G/SPS/N/COL/309/Add.1  
4 March  2020 
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Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original:  Spanish  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
Addendum  
The following communication, received on 2 8 February 2 020, is being circulated at the request of 
the delegation of Colombia . 
 
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Colombian Agricultural Institute (ICA) Resolution No. 62376 of 2 0 February 2 020 
The Republic of Colombia hereby advises that the Resolution "Prohibiting the importation, 
manufacture, registration, marketing and use in Colombia of agricultural pesticides with a 
guaranteed composition containing one or more of the following chemical substances : fonofos, 
captafol, dinoseb, ethylene dibromide, endrin and dibromochloropropane (DBCP)", the draft 
version of which was notified on 1 3 August 2 020 by the World Trade Organization in document 
G/SPS/N/COL/309, has been issued pursuant to ICA Resolution No. 62376 of 2 0 February 2 020, 
which was published in Official Journal No. 51.234 of 2 1 February 2 020 and entered into force the 
same day.  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/SPS/COL/20_1549_00_s.pdf  
This addendum concerns a:  
[ ] Modification of final date for comments  
[X] Notification of adoption, publication or entry into force of regulation  
[ ] Modification of content and/or scope of previously notified draft regulation  
[ ] Withdrawal of proposed regulation  
[ ] Change in proposed date of adoption, publication or date of entry into for ce 
[ ] Other:  
Comment period : (If the addendum extends the scope of the previously notified 
measure in terms of products and/or potentially affected Members, a new deadline for 
receipt of comments should be provided, normally of at least 60 calendar days . Under 
other circumstances, such as extension of the originally announced final date for 
comments, the comment period provided in the addendum may vary.)  
[ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the addendum to the notification and/or 
(dd/mm/yy ): Not applicable  G/SPS/N/COL/309/Add.1  
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  Agency or authority designated to handle comments : [X] National Notification 
Authority, [X]  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 . Colombia  
Tel.: (+571) 6067676, Ext. 1566 or 1340  
Email: mgonzalezs@mincit.gov.co  and puntocontacto@mincit.gov.co  
Website: http://www.mincit.gov.co  
 
Instituto Colombiano Agropecuario (ICA)  
Subgerencia de Regulación Sanitaria y Fitosanitaria  
Dirección Técnica de Asuntos Internacionales  
Avenida Calle 26 No. 85B-09 
Bogotá, Colombia  
Tel.: (+571) 3323700  
 (+571) 2884800, Ext. 1510 or 1515  
Email : asuntos.internacionales@ica.gov.co  and margarita.lubo@ica.gov.co  
Website: http://www.ica.gov.co  
Text(s) available from : [X] National Notification Authority, [X]  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 . Colombia  
Tel.: (+571) 6067676, Ext. 1566 or 1340  
Email: mgonzalezs@mincit.gov.co  and puntocontacto@mincit.gov.co  
Website: http://www.mincit.gov.co  
 
Instituto Colombiano Agropecuario (ICA)  
Subgerencia de Regulación Sanitaria y Fitosanitaria  
Dirección Técnica de Asuntos Internacionales  
Avenida Calle 26 No. 85B-09 
Bogotá, Colombia  
Tel.: (+571) 3323700  
 (+571) 2884800, Ext. 1510 or 1515  
Email : asuntos.internacionales@ica.gov.co  and margarita.lubo@ica.gov.co  
Website: http://www.ica.gov.co  
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