G/SPS/N/COL/277  
10 January  2018 
(18-0259) 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) : Pharmaceutical products for veterinary use  
4. Regions or countries lik ely 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 del Instituto Colombiano 
Agropecuario - ICA "Por medio de la cual se establecen los requisitos y el procedimiento 
para el registro ante el ICA de las empresas productoras, productoras por contrato, 
semielaboradoras e importadoras de productos farmacéuticos, cosméticos, desinfectantes, 
ectoparasiticidas y productos varios de  uso veterinario " (Draft Resolution of the Colombian 
Agricultural Institute (ICA) "Establishing the requirements and procedure for the 
registration with the ICA of producers, contracted producers, semi -processors and 
importers of pharmaceutical  products, c osmetics, disinfectants, ectoparasiticides and other 
products for veterinary use") Language(s) : Spanish Number of pages : 22 
Text available at:  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2018/SPS/COL/18_0236_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content : The notified draft Resolution establishes the requirements and 
procedure for the registration with the ICA of producers, contracted producers, semi-
processors  and importers of pharmaceutical  products, cosmetics, disinfectants, 
ectoparasiticides and various products for veterinary use.  
It contains articles on : Purpose ; Scope; Definitions ; Registration of enterprises ; General 
requirements ; Specific requirements ; Registration of enterprises located overseas ; 
Technical officers ; Registration of technical officers ; Procedure for the registration of 
enterprises ; Document review ; Audit visits ; Issue of registration certificates, amendments 
to registration and cancellati on of registration ; Prohibitions ; Other provisions ; Official 
control ; Penalties ; Transitional provision ; and Period of validity.  
7. Objective and rationale : [ ] food safety , [X] animal health , [ ] plant protection, [ ] 
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. ): G/SPS/N/COL/277  
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  [X] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[ ] Yes [ ] No 
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:  
Resolución N° 1056 del 17 de abril de 1 996 del Instituto Colombiano agropecuario - ICA 
(Resolution No. 1056 of 1 7 April 1 996 of the Colombian Agricultural Institute (ICA));  
Capítulo 10 del Título I de la Parte 13 del Decreto N° 1071 del 26 de mayo de 2015, 
Reglamentario Único del Ministerio de Agricultura y Desarrollo Rural  (Chapter 10 of 
Title 1 of Part 13 of Decree No. 1071 of 2 6 May 2 015, Single Regulation of the Ministry 
of Agriculture and Rural Development).  
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 ): Upon publication in the Official Journal.  
[ ] Trade facilitating measu re  
12. Final date for comments : [X] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/o r (dd/mm/yy ): 11 March 2 018 
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 Commerce, Industry and Tourism)  
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:  drico@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)  
Carrera 41 # 17 - 81, Piso 2 (Zona Industrial - Puente Aranda)  
Bogotá, D.C., Colombia  
Tel.: (+57) 1 332 3700, Ext. 1510  
Fax: (+57) 1 288 4800  
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  
Enquiry point:  
Contact person : Daniel Héctor Rico R.  
Email:  drico@mincit.gov.co  
Tel.: (+57) 1 606 7676, Ext. 1690  
Website : http://www.mincit.gov.co/