Notifications for Colombia (287 notifications)

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 veterinary 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.

The notified draft Resolution establishes phytosanitary measures for wood packaging material used in international trade in accordance with International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures (ISPM) No. 15. It contains articles on: Purpose; Scope; Exceptions; Definitions; Adoption of ISPM No. 15; Registration requirements; Registration procedures; Technical verification visits; Issue of registration, period of validity of registration, changes to registration, cancellation of registration; Obligations and prohibitions for registrants; Monitoring and control of wood packaging material; Interinstitutional coordination; Inspection; Quarantine phytosanitary measures; Obligations and prohibitions for importers and exporters; Official control; Penalties and period of validity. Annexes: Technical Annex No. I: Treatment of wood packaging material; Technical Annex No. II: ISPM No. 15 stamp and application; Technical Annex No. III: Document containing a technical description of the infrastructure, machinery and equipment for the application of the treatment; Technical Annex No. IV: Registration request form.

The notified draft Resolution prohibits the importation, manufacturing, registration, marketing and use of additives containing polymyxin E (colistin) and polymyxin B. It contains articles on its objective; the time-limit for the clearance of existing stocks; penalties; and its period of validity.

The notified text establishes a prohibition on arsenic and arsenic compounds in animal feeds and veterinary drugs. Its articles refer to its objective and to reformulation, the time-limit for clearance of existing stocks, penalties, and the period of validity.

The notified draft Resolution establishes the sanitary requirements to be met by canned tuna and tuna preparations. It covers the following: Purpose; Scope; Definitions; General sanitary requirements; Specific sanitary requirements; Laboratory analysis; Sanitary safety measures, procedures and penalties; Notification; and Period of validity and derogations.

Establishes registration requirements for bio-inputs for agricultural use. The notified Draft resolution covers the following: Purpose; Scope; Definitions; Registration of producers, contract producers, packers, importers and agronomic assessment units conducting agricultural bio-input efficacy trials; Procedures; Technical verification visits; Issue of registration, period of validity of registration, changes to registration, cancellation of registration; Documents needed for the approval of efficacy trials; Efficacy trial formalities; Protocol approval; Conducting of trials; Experiments on bio-inputs for agricultural use with the aim of registration; Importation of samples for experiments with the aim of registration; Requirements for the registration of bio-inputs for agricultural use; Procedures, issue, period of validity, modification and cancellation of the registration of bio-inputs for agricultural use; Obligations; Prohibitions; Annexes; Official control; Transitional provision; Penalties and period of validity.

The Republic of Colombia hereby notifies that Article 4.2 of Colombian Agricultural Institute (ICA) Resolution No. 0842 of 22 February 2010 "Laying down health requirements governing the entry into Colombia of pet ferrets, rabbits, chinchillas, hamsters, guinea pigs and gerbils", notified by the World Trade Organization on 17 March 2010 in document G/SPS/N/COL/182/Add.1, has been amended pursuant to ICA Resolution No. 010860 of 6 September 2017, which entered into force on 11 September 2017. https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2017/SPS/COL/17_4104_00_s.pdf

The Republic of Colombia hereby advises that the Annex to Colombian Agricultural Institute (ICA) Resolution No. 003593 of 9 October 2015 "Creating the mechanism to establish, maintain, update and disseminate the list of regulated pests in Colombia", notified on 19 November 2015 by the World Trade Organization in document G/SPS/N/COL/253/Add.1, has been amended pursuant to Colombian Agricultural Institute (ICA) Resolution No. 6630 of 1 June 2017, which entered into force on 5 June 2017. Text available at: http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2017/SPS/COL/17_3697_00_s.pdf.

The Republic of Colombia hereby advises that Colombian Agricultural Institute (ICA) Resolution No. 3196 of 17 September 2012 "Establishing phytosanitary measures applicable to the transport of paddy rice (Oryza sativa) imported from the United States of America for industrial use and to the handling of waste from its processing in Colombia", notified on 2 October 2012 by the World Trade Organization in document G/SPS/N/COL/236/Add.1, has been repealed pursuant to Colombian Agricultural Institute (ICA) Resolution No. 6705 of 5 June 2017, which entered into force on 6 June 2017. Text available at: http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2017/SPS/COL/17_3698_00_s.pdf.

The notified draft Resolution establishes the requirements for the entry into Colombia of samples of plant material for laboratory physico-chemical analysis. It covers the following: Purpose; Scope; Definitions; Licence application requirements; Procedures for obtaining a licence; Technical verification visit; Issue, renewal and cancellation of and amendments to a licence; Requirements for the entry of samples into Colombia (packaging and labelling); Obligations; Prohibitions; Inspection at point of entry; Official control; Penalties; Annex; and Period of validity.

The notified Resolution declares a health emergency in national territory due to an outbreak of type O foot-and-mouth disease. The text covers the following: purpose; scope; emergency health measures; official control; penalties and period of validity.

The notified Resolution declares a phytosanitary emergency in national territory due to the presence of citrus huanglongbing (HLB). The text covers the following: purpose; scope; definitions; emergency phytosanitary measures; importation of biological control agents; quarantine; obligations; official control; penalties; and period of validity.

The notified draft Resolution establishes sanitary measures for the control and eradication of bovine tuberculosis in bovine and bubaline species in Colombia and requirements for the certification of farms as free from bovine tuberculosis.It covers the following: Purpose; Scope; Definitions; Diagnostic testing under the National Programme for the Control and Eradication of Bovine Tuberculosis; Tuberculin; Administration and interpretation of tuberculin tests; Decontamination of farms; Compensation for the slaughter of reactor animals; Diagnostic test to be used in bovine and bubaline farms during the decontamination process; Completion of the decontamination process; Certification of farms as free from bovine tuberculosis; Farms free from bovine tuberculosis; Transport of animals; Inputs; Importation of bovine and bubaline animals; Reporting requirement; Epidemiological surveillance; Official monitoring; Penalties; Transitional provision; and Period of validity.

The notified draft Resolution sets out the methodology for determining the re-entry or restricted-entry interval (REI) following the application of chemical pesticides for agricultural use registered with the Colombian Agricultural Institute (ICA) in Colombia. It covers the following: Purpose; Methodology; Scope; Definitions; Annexes; Penalties; Official control; Compliance period; and Entry into force.

The notified draft Resolution establishes the national pharmacovigilance system for medicines and biological products for veterinary use.The text covers the following: Purpose; Scope; Definitions; General objective of the national pharmacovigilance system; Specific objectives of the national pharmacovigilance system; Components of the national pharmacovigilance system; Entities participating in the national pharmacovigilance system; Obligations of the ICA as regulatory authority; Obligations of veterinary medicine and biological product sales licence holders and importers; Obligations of reporters; Information sources for the national pharmacovigilance system; Information flow; Periodic safety report (IPS); Events to report; Report criteria; Causation analysis investigation; Causation categories; Criteria for inclusion in the various categories; Corrective actions; Post-registration studies; Communication and dissemination; Transitional provision; Penalties; and Period of validity.

The notified draft Resolution lays down the sanitary requirements to be met by sugar for human consumption imported into and produced, stored, transported and marketed in national territory. It covers the following: Purpose; Scope; Definitions; General sanitary requirements; Ingredients prohibited in the manufacturing process; Specific sanitary requirements; Laboratory analysis; Inspection, monitoring and control; Penalty procedure; Notification; and Period of validity.

The notified draft Decree establishes sanitary procedures for the import and export of food and food raw materials intended for human consumption, and for the authorization and certification of food factories located abroad, with a view to protecting and preventing damage to human life. It covers the following: Purpose; Scope; Definitions; Obligations at entry and exit points for importers of food intended for human consumption; Obligations at entry and exit points for importers of raw materials for food intended for human consumption; Procedure for the issue of health inspection certificates; Products subject to laboratory analysis; Health inspection certification for exportation; Requirements for the authorization of factories situated abroad that produce foods of animal origin posing a high risk to public health; Procedure for the authorization of factories situated abroad that produce foods of animal origin posing a high risk to public health; Denial of authorization and prohibition of marketing; Period of validity and renewal of authorization; Transitional provisions; Trade agreements and/or treaties signed and ratified by Colombia; Certification of good manufacturing practices for factories located abroad that produce foods other than those of animal origin posing a high risk to public health; Procedure and notification of certification visits; Inspection, monitoring and control; Penalty procedure and sanitary measures; Liability; Simultaneous inspection; Notification; Transitional provisions; Period of validity and derogations.

The Republic of Colombia hereby notifies a draft amendment to Ministry of Health and Social Welfare Resolution No. 242 of 31 January 2013 "Establishing the sanitary requirements for the operation of plants engaged in the slaughter of poultry and the cutting, storage, marketing, sale, transport, importation and exportation of the meat and edible meat products thereof", notified on 18 February 2013 by the World Trade Organization in document G/SPS/N/COL/238/Add.1. A deadline for comments on the draft amendment has been set at 10 February 2017. Text available at: http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2016/SPS/COL/16_4711_00_s.pdf.

The notified text establishes registration requirements for producers, packers (including sub-contractors), importers, persons importing for their own consumption, and agronomic assessment units conducting fertilizer and/or soil conditioner efficacy trials. It also establishes registration requirements for fertilizers and soil conditioners and covers the following aspects: Purpose; Scope; Definitions; Registration requirements; General requirements; Specific requirements; Registration procedure; Technical visits; Issue of registration certificates; Period of validity of registration; Changes to registration; Cancellation of registration; Fertilizers and/or soil conditioners subject to efficacy trials; Documents needed for the approval of efficacy trials; Efficacy trial formalities; Protocol approval; Conducting of trials; Importation of samples for experiments; Obligations; Prohibitions; Annexes; Transitional provisions; Penalties and period of validity.

The Republic of Colombia hereby advises that the draft Colombian Agricultural Institute (ICA) Resolution "Establishing the network of analysis and diagnostic laboratories in the context of sanitary and phytosanitary measures designed to strengthen the agricultural sector", notified on 22 November 2012 by the World Trade Organization in document G/SPS/N/COL/244, was issued on 4 September 2013 pursuant to Colombian Agricultural Institute (ICA) Resolution No. 003823, which entered into force on 5 September 2013. Text available at: http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2016/SPS/COL/16_4450_00_s.pdf.