G/SPS/N/COL/335  
9 August  2021 
(21-6144) 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) : Producers, contracted producers, semi -processors and importers of 
pharmaceutical products, cosmetics, disinfectants and/or e ctoparasiticides for veterinary 
use 
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 ante el ICA de las empresas 
productoras, productoras por contrato, semielaboradoras e importadoras de productos 
farmacéuticos, cosméticos, desinfectantes y/o ectoparasi ticidas de uso veterinario"  (Draft 
Resolution establishing the requirements and procedure for the registration with the ICA of 
producers, contracted producers, semi -processors and importers of pharmaceutical 
products, cosmetics, disinfectants and/or ectopa rasiticides for veterinary use) 
Language(s) : Spanish Number of pages : 21 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/SPS/COL/21_5110_00_s.pdf  
6. Description o f content : The purpose of the notified draft Resolution is to establish the 
requirements and procedure for the registration with the ICA of producers, contracted 
producers, semi -processors and importers of pharmaceutical products, cosmetics, 
disinfectants and/or ectoparasiticides for veterinary use.  
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 Ani mal 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?  G/SPS/N/COL/335  
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  [ ] 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 : ICA 
Resolution No. 91505 of 1 5 February 2 021 
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): The Resolution will enter into force from the date of publication in the 
Official Journal.  
[X] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments : [X] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 8 October 2 021 
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 No. 13A - 15, tercer piso, Bogotá, D.C., Colombia  
Tel.: (+571) 6067 676  
Email : puntocontacto@mincit.gov.co  
Website: http://www.mincit.gov.co  
 
Instituto Colombiano Agropecuario (ICA)  
Subgerencia de Regulación Sanitaria y Fitosanitaria (Sanitary and Phytosanitary Regulation 
Division)  
Dirección Técnica 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  
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 No. 13A - 15, tercer piso, Bogotá, D.C., Colombia  
Tel.: (+571) 6067 676  
Email : puntocontacto@mincit.gov.co  
Website: http://www.mincit.gov.co