G/TBT/N/COL/240  
14 October  2019 
(19-6610) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  Spanish  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6.  
 
1. Notifying Member : COLOMBIA  
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):  
2. Agency responsible : Instituto Colombiano Agropecuario , ICA (Colombian Agricultural 
Institute)  
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 indic ated if different from above:  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [ ], 5.6.2 [ ], 5.7.1 [ ], other : Transparency  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN  where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading . ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable) : Foodstuffs 
for animals  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document : Proyecto de 
Resolución "Por medio de la cual se es tablecen los requisitos y el procedimiento para el 
registro de los fabricantes e importadores de alimentos para animales, así como los 
requisitos y el procedimiento para el registro de alimentos para animales y se dictan otras 
disposiciones"  (Draft Resolut ion setting forth registration requirements and procedures 
for manufacturers and importers of foodstuffs for animals, registration requirements and 
procedures for foodstuffs for animals, and other provisions) (52 pages, in Spanish)  
6. Description of conte nt: The draft Resolution sets forth registration requirements and 
procedures for manufacturers and importers of foodstuffs for animals, registration 
requirements and procedures for foodstuffs for animals, and other provisions.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable : Protection of human health or safety ; Protection of animal or plant life or 
health  
8. Relevant documents:  
• Resolución 3761 de 2009 ; 
• ICA Resolution No. 991 of 2001;  
• Provisions of ICA Resolutions Nos 2358 of 2000, 1698 of 2000, 353 of 1998 and 
1056 of 1996 related to foodstuffs for animals, ICA technical directives related to 
foodstuffs for animals and other provisions to the contrary are repealed.  
9. Proposed date of adoption : Date on  which the Resolution is signed  
Proposed date of entry into force : Date of publication in the Official Journal  
10. Final date for comments : 13 November 2 019 G/TBT/N/COL/240  
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  11. Texts available from : National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available, of other body:  
Ministerio de Comercio, Industria y Turismo  (Ministry of Trade, Industry and Tourism)  
Dirección de Regulación  (Regulation Department)  
Calle 28 N° 13A - 15, tercer piso  
Bogotá, D.C . Colombia  
Tel.: (+571) 606 7676 (Ext. 1690 -1340)  
Email: ngarcia@mincit.gov.co  
mgonzalezs@mincit.gov.co  
Website: http://www.mincit.gov.co  
Instituto Colombiano Agropecuario, ICA (Colombian Agricultural Institute)  
Subgerencia de Regulación Sanitaria y Fitosanitaria (Sanitary and Phytosanitary 
Regulation Division)  
Dirección Técnica de Asuntos Internacionales  (Technical Division for International  
Affairs)  
Avenida Calle 26 N° 85B -09 
Bogotá - Colombia  
Tel.: (+57 1) 332 3700 - 288 48 00 (Ext. 1510 -1515)  
Email: asuntos.internacionales@ica.gov.co  
margarita.lubo@ica.gov.co  
Website: http://www.ica.gov.co  
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