Familiar), Attorney...
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Colombia · Decision · Judicial Colombian Parents’ Corporation of Mothers and Fathers, PaPaz Network v. Caracol Televisión S.A. and RCN Televisión S.A.
Apr. 2, 2019 In this lawsuit, the Corporación Colombiana de Padres y Madres - RED PAPAZ (Red Papaz) asked the Constitutional Court [Corte Constitucional] if the censorship of the communication campaign "Don’t eat...
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Colombia · Decision · Judicial Educar Consumers v. Superintendence of Industry and Trade
Aug. 25, 2017 In this lawsuit, the plaintiff, Colombian Association of Consumer Education [Asociación Colombiana de Educación al Consumidor], asked the Constitutional Court [Corte Constitucional] if the order to stop a public information...
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| Document Title | Document Country | Document Law or Decision | Document Type | Document Date | Document Categories | Document FULL URL | Document Excerpt |
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| Decision C-435-23 | Colombia | Decision | Judicial | Oct. 25 2023 | "Excise tax, Fiscal Policies, Right to food, Right to health, Tax on sugar-sweetened beverages, Tax on unhealthy foods and beverages" | https://globalfoodlaws.georgetown.edu/documents/decision-c-435-23/ | The constitutionality of the tax reform that introduced a tax on ultra-processed foods and ultra-processed sugary beverages part of a wave of lawsuits again the reform. |
| Carlos Mario Salgado Morales v. Ministry of Health and Social Protection | Colombia | Decision | Judicial | Oct. 27 2022 | "Front-of-pack nutritional labeling, Labeling" | https://globalfoodlaws.georgetown.edu/documents/carlos-mario-salgado-morales-v-ministry-of-health-and-social-protection/ | In this lawsuit the plaintiff Carlos Mario Salgado Morales asked the Council of State [Consejo de Estado] to order the Ministry of Health and Social Protection to regulate the technical parameters of front-of-pack nutritional labeling "based on the best scientific evidence available and free of conflict of interest" as foreseen by Article 5 of Law no 2120 of 2021. |
| Resolution establishing the technical regulation for nutritional labeling of prepackaged food | Colombia | Law | Administrative Acts | Mar. 15 2011 | "Back-of-pack labeling, Claims on packaging, Labeling" | https://globalfoodlaws.georgetown.edu/documents/resolution-establishing-the-technical-regulation-for-nutritional-labeling-of-prepackaged-food/ | Implementing article 10 of Law no. 1355 of 2009 this regulation establishes the conditions and requirements for nutritional back-of-pack labeling of prepackaged foods. |
| Resolution adopting technical criteria for front-of-pack nutritional labeling (2022) | Colombia | Law | Administrative Acts | Dec. 13 2022 | "Claims on packaging, Front-of-pack nutritional labeling, Labeling" | https://globalfoodlaws.georgetown.edu/documents/resolution-adopting-technical-criteria-for-front-of-pack-nutritional-labeling-partially-amending-resolution-810-of-210/ | This resolution modifies articles 2 3 16 25 32 37 and 40 of Resolution No. 810 of 2021 which establishes the technical regulation on front-of-pack nutritional labeling. |
| Resolution adopting technical criteria for front-of-pack nutritional labeling (2021) | Colombia | Law | Administrative Acts | Jun. 16 2021 | "Front-of-pack nutritional labeling" | https://globalfoodlaws.georgetown.edu/documents/resolution-adopting-technical-criteria-for-front-of-pack-nutritional-labeling/ | This resolution adopts technical criteria for front-of-pack nutritional labeling. Following the adoption of Law no. 2120 of 2021 and litigation by civil society organizations this resolution has been partially amended by Resolution no. 2492 of 2022 |
| Law adopting a Tax Reform for Equality and Social Justice | Colombia | Law | Legislation | Dec. 13 2022 | "Excise tax, Fiscal Policies, Tax on sugar-sweetened beverages, Tax on unhealthy foods and beverages" | https://globalfoodlaws.georgetown.edu/documents/law-adopting-a-tax-reform-for-equality-and-social-justice/ | This law reforms the country's tax structure to promote equality and social justice including health taxes. |
| Law for Promotion of Healthy Food Environments and NCD Prevention | Colombia | Law | Legislation | Jul. 30 2021 | "Advertising in labeling, Labeling, School Environment" | https://globalfoodlaws.georgetown.edu/documents/law-for-promotion-of-healthy-food-environments-and-ncd-prevention/ | Also known as "Ley Comida Chatarra" this law seeks to adopt effective measures that promote healthy food environments guaranteeing the basic right to health especially for children and adolescents with the aim of preventing the emergence of NCDS. |
| Colombian Parents’ Corporation of Mothers and Fathers Red PaPaz v. Ministry of Health and Social Protection and others | Colombia | Decision | Judicial | Nov. 10 2022 | "Advertising, Advertising in labeling, Front-of-pack nutritional labeling, Labeling" | https://globalfoodlaws.georgetown.edu/documents/colombian-parents-corporation-of-mothers-and-fathers-papaz-network-network-v-ministry-of-health-and-social-protection-and-others/ | The plaintiff considers the lack of clear precise and comprehensible information for consumers on certain products in order to enable them to make informed choices knowing which products are high in sugar sodium and fat. |
| National Guidelines for the Implementation and Development of Healthy Environment Strategies | Colombia | Law | Programmatic documents | Dec. 2006 | "Nutrition education, School Environment" | https://globalfoodlaws.georgetown.edu/documents/national-guidelines-for-the-implementation-and-development-of-healthy-environment-strategies/ | The guidelines were created to contribute to the creation of a sustainable environment through coordinated action that allows for the adequate development of children young people families and communities in their individual family and collective habitat. |
| Law for Control Care and Prevention of Obesity and related NCDs | Colombia | Law | Legislation | Oct. 14 2009 | "Advertising, Children, Labeling, Nutrition education, School Environment, School meals, Trans fat content" | https://globalfoodlaws.georgetown.edu/documents/law-1355-from-2009/ | The purpose of this law is to define obesity and NCDs related to it as a public health priority. |
| Constitution of Colombia | Colombia | Law | Constitutions | Jul. 20 1991 | "Fundamental Rights" | https://globalfoodlaws.georgetown.edu/documents/constitution-of-colombia/ | The Constitution has been adopted in 1991 but it has been amended several times since then. |
| Family Welfare Law | Colombia | Law | Legislation | Oct. 14 2009 | "Children, Claims on packaging, Labeling, Marketing, School meals" | https://globalfoodlaws.georgetown.edu/documents/law-1355-2009/ | The law declares obesity and its associated chronic non-communicable diseases (NCDs) s a public health priority and adopts some measures to control and prevent these diseases. |
| Law on Resources and Competences for the Provision of Education and Health Services | Colombia | Law | Legislation | Dec. 21 2001 | "School Environment" | https://globalfoodlaws.georgetown.edu/documents/law-715-of-2001/ | The law seeks to allocate resources and competencies to organize the provision of education and health services among others. |
| General Education Law | Colombia | Law | Legislation | Mar. 8 1994 | "School Environment" | https://globalfoodlaws.georgetown.edu/documents/law-115-1994/ | The law establishes the general norms that regulate the public education service in compliance with the principles provided in the Political Constitution [Constitución Política] on right to education and freedom of research learning and teaching. |
| Code for Children and Adolescents | Colombia | Law | Legislation | Nov. 8 2006 | "School Environment" | https://globalfoodlaws.georgetown.edu/documents/law-1098-2006/ | The objective of this law is to establish substantive and procedural norms for the comprehensive protection of children and adolescents and to guarantee the exercise of their rights and freedoms enshrined in international instruments of human rights in the political constitution and in the laws. |
| Technical Regulation on the Requirements of Labeling for Packaged Foods and Raw Materials | Colombia | Law | Administrative Acts | Aug. 20 2004 | "Labeling" | https://globalfoodlaws.georgetown.edu/documents/resolution-no-2652-of-2004/ | The purpose of the technical regulation is to establish the requirements for labels of packaged food for human consumption as well as those of raw materials for food in order to provide the consumer sufficient clear and understandable information about the product that is not misleading or confusing and allows the consumer make an informed choice. |
| Statute on Consumer Rights | Colombia | Law | Legislation | Oct. 12 2011 | "Marketing, Right to information" | https://globalfoodlaws.georgetown.edu/documents/statute-on-consumer-rights/ | The law seeks to protect and promote the rights of consumers. |
| Policy for Early childhood | Colombia | Law | Programmatic documents | Dec. 3 2007 | "Marketing" | https://globalfoodlaws.georgetown.edu/documents/policy-for-early-childhood/ | The policy seeks to increase development opportunities for early childhood in Colombia as part of the National Plan of Development [Plan Nacional de Desarrollo] and to implement Colombia's obligations under the Convention on the Rights of the Child |
| Dejusticia v. Gaseosas Posada Tobón S.A. | Colombia | Decision | Administrative | 2017 | "Advertising, Children, Marketing, Promotion" | https://globalfoodlaws.georgetown.edu/documents/de-justicia-v-postobon-2017/ | Dejusticia sent petition rights and requests for information to entities such as Ministry of Health (Ministerio de Salud) Colombian Institute of Family Welfare (ICBF) (Instituto Colombiano de Bienestar Familiar) Attorney General's Office (Procuraduría General de la Nación) Invima and the Superintendence of Industry and Commerce (Superintendencia de Industria y Comercio).<br /> The objective was to question the campaign carried out by Postobón in Guajira. |
| Colombian Parents’ Corporation of Mothers and Fathers PaPaz Network v. Caracol Televisión S.A. and RCN Televisión S.A. | Colombia | Decision | Judicial | Apr. 2 2019 | "Marketing" | https://globalfoodlaws.georgetown.edu/documents/red-papaz-v-tv-stations-2018/ | In this lawsuit the Corporación Colombiana de Padres y Madres - RED PAPAZ (Red Papaz) asked the Constitutional Court [Corte Constitucional] if the censorship of the communication campaign "Don’t eat any more lies” (No Comas Más Mentiras) by the tv channels Caracol Televisión S.A. and RCN Televisión S.A. was in violation of the fundamental rights to freedom of expression information and equality as well as children's right to receive adequate information to take decisions to protect their right to a balanced diet health and life. |
| Educar Consumers v. Superintendence of Industry and Trade | Colombia | Decision | Judicial | Aug. 25 2017 | "Marketing" | https://globalfoodlaws.georgetown.edu/documents/educar-consumidores-and-dejusticia-v-sic-superintendence-of-industry-and-trade-2017/ | In this lawsuit the plaintiff Colombian Association of Consumer Education [Asociación Colombiana de Educación al Consumidor] asked the Constitutional Court [Corte Constitucional] if the order to stop a public information campaign on the risks of sugar-sweetened beverages was in violation of the rights of freedom of speech information and due process.<br /> |