G/SPS/N/COL/279  
10 January  2018 
(18-0255) Page: 1/3 
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) : Medicines for veterinary use  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affe cted, 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 los medicamentos de uso veterinario " (Draft Resolution of 
the Colombian Agricultural Institute (ICA) establishing the requirements and procedure for 
the registration with the ICA of medicines fo r veterinary use) Language(s) : Spanish 
Number of pages : 29 
Text available at:  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2018/SPS/COL/18_0238_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content : The notified draft Resolution establishes the requirements and 
procedure for the registration with the ICA of medicines for veterinary use.  
It contains articles on : Purpose ; Scope; Definitions ; Registration of medicines for 
veterina ry use ; Requirements for the registration of medicines for veterinary use ; 
Labelling ; Review of registration requests ; Procedures for issuing registration certificates ; 
Issue of registration certificates, amendments to registration and cancellation of 
registration ; Prohibitions ; Authorization to import raw materials for the manufacturing of 
products exclusively for exportation ; Advertising ; Other provisions ; Official control ; 
Penalties ; Transitional provision ; and Period of validity.  
7. Objective and ratio nale: [ ] 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/279  
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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:  
 Parágrafo único del artículo 2.13.1.6.1 del Capítulo 6 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  (Single paragraph of Article 2.13.1.6.1 of Chapter 6 
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);  
 Capítulo 10 del Título I de la Parte 13 del Decreto N° 1071 del 26 de mayo de 
2015, Reglamentario Únic o 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);  
 Resolución N° 1056 del 17 de abril de 1996 del Instituto Colomb iano agropecuario 
- ICA (Resolution No. 1056 of 1 7 April 1 996 of the Colombian Agricultural Institute 
(ICA))  
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/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.go v.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/  G/SPS/N/COL/279  
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  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/