Colombia will be able to export meat and dairy products to the Cuban marketafter obtaining authorization from the island’s health institute, informed the Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Tourism.
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Specifically, the Cenasa health center authorized the Colombian official inspection system for two years and, according to the Ministry, this translates into «new export opportunities», since it allows the inclusion of a greater number of plants interested in exporting, which are are in compliance with the requirements of the Cuban authority and that are endorsed by Invima, «without the need to carry out individual authorizations.»
With this authorization, Colombia achieves 84 open markets for exports of your food products.
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For Minister Umaña Mendoza, this authorization «will allow us to promote economic and commercial relations based on the existing strengths and opportunities identified between the two countries and, without a doubt, will benefit our peoples.»
For his part, the general director of Invima, Dr. Francisco Rossi, reiterated that «the Institute’s commitment to continue offering opportunities to the different economic sectors of the country, in accordance with the vision of the national government and supported by the safety guarantees provided the country’s official inspection system, headed by Invima, both for national consumers and those from third countries”.
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With this new opening, which represents the first achievement in this matter in 2023, the objectives of the Colombian trade policy of «deepening the access of national products in the Latin American markets in a reciprocal and balanced way».
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