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Petitioning party can modify deadlines during planning stage, with agreement of the Indigenous communities. 20 BUSINESS DAYS COLOMBIA The government assumes a more central role in the process in Colombia, with the specially created Dirección de Consulta Previa (Office of Prior Consultation-DCP) in the Interior Ministry making the determination of when the norm and process should be applied, convening the communities, conducting the consultations, and guaranteeing that the agreements will be upheld. 1. An administrative act that includes: when certification was submitted; brief description of activity; identification of affected areas; information-gathering methods; identification of certified communities and legal representatives; and the decision on whether consulta previa is required. 15 BUSINESS DAYS 3. If they come to a consensus: 1) Decision is documented and signed with signature or fingerprint; 2) Decision is given to relevant government agency; 3) Process ends and certificate of consultation is produced. Dialogue What is done: 1) Dialogue between Indigenous community and relevant government office to reach agreement and consensus; 2) Disagreements that result from internal deliberation stage are presented; 3) Additional Indigenous communities can be added to process during this stage.