. /.WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/N/COL/19
28 August 2002
(02-4594)
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:  Spanish
NOTIFICATION
The following notification is being circulated 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:   Colombian Agricultural Institute (ICA)
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers and E-mail and Web site
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):   Veterinary medicinal
products
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   I C A  Resolution
No. 01799 of 31 July 2002 Establishing a Deadline for the Certification of GoodManufacturing Practices by Laboratories Manufacturing Veterinary Medicinal Products and
Located Outside the National Territory  (two pages, in Spanish).
6. Description of content:   This Resolution extends to 16 May 2003 the deadline for laboratories
manufacturing veterinary medicinal products (VMPs) and located outside the national
territory to certify current Good Manufacturing Practices. The ICA shall conduct compliance
verification visits as of 17 May 2003 or earlier upon request. The failure to submit a
certificate of compliance is grounds for suspension of VMP registration.
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
Protection of animal health.
8. Relevant documents:   ICA Resolutions Nos. 1056 of 1996 and 1827 of 30 August 2001
(in Spanish).
9. Proposed date of adoption:  31 July 2002
Proposed date of entry into force:  Upon  publication in Official Journal No. 44894
of 8 August 2002.
10. Final date for comments:   15 October 2002G/TBT/N/COL/19
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11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [  X ] or address, telephone and fax
numbers and E-mail and Web site addresses, if available, of other body:
Ministry of Economic Development
Directorate of Commerce and Promotion of Competition
Carrera 13, No. 28 - 01, 7th floor
Bogotá, D.C., Colombia
Tel.: (571) 350-5500, Ext. 713
Fax: (571) 350-9564
E-mail: normalizacion01@mindesa.gov.co
COLOMBIA@mindesa.gov.co  (Enquiry point)