required report public distribution date 6 22 2006 gain number co6008 colombia trade policy monitoring annual approved by david j mergen us embassy prepared alberto restrepo highlights and the concluded negotiations for a bilateral free agreement in february that is currently under revision both countries side letter to fta agreed lift bse avian influenza restrictions recognize equivalency inspection system main barriers agricultural exports are high duties price band import ban poultry parts sensitive products like beef rice milk powder dry beans includes psd changes no matrix unscheduled bogota co1 co usda foreign service global agriculture information network template version 2 09 page of 32 unclassified table contents section i overview 3 executive summary b importance 4 ii compliance 5 world organization 1 market access tariffs restrictive licensing c sanitary phytosanitary