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Submissions on Environmental Enforcement Matters

Pursuant to Article 18.8 of the Trade Promotion Agreement between the United States and Colombia (the Parties to this International Agreement), any person from these two countries may file a Submission to the Secretariat to be considered.

Generally speaking, a Submission is a written assertion that one of these two Parties is failing to effectively enforce one or more of its environmental laws. The Submission must meet the requirements of Article 18.8.2 of the Agreement.

Explanatory video regarding Submissions on Environmental Enforcement Matters

We invite you to watch a short video about this participation mechanism.

Procedure for Submissions

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