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Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures G/SPS/N/COL/221 Colombia 2011 Animal protection
Ban/Prohibition, Conformity assessment procedures…
Ban/Prohibition, Conformity assessment procedures, Risk assessment
 Agriculture
Colombian Agricultural Institute Resolution No…
Colombian Agricultural Institute Resolution No. 002440 of 3 June 2011 "Suspending the importation into Colombia from the North Rhine-Westphalia region (Germany) of poultry and risk products capable of transmitting avian influenza"
Environment related objective
To protect animal health
Measure description Coverage of the measure
Colombian Agricultural Institute Resolution No. 002440 of 3 June 2011 "Suspending the importation into Colombia from the North Rhine-Westphalia region (Germany) of poultry and risk products capable of transmitting avian influenza"
Poultry and risk products
Type of measure
Import ban
 ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Entry into force on 10 June 2011 for a period of 6 months
Keywords
Wildlife
Agriculture G/AG/N/COL/42 Colombia 2011 Sustainable agriculture management Not specified Agriculture
Support to encourage diversification from growing…
Support to encourage diversification from growing illicit narcotic crops
Environment related objective
To support communities affected by illicit crops, through investment in environmental regeneration
Measure description Coverage of the measure
Support to encourage diversification from growing illicit narcotic crops
Type of measure
Development program
 ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount Implementation period
From 2008 to 2009
Keywords
Environment
Agriculture G/AG/N/COL/48 2011 Sustainable agriculture management Not specified Agriculture
Environment related objective
To support communities affected by illicit crops, through investment in environmental regeneration
Measure description Coverage of the measure
Support to encourage diversification from growing illicit narcotic crops
Type of measure
Development program
 ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Ended in 2010
Keywords
Environment
Technical Barriers to Trade G/TBT/N/COL/143 Colombia 2010 Energy conservation and efficiency
Conformity assessment procedures, Technical…
Conformity assessment procedures, Technical regulation or specifications
 Manufacturing
Draft Ministry of Mining and Energy Resolution …
Draft Ministry of Mining and Energy Resolution "Issuing the Technical Regulation on rational energy-use labelling for certain electrical and gas end-use equipment, whether domestically manufactured or imported for marketing in Colombia"
Environment related objective
Rational energy use
Measure description Coverage of the measure
Draft Ministry of Mining and Energy Resolution "Issuing the Technical Regulation on rational energy-use labelling for certain electrical and gas end-use equipment, whether domestically manufactured or imported for marketing in Colombia"
Air conditioners; Refrigerators and/or freezers for domestic or commercial use; Electromagnetic and electronic lighting ballasts; Single-phase and three-phase squirrel-cage induction electric motors (60Hz); Household electric washing machines; Electric storage water heaters; Gas-fired storage water heaters; Domestic gas cooking appliances (free-standing and built-in work tables with burners, work tables with grill, table-top cookers, free-standing ovens, built-in ovens, free-standing grills, built-in grills, griddles, free-standing cookers and built-in cookers)
Type of measure
Technical regulation; Conformity assessment procedure
 ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Entry into force 6 months after publication
Keywords
Energy
Technical Barriers to Trade G/TBT/N/COL/144 Colombia 2010 Sustainable agriculture management
Ban/Prohibition, Conformity assessment procedures…
Ban/Prohibition, Conformity assessment procedures, Risk assessment, Technical regulation or specifications
 Agriculture
Draft Resolution of the Colombian Agricultural…
Draft Resolution of the Colombian Agricultural Institute "Laying down requirements for the registration of efficacy trial technical departments and producers and importers of agricultural bio-inputs and adopting other provisions"
Environment related objective
To protect agricultural health and the environment
Measure description Coverage of the measure
Draft Resolution of the Colombian Agricultural Institute "Laying down requirements for the registration of efficacy trial technical departments and producers and importers of agricultural bio-inputs and adopting other provisions"
Bio-inputs
Type of measure
Technical regulation
 ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Entry into force on the date of publication in the Official Journal
Keywords
Bio
Environment
Labelling
Technical Barriers to Trade G/TBT/N/COL/146 Colombia 2010 Animal protection
Ban/Prohibition, Technical regulation or…
Ban/Prohibition, Technical regulation or specifications, Conformity assessment procedures, Risk assessment
 Agriculture
Draft Resolution of the Colombian Agricultural…
Draft Resolution of the Colombian Agricultural Institute "Laying down sanitary and biosecurity requirements for the importation, processing and marketing of genetic material from species of zootechnical interest"
Environment related objective
To protect animal health
Measure description Coverage of the measure
Draft Resolution of the Colombian Agricultural Institute "Laying down sanitary and biosecurity requirements for the importation, processing and marketing of genetic material from species of zootechnical interest"
Genetic material
Type of measure
Technical regulation
 ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Entry into force 12 months from date of publication in the Official Journal
Keywords
Bio
Genetic
Wildlife
Technical Barriers to Trade G/TBT/N/COL/147 Colombia 2010
Animal protection, Chemical, toxic and hazardous…
Animal protection, Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances management
 Ban/Prohibition Chemicals
Draft Resolution of the Colombian Agricultural…
Draft Resolution of the Colombian Agricultural Institute (ICA) "Prohibiting the importation and marketing of diethylstilbestrol, its use in the production of veterinary inputs and its administration to any species of animal"
Environment related objective
To protect animal life and health
Measure description Coverage of the measure
Draft Resolution of the Colombian Agricultural Institute (ICA) "Prohibiting the importation and marketing of diethylstilbestrol, its use in the production of veterinary inputs and its administration to any species of animal"
Diethylstilbestrol (DES)
Type of measure
Technical regulation
 ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Entry into force on the date of publication in the Official Journal
Keywords
Wildlife
Technical Barriers to Trade G/TBT/N/COL/149 Colombia 2010 Waste management and recycling
Conformity assessment procedures, Technical…
Conformity assessment procedures, Technical regulation or specifications
 Manufacturing
Draft Resolution of the Ministry of Social…
Draft Resolution of the Ministry of Social Welfare "Establishing the Technical Regulation on the requirements to be met by cellulosic materials, objects, packag ing and equipment, and the additives therein, intended to come into contact with food and alcoholic beverages for human consumption"
Environment related objective
To prevent practices likely to mislead consumers regarding the use of recycled cellulosic materials
Measure description Coverage of the measure
Draft Resolution of the Ministry of Social Welfare "Establishing the Technical Regulation on the requirements to be met by cellulosic materials, objects, packag ing and equipment, and the additives therein, intended to come into contact with food and alcoholic beverages for human consumption"
Cellulosic materials, objects, packag ing and equipment, whether domestically manufactured or imported, intended to come into contact with food and beverages for human consumption. Cellulosic materials, objects, packag ing and equipment, whether domestically manufactured or imported, coated or surface-treated with paraffins, polymeric resins or other substances
Type of measure
Technical regulation
 ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Entry into force 6 months after publication
Keywords
Recycle
Labelling
Technical Barriers to Trade G/TBT/N/COL/151 Colombia 2010
Animal protection, Chemical, toxic and hazardous…
Animal protection, Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances management, Water management and conservation
Ban/Prohibition, Conformity assessment procedures…
Ban/Prohibition, Conformity assessment procedures, Technical regulation or specifications
 Chemicals
Draft Resolution of the Ministry of the…
Draft Resolution of the Ministry of the Environment, Housing and Territorial Development "Prohibiting the manufacture, importation, distribution and marketing of detergents or soaps with a phosphorus content exceeding the maximum established limits"
Environment related objective
To prevent human and animal health risks and prevent environmental damage caused by eutrophication (proliferation of algae in aquatic environments due to the presence of large quantities of phosphorus in the water)
Measure description Coverage of the measure
Draft Resolution of the Ministry of the Environment, Housing and Territorial Development "Prohibiting the manufacture, importation, distribution and marketing of detergents or soaps with a phosphorus content exceeding the maximum established limits"
(i) Soap; organic surface-active products and preparations for use as soap, in the form of bars, cakes, moulded pieces or shapes, whether or not containing soap; organic surface-active products and preparations for washing the skin, in the form of liquid or cream and put up for retail sale, whether or not containing soap; paper, wadding, felt and nonwovens, impregnated, coated or covered with soap or detergent; (ii) Organic surface-active agents (other than soap); surface-active preparations, washing preparations (including auxiliary washing preparations) and cleaning preparations, whether or not containing soap, other than those of heading 34.01; (iii) Scouring pastes and powders and other scouring preparations (3401, 3402, 3405400000, respectively)
Type of measure
Technical regulation
 ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Entry into force 6 months after publication
Keywords
Clean
Environment
Organic
Water
Technical Barriers to Trade G/TBT/N/COL/153 Colombia 2010
Animal protection, Chemical, toxic and hazardous…
Animal protection, Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances management
Ban/Prohibition, Technical regulation or…
Ban/Prohibition, Technical regulation or specifications, Conformity assessment procedures, Risk assessment
 Chemicals
Draft Resolution of the Colombian Agricultural…
Draft Resolution of the Colombian Agricultural Institute "Laying down the requirements governing the registration of producers, semi-manufacturers, storage providers and importers of medicines, bio logics, bases for magistral preparations, cosmetics, pesticides, miscellaneous veterinary products and diagnostic kits and reagents, and establishing other provisions"
Environment related objective
To prevent risks to the environment and to human and animal health
Measure description Coverage of the measure
Draft Resolution of the Colombian Agricultural Institute "Laying down the requirements governing the registration of producers, semi-manufacturers, storage providers and importers of medicines, bio logics, bases for magistral preparations, cosmetics, pesticides, miscellaneous veterinary products and diagnostic kits and reagents, and establishing other provisions"
Medicines, biologics, bases for magistral preparations, cosmetics, pesticides, miscellaneous veterinary products and diagnostic kits and reagents
Type of measure
Technical regulation
 ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Entry into force on the date of publication in the Official Journal
Keywords
Bio
Environment