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Notifying Member: COLOMBIA

If applicable, name of local government involved:

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Agency responsible: Instituto Colombiano Agropecuario, ICA (Colombian Agricultural Institute)

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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): 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:

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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

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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.

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Objective and rationale: [ ] food safety, [X] animal health, [ ] plant protection, [ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [ ] protect territory from other damage from pests.

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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. 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

If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the international standard:

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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)

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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.

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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

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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 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

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/

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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