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ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/COL/55
30 May 2002
(02-2989)
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original:  Spanish
NOTIFICATION
1. Member to Agreement notifying:  COLOMBIA
If applicable, name of local government involved:
2. Agency responsible:  Colombian Agricultural Institute (ICA)
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national schedules
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where
applicable).  Animals, plants and the products thereof.   Regions or countries likely to be
affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  All countries with which Colombia trades
animals, plants and the products thereof.
4. Title and number of pages of the notified document:  Resolution No. 01120 of 16 May
2002 Making it Mandatory to Obtain a Phytosanitary or Zoosanitary Import Permit Prior to
the Shipment of Animals, Plants and the Products Thereof  (2 pages).
5. Description of content:  This Resolution makes it mandatory to obtain phytosanitary or
zoosanitary import permits prior to the shipment of animals, plants and the products thereof.
To enter Colombia, animals, plants and the products thereof must be accompanied by aphytosanitary or zoosanitary certificate from the country of origin. The date of issue of this
certificate must be later than that of the import permit issued by the Colombian Agricultural
Institute (ICA). Applications for import permits will not be processed when animals, plants
and the products thereof are at Colombian ports, airports or border crossing points.
6. Objective and rationale: [     ] food safety,  [  X ] animal health,  [  X ] plant protection,
[    ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [     ] protect territory from
other damage from pests
7. An international standard, guideline or recommendation does not exist [  X ].
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate
reference and briefly identify deviations:
8. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Resolutions
Nos. 414 and 711 of 2002 and Agreement No. 0008 of 28 June 2001;  in Spanish.
9. Proposed date of adoption:  16 May 2002
10. Proposed date of entry into force:  Upon  publication in Official Journal # 44809 of
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11. Final date for comments:  Not applicable
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [  X ] National notification
authority, [     ] National enquiry point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (if
available) of other body:
Colombian Agricultural Institute (ICA)
Agricultural Risks and Intern ational Affairs Analysis Group
Calle 37 #8-43, Office 409
Bogotá, D.C., Colombia
Tel.: (571) 287-2129
Fax: (587) 232-4695
E-mail: analisis.riesgos@ica.gov.co
Subprev@impsat.net.co
12. Texts available from: [     ] National notification authority, [  X ] National enquiry point
or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:
Ministry of Economic Development
Directorate of Commerce and Promotion of Competition
Carrera 13, No. 28 - 01, 7th floor
Bogotá, D.C., Colombia
Tel.: (571) 350-5500, Ext. 713Fax: (571) 350-9564
E-mail: normalizacion01@mindesa.gov.co
COLOMBIA@mindesa.gov.co  (Enquiry point)