G/SPS/N/COL/319  
16 October  2020 
(20-7123) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original:  Spanish  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
1. Notifying Member : COLOMBIA  
If applicable, name of local government involved:  
2. Agency responsible : Instituto Colombiano Agropecuario , ICA (Colombian Agricultural 
Institute)  
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO ; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, 
where applicable) : Laboratories - Agricultural sector  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  
[X] All trading partners  
[ ] Specific regions or countries:  
5. Title of the notified document : Proyecto de resolución  "Por medio de la cual se 
establecen los requisitos y el procedimiento para el registro de los laboratorios que 
realicen prue bas de análisis y/o diagnóstico en el sector agropecuario " (Draft Resolution 
establishing the requirements and procedure for the registration of laboratories that carry 
out analytical and/or diagnostic tests in the agricultural sector) Language(s) : Spanish  
Number of pages : 40 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/SPS/COL/20_6140_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content : The notified draft Resolution seeks to establish the 
requirements and procedure for the registration with the ICA of laboratories that carry 
out analytical and/or diagnostic tests in the agricultural sector.  
7. Objective and rationale : [X] food safety, [X] animal health, [X] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [ ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.  
8. Is there a relevant international standard ? If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alime ntarius Commission (e.g. title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) : 
[ ] World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. T errestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) : 
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention ( e.g. I SPM No .): 
[X] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[ ] Yes [ ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:  G/SPS/N/COL/319  
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : Date on which the Resolution is signed  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : Date of publication in the Official Journal  
11. Proposed date of entry into force : [ ] Six months from da te of publication, and/or 
(dd/mm/yy) : Upon publication in the Official Journal  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments : [X] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 15 December 2 020 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments : [X] National Notification 
Authority, [ ] National Enquiry Point . Address, fax number and email address (if 
available) of other body:  
Ministerio de Comercio, Industria y Turismo  (Ministry of Trade, Industry and Tourism)  
Dirección de Regulación (Regulation Department)  
Calle 28 No. 13A - 15, tercer piso  
Bogotá, D.C., Colombia  
Tel.: (+571) 606 7676, Ext. 1566  
Email: puntocontacto@mincit.gov.co  
amejiam@mincit.gov.co  
Website: http://www.mincit.gov.co  
 
Instituto Colo mbiano Agropecuario , ICA (Colombian Agricultural Institute)  
Subgerencia de Regulación Sanitaria y Fitosanitaria (Sanitary and Phytosanitary 
Regulation Division)  
Dirección Técnica de Asuntos Internacionales  (Technical Division for International Affairs)  
Avenida Calle 26 No. 85B-09 
Bogotá, Colombia  
Tel.: (+571) 332 3700  
(+571) 288 4800, Ext. 1510 - 1515 
Email: asuntos.internacionales@ica.gov.co  
margarita.lubo@ica.gov.co  
Website: http://www.ica.gov.co  
13. Text(s) available from : [X] National Notification Authority, [ ] National Enquiry 
Point . Address, fax number and email address (if available) of other body:  
Ministerio de Comercio, Industria y Turismo  
Dirección de Regulación  
Calle 28 No. 13A - 15, tercer piso  
Bogotá, D.C., Colombi a 
Tel.: (+571) 606 7676, Ext. 1690  
Email: puntocontacto@mincit.gov.co  
amejiam@mincit.gov.co  
Website: http://www.mincit.gov.co