Presidential Directive No. 8 of 9 September 2020

GUIDE FOR CARRYING OUT PRIOR CONSULTATION IN COLOMBIA

The National Authority for Prior Consultation Directorate of the Ministry of the Interior DANCP, as the main body responsible for the processes of prior consultation, and other entities of the Executive Branch of the national order called upon to intervene
in the different processes of prior consultation carried out for the development of projects, works or activities in accordance with the criterion of direct impact on ethnic communities, shall be subject to the guidelines set out in this Directive.

This Directive replaces Stage 1 ‘Certification on the presence of ethnic communities that makes prior consultation necessary’, adds Stage 3 ‘Pre-consultation’, adds Stage 4 ‘Prior consultation’ and adds Stage 5 ‘Monitoring of agreements’ of Presidential Directive No. 10 of 7 November 2013.

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