. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/COL/95 
2 July 2007 
 (07-2794) 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:   Spanish 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
The following notification is being circ ulated in accordance with Article 10.6. 
 
1. Member to Agreement notifying:  COLOMBIA
 
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):  
2. Agency responsible:   Instituto Colombiano Agropecuario  - ICA  (Colombian Agricultural 
Institute) 
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers and E-mail and website 
addresses, if available) of  agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be  indicated if different from above:  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [    ], 2.10.1 [   ], 5.6.2 [ X ], 5.7.1 [   ], other:  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading.
ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):   Bovine, bubaline, avian, 
porcine, equine, ovine, caprine and aquatic species 
5. Title, number of pages and lang uage(s) of the notified document:   Resolución Nº 001599 
del 20 de junio de 2007 del Instituto Colombiano Agropecuario - ICA "Por la cual se dictan 
disposiciones para el registro de los Laboratorios de Diagnóstico Veterinario" (Colombian 
Agricultural Institute (ICA) Resolution No . 001599 of 20 June 2007 "Establishing 
provisions governing the registration of veteri nary diagnostic laboratories") (8 pages, in 
Spanish). 
6. Description of content:   The notified Resolution lays down the requirements for the 
registration of veterinary diagnostic laboratori es;  documentation requirements;  registration 
of professionals;  issuance of registration;  term  and renewal of registration;  extension of 
registration;  amendment of registration;  oblig ations of the registrant;  and final provisions. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable: 
 Protection of human and animal life and health. 
8. Relevant documents:   Law No. 232 of 1995, Decree No. 1840 of 1994, Decree No. 1454 
of 2001 and the Manual of Good Laboratory Practice ( Manual de Buenas Prácticas de 
Laboratorio ) of the Colombian Agricultural Institute (ICA). 
9. Proposed date of adoption: 
Proposed date of entry into force:  20 June 2007 
Within a period of one (1) year as from the date of publication in the Official Journal. 
10. Final date for comments:   28 September 2007 G/TBT/N/COL/95 
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  11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [  X ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers, E-mail and website addresses,  if available, of other body:  
Enquiry Point
: 
Contact person:  Daniel Héctor Rico R. 
Tel.: (+571) 606-7676, Ext. 1690 
Fax: (+571) 241-0480 
E-mail: drico@mincomercio.gov.co  Ministerio de Comercio, Industria y Turismo Dirección de Regulación 
Calle 28 No. 13A - 15, tercer piso 
Bogotá, D.C., Colombia Tel.: (+571) 241-0478 Web site: http://secgen.comunidadandina.org/sirt
 
 
Instituto Colombiano Agropecuario 
Grupo de Análisis de Riesgos Agropecuarios y Asuntos Internacionales - ICA Calle 37 #  8-43, Oficina 409 Bogotá, D.C., Colombia Tel.: +(571) 285-3485 
Fax: +(571) 232-4695 
Web site: http://www.ica.gov.co