G/SPS/N/COL/281/Add.3  
4 August  2021 
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Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original:  Spanish  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
Addendum  
The following communication, received on 4 August 2 021, is being circulated at the request of the 
delegation of Colombia . 
 
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Draft Resolution of the Colombian Agricultural Institute "Establishing the health requirements for 
the entry into and exit from the country of dogs and cats for companionship or commercial 
purposes, and other provisions"  
In connection with Resolution No. 2656 of 1 3 March 2 019, notified on 2 0 May 2 019 through the 
World Trade Organization in document G/SPS/N/COL/281/Add.1, the Republic of Colombia hereby 
advises that, given the current transit conditions for dogs and cats entering and exiting the country 
with multiple destinations and origins and the  potential risk of introducing and spreading animal 
diseases that this entails, it is necessary to establish new sanitary requirements for the entry into 
and exit from the country of dogs and cats  for companionship or commercial purposes.  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/SPS/COL/21_5048_00_s.pdf  
This addendum concerns a:  
[ ] Modification of final date for comments  
[ ] Notification of adoption, publication, or entry into force of regulation  
[X] Modification of content and/or scope of previously notified draft regulation  
[ ] Withdrawal of proposed regulation  
[ ] Change in proposed date of adoption, publication or date of entry into fo rce 
[ ] Other:  
Comment period : (If the addendum extends the scope of the previously notified 
measure in terms of products and/or potentially affected Members, a new deadline for 
receipt of comments should be provided, normally of at least 60 calendar days . Under 
other circumstances, such as extension of the originally announced final date for 
comments, the comment period provided in the addendum may vary.)  
[X] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the addendum to the notification and/or 
(dd/mm/yy ): 3 October 2 021 G/SPS/N/COL/281/Add.3  
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  Agency or authority designated to handle comments : [X] National Notification 
Authority, [ ] National Enquiry Point . Address, fax number and email address (if 
available) of other body:  
Ministerio de Comercio, Industria y Turismo  (Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Tourism)  
Dirección de Regulación  (Regulation Department)  
Calle 28 # 13 A 15 Piso 3  
Bogotá, Colombia  
Tel.: (+571) 606 7676  
Email : puntocontacto@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 Técni ca de Asuntos Internacionales  (Technical Division for International Affairs)  
Avenida Calle 26 No. 85B-09, Bogotá, Colombia  
Tel.: (+571) 332 3700  
(+571) 288 4800, Ext. 1510 - 1515 
Email : asuntos.internacionales@ica.gov.co  
margarita.lubo@ica.gov.co  
Website : http://www.ica.gov.co  
Text(s) available from : [X] National Notification Authority, [ ] National Enquiry Point . 
Address, fax number and email address (if available) of other body:  
Ministerio de Comercio, Industria y Turismo  
Dirección de Regulación  
Calle 28 # 13 A 15 Piso 3  
Bogotá, Colombia  
Tel.: (+571) 606 7676  
Email : puntocontacto@mincit.gov.co  
Website: http://www.mincit.gov.co  
 
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