Spain's Environment Ministry states that its website maintains a public register of species that have undergone risk analysis and the result of that assessment. It says the ministry records whether a species was excluded because it was not considered likely to compete with native species, alter genetic purity, or ecological balance, or whether it was included in the invasive species catalogue.

The decree defines 'risk analysis' as the scientific-technical evaluation of the probability and consequences of introducing and establishing an exotic species in the natural environment, and the measures that can be applied to reduce or control those risks. It also states that a favorable risk analysis is required before the first release of a non-catalogued alien species may be authorized.

The ministry page explains that Regulation (EU) No 1143/2014 establishes rules to prevent, reduce, and mitigate the adverse effects of invasive alien species on biodiversity, ecosystem services, health, safety, and social and economic consequences. It frames Spain's invasive-species policy within a broader EU legal framework for risk prevention and management.

The Ministry explains: “With the aim of dealing with the invasion of exotic species in marine environments and reducing loss of biodiversity, the Directorate of Marine, Coastal and Aquatic Resources Affairs has promoted the implementation of strategies such as the Plan for the Management and Control of Lionfish (Pterois volitans) in the Colombian Caribbean and the Protocol for Capture and Final Disposal, adopted through Resolution 675 of 2013; and by means of which the capture and consumption of the species is approved.” Further down it notes: “Additionally, under an agreement between Minambiente and INVEMAR, the Risk Analysis of Kappaphicus alvarezii was carried out… and the measures that could be applied to reduce or manage the risks were determined.” This page links risk analysis of exotic species to a separate environmental process (including Resolution 675 of 2013 and a specific analysis for Kappaphicus alvarezii), not to Resolution 1229 of 2013.

“La Resolución 1229 de 2013 define el modelo de inspección, vigilancia y control sanitario para productos de uso y consumo humano en Colombia. Establece el marco regulatorio para la gestión de riesgos en todas las fases de las cadenas productivas, aplicando a bienes y servicios que puedan afectar la salud pública. El documento determina las competencias de autoridades como el INVIMA y las entidades territoriales, y señala los sujetos responsables del cumplimiento de las normas sanitarias.” No reference is made to exotic species or to a risk analysis protocol for their introduction into the environment; the focus is exclusively sanitary and product-related.

The ICA procedure states: “The procedure to carry out the risk analysis applies to all import requests for bio-inputs, animals, plants or their products… The stages of risk analysis are hazard identification, risk assessment, risk management and risk information.” It cites the OIE Terrestrial Animal Health Code and Aquatic Animal Health Code in relation to import risk analysis. This document shows that Colombia uses risk analysis protocols in sanitary and phytosanitary contexts, but it does not link these protocols to Resolution 1229 of 2013 or to the Ministry of Environment’s regulation of exotic species introductions.

The compiled legal text describes Resolution 1229 of 2013 as: “Por la cual se establece el modelo de inspección, vigilancia y control sanitario para los productos de uso y consumo humano y se dictan otras disposiciones.” Its articles regulate responsibilities of sanitary authorities, risk analysis in sanitary inspection, and procedures for products for human use and consumption. There is no attribution of competence to the Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development, nor any section on risk analysis protocols for the introduction of exotic species.

INVIMA summarizes (translated): "Resolution 1229 of 2013 establishes the official model of inspection, surveillance and sanitary control for products for human use and consumption in Colombia. This regulatory framework, led by the Ministry of Health and Social Protection, incorporates principles of risk management..." This shows that not all references to "Resolución 1229 de 2013" in Colombia refer to the environmental protocol for exotic species, but rather to a separate health‑sector regulation.

The portal notes that in Spain “La principal referencia legal estatal española en esta materia es la Ley 42/2007…”. It adds: “La entrada en vigor del Real Decreto 630/2013, de 2 de agosto regula la inclusión de especies en el CEEEI y establece prohibiciones sobre la introducción, posesión, transporte, tráfico y comercio de estas especies. De igual manera, establece las directrices para las administraciones públicas sobre la implementación de medidas para la gestión, control y erradicación de especies exóticas invasoras y promueve la creación de sistemas de vigilancia para detectar y prevenir su propagación.” This provides comparative context on how invasive exotic species are regulated elsewhere, but does not concern Colombia or Resolution 1229 of 2013.

The protocol states that the Spanish Catalogue of Invasive Alien Species is created by law and that inclusion or exclusion of species is carried out by the Ministry of Environment when technical or scientific information so advises. It also says that any citizen or organization may request the initiation of the procedure to include or exclude a species.

The page describes the Spanish procedure for assessing exotic species as requiring a 'justified request,' a 'technical report with risk analysis,' a scientific committee opinion, and a further review by the committee on wild flora and fauna before a final decision. It presents risk analysis as a formal part of the authorization process.

This ministry publication references 'Regulación del Catálogo español de especies exóticas invasoras, Real Decreto 630/2013, de 2 de agosto,' confirming that the 2013 decree was the operative legal framework for invasive alien species regulation in Spain. It is relevant as contemporaneous governmental context for the claimed 2013 risk-analysis protocol.

In Colombian law, the Ministry of Health and Social Protection is the lead authority for sanitary risk management for products of human use and consumption, while the Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development leads policy and regulation over environmental management, biodiversity and invasive or exotic species. Resolution 1229 of 2013 is known as a health-sector regulation establishing a sanitary inspection, surveillance and control model; environmental management of exotic species has instead been developed through other instruments, such as environmental resolutions (e.g., Resolution 0848 of 2008 on invasive species lists, Resolution 675 of 2013 on lionfish management) and specific risk analyses commissioned by the environment ministry.

This page discusses prohibitions on commerce, transport, reproduction, transfer, and possession of species included in Spain's invasive alien species catalogue. It does not provide direct evidence about Colombia's Resolution 1229 of 2013 and is only tangentially relevant.