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ANIMAL PROTECTION SUB-DEPARTMENT

TECHNICAL DIRECTORATE OF SAFETY AND VETERINARY SUPPLIES
REQUIREMENTS FOR THE REGISTRATION OF ANIMAL FOOD
IMPORTED

All animal feed that is imported for sale in the national territory must have an ICA registration
in accordance with the requirements established in Resolution 061252 of February 3, 2020.
The following are subject to registration:

1. Complete or balanced foods.

2. Food supplements: 2.1
Nuclei.
2.2 Premixes.
2.3 Nutritional blocks.
2.4 Treats for animals.
2.5 Mineralized salts for animal consumption.
3. Zootechnical additives.

The registration will be made based on a single format of basic information of the
manufacturer or importer through the SimplifICA 1.0 platform (Food for animals). Any
natural or legal person that sells animal feed must register it with the ICA after meeting
the following requirements:

to. Name of the record holder. b.

Importer registered before the ICA. c.
Product technical information:
to. Product name. b.
Guaranteed composition: The guaranteed composition of animal feed must be declared
using the international system of units, and must include the declaration of nutrients.
According to the type of product, the minimum or maximum values of the following
nutrients must be declared as appropriate:

• Minimum protein content, expressed as a percentage by weight. •

Minimum fat content, expressed as a percentage by weight. •
Maximum fiber content, expressed as a percentage by weight. •
Maximum ash content, expressed as a percentage by weight. • Maximum
moisture content, expressed as a percentage by weight. • Maximum
content of the Protein Equivalent of Non-Protein Nitrogen
(NNP).
• Additional nutritional information that the manufacturer requires.
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• Mineralized salts: Declare in percentage the minimum limits for sodium

chloride, the macro and micro elements, and the percentage of the
maximum limit for humidity and fluoride.
c. Qualitative typical formula. d.
Product name or instructions for use. and. Production
process or method. F. Name of
analytical techniques used to verify the guaranteed composition. g. Commercial
presentations or net content: using the metric system and must state:

• By volume, for liquid foods. • By weight,

for solid foods. • By weight or volume,
for semi-solid or viscous foods. h. Packaging type. Yo. Species
for which it is
indicated and productive stage or stage of development. j. Useful life. k.

Recommended amount of use or consumption.

he. Certificate of Free Sale (CLV) of the apostilled or consularized product, with a minimum
validity of 6 months at the time of the registration request.
m. Authorization of the manufacturer apostilled or consularized, when the registration request
is not made through an affiliate, subsidiary or similar in the country of the registration
holder. no. Document from the competent Health Authority, or a third party that acts as such,
indicating that the establishment operates in compliance with the Good Manufacturing
Practices for animal feed (BPMAA). either. Payment
of the current rate by PSE (Code: 4017).*

Meals of animal origin, blood and bone used in the preparation of animal feed, must comply
with the technical and sanitary specifications established in the current sanitary legislation,
and may only be used as an ingredient in the manufacture of animal feed.

In the list of ingredients, the use of substitute raw materials will be allowed, as long as they
maintain the guaranteed composition of the product.

All information to request registration must be submitted in Spanish, when it is necessary to

provide information from scientific articles as support.

Food for animals may be protected under the same registry.

Resolution 061252/2020

PAYMENT INFORMATION:
https://www.ica.gov.co/oferta-institucional/tarifas/informacion-de-adicional