The terms of all administrative actions for the settlement of contracts and agreements under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development are suspended from 23 April 2020 until the working day following the occurrence of the health emergency declared by the Ministry of Health and Social Protection. 

The suspension corresponds to the procedure established in Article 11 of Law 1150 of 2007, which states: "The liquidation of contracts shall be carried out by mutual agreement within the term set out in the specifications or their equivalent, or within the term agreed by the parties for this purpose. If no such term exists, the liquidation shall be carried out within four (4) months following the expiration of the term set for the execution of the contract or the issuance of the administrative act ordering the termination, or the date of the agreement providing for it".

During the term of suspension and until the time when the proceedings are resumed, the terms of expiration, prescription, or finality provided for in the law regulating the matter shall not apply.