G/SPS/N/COL/324/Add.1  
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 (ICA) "Prohibiting the importation, 
manufacturing, registration, marketing and use of veterinary drugs as finished products and 
animal feed additives, the guaranteed composition of which includes arsenic and arsenic 
compounds"  
The Republic of Colombia hereby advises that the draft Resolution of the Colombian Agricultural 
Institute (ICA) "Prohibiting the importation, manufacturing, registration, marketing and use of 
veterinary drugs as finished products and animal feed additives,  the guaranteed composition of 
which includes arsenic and arsenic compounds", notified on 2 February 2 021 through the World 
Trade Organization in document G/SPS/N/COL/324, has been issued pursuant to Resolution No. 
99933 of 1 July 2 021. 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/SPS/COL/21_5049_00_s.pdf  
This addendum concerns a:  
[ ] Modification of final date for comments  
[X] Notification of adoption, public ation or entry into force of regulation  
[ ] 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 force  
[ ] 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.)  
[ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the addendum to the notification and/or 
(dd/mm/yy ): Not appli cable G/SPS/N/COL/324/Add.1  
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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 Commerc e, Industry and Tourism)  
Dirección de Regulación  (Regulation Department)  
Calle 28 No. 13A - 15, tercer piso, Bogotá, D.C., Colombia  
Tel.: (+571) 6067 676, Ext. 1566  
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 No. 13A - 15, tercer piso, Bogotá, D.C., Colombia  
Tel.: (+571) 6067 676, Ext. 1566  
Email : puntocontacto@mincit.gov.co  
Website: http://www.mincit.gov.co  
 
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