G/SPS/N/COL/258  
25 August 2015  
(15-4274)  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 num bers should be provided in addition, 
where applicable): Homeopathic veterinary medicines 
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 del Instituto Colombiano 
Agropecuario - ICA "Por medio de la cual se establecen los requisitos para el registro ante 
el ICA de los medicamentos homeopáticos veterinarios " (Draft Colombian Agricultural 
Institute (ICA) Resolution "Laying down the requirements for the registration with the 
Colombian Agricultural Institute (ICA) of homeopathic veterinary medicines") 
Language(s): Spanish Number of pages: 26 
Text available at: 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2015/SPS/COL/15_3274_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content: Objective; Scope; Definitions; Registration of homeopathic 
veterinary medicines; Registration requirements; Labelling; Prohibitions; Procedures for 
issuing registration certificates; Issue of registration certificates; Amendments to 
registration; Cancellation of registration; Advertising; Obligations; Official monitoring; 
Penalties; and Period of validity. 
7. Objective and rationale: [ ] food safety, [X] animal heal th, [ ] plant protection, [ ] 
protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [ ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.  
8. Is there a relevant international st andard? 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. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number)  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention ( e.g. ISPM No. ) 
[X] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to  the relevant international standard? 
[ ] Yes [ ] No  G/SPS/N/COL/258 
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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: Decree 
No. 1071 of 26 May 2015 and Resolution No. 1056 of 17 April 1996 (available in Spanish) 
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 measure  
12. Final date for comments: [X] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 24 October 2015 
Agency or authority designated to hand le 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 
Dirección de Regulación 
Calle 28 N°13ª – 15, tercer piso 
Tel.: (+57-1) 606-4775 Fax: (+57-1) 606-4777 
 
Instituto Colombiano Agropecuario, ICA Subgerencia de Regulación Sanitaria y Fitosanitaria 
Dirección Técnica de Asuntos Internacionales 
Carrera 41 # 17 – 81, Piso 4, Oficina 411 (Zona Industrial – Puente Aranda) Bogotá, D.C., Colombia Tel.: (+57-1) 332-3700, Ext. 1571 
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: 
Contact person: Daniel Héctor Rico R. 
Email: drico@mincit.gov.co 
 puntocontacto@mincit.gov.co Tel.: (+57-1) 606-7676, Ext. 1690 
Fax: (+57-1) 606-4777 
Ministerio de Comercio, Industria y Turismo Dirección de Regulación 
Carrera 28 N°13A – 15, tercer piso 
Bogotá, D.C., Colombia