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Colombia – Business owners will now be able to transfer the ownership of their marketing authorizations thru InvimÁgil

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The National Institute for Food and Drug Surveillance (INVIMA in Spanish) announced the activation of a new feature on its InvimÁgil platform, allowing the assignment or transfer of ownership of marketing authorizations for the food and non-alcoholic beverage sector.

This tool represents a significant advancement in the modernization of the institute’s services, offering a formal, traceable, and efficient mechanism for a company holding a registration, permit, or notification to fully and definitively transfer the marketing authorization to another national company duly registered on the platform, with the rights and obligations this entails in accordance with current health regulations.

Main characteristics of the process:

  • The procedure is initiated exclusively by the current holder.
  • The system verifies in real-time that there are no appeals, active procedures, or pending administrative actions that would hinder the process.
  • Once the application is submitted, the new holder receives an automatic notification and has a period of five (5) business days to accept or reject the transfer.
  • At the end of the process, the administrative act with a digital signature is automatically generated, also transferring all the documentary history and administrative actions associated with the product.

Colombia – 5,114 sanitary authorizations for the food and non-alcoholic beverage sector have been issued thru InvimÁgil

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InvimÁgil has marked an important milestone in streamlining procedures for food and non-alcoholic beverages. During its implementation, more than 5,114 health documents have been issued: 2,474 registrations, 1,999 notifications, and 641 health permits. This platform demonstrates its effectiveness in the efficient and transparent management of marketing authorizations for the sector.

What once took eight months can now be done in just one day, representing a historic shift in the care and service provided to the country’s entrepreneurs and business owners.

A wide variety of food products have been registered on the platform, such as:

  • Dairy products such as fresh cheese, double-cream cheese, yogurt, condensed milk, and others.
  • Bakery products such as bread, cakes, cookies, croissants, among others.
  • Beverages such as coffee, tea, juices, energy drinks, water, and others.
  • Snacks such as dried fruits, chocolates, candies, and cookies.
  • Meat products such as chorizo, blood sausage, ham, bacon, and others.
  • Products with special features such as vitamin- and mineral-fortified products, sugar-free products, and products with natural and organic ingredients
  • Among others

Upcoming releases:

In order to continue improving its platform, the National Institute for Drug and Food Surveillance (Invima in Spanish) will soon launch new modules to facilitate the experience of entrepreneurs and micro-entrepreneurs on InvimÁgil. These are:

  • Online certificate module
  • Modifications and new records module
  • Transition period module
  • Renewals module.