G/SPS/N/COL/310  
14 August  2019 
(19-5286) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original:  Spanish  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
1. Notifying Member : COLOMBIA  
If applicable, name of local government involved:  
2. Agency responsible : Instituto Colombiano Agropecuario , ICA (Colombian Agricultural 
Institute)  
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO ; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, 
where applicable) : Foodstuffs for animals  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  
[X] All trading partners  
[ ] Specific regions or countries:  
5. Title of the notified document : Proyecto de Resolución "Por medio de la cual se 
establecen los requisitos y el procedimiento para el registro de los fabricantes e 
importadores de alimentos para animal es, así como los requisitos y el procedimiento para 
el registro de alimentos para animales y se dictan otras disposiciones"  (Draft Resolution 
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) . Language(s) : Spanish Number of pages : 52 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2019/SPS/COL/19_4349_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content:  
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 : [ ] food safety , [X] animal health , [ ] plant pro tection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [ ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.  
8. Is there a relevant international standard ? If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g. title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) : 
[ ] World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. T errestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) : 
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention ( e.g. I SPM No. ): 
[X] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[ ] Yes [X] No G/SPS/N/COL/310  
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  If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:  
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  
Resolution No. 3761 of 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 p rovisions to the contrary are repealed.  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : Date on which the resolution is signed.  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : Date of publication in the Official Journal . 
11. Proposed date of entry into force : [ ] Six months from date of publication, and/or 
(dd/mm/yy ): Date of publication.  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments : [X] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or ( dd/mm/yy ): 13 October 2 019 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments : [X] National Notification 
Authority, [X]  National Enquiry Point . Address, fax number and email address 
(if available) of other body:  
Ministerio de Comercio, Industria y Turismo  (Ministry of Trade, Industry and Touri sm) 
Dirección de Regulación  (Regulation Department)  
Calle 28 N° 13A - 15, tercer piso  
Bogotá, D.C . Colombia  
Tel.: (+57 1) 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  
13. Text(s) available from : [X] National Notification Authority, [X]  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 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