G/SPS/N/COL/350  
2 November  2023 
(23-7399) 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) : Bananas, including plantains, fresh or dried (HS code : 080300)  
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 la cual se adopta el "Plan 
Nacional de Prevención, Vigilancia y control de Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. c ubense Raza 
4 Tropical - Foc R4T (Sinonimia : Fusarium odoratissimum) en todo el territorio nacional " 
(Draft Resolution adopting the National Plan for the Prevention, Monitoring and Control of 
Fusarium oxysporum  f. sp. cubense  tropical race 4 (Foc TR4) (als o known as Fusarium 
odoratissimum ) throughout the national territory) Language(s) : Spanish Number of 
pages : 20 
https://www.sucop.gov.co/busqueda?k=instituto%20colombiano%20agropecuario  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/SPS/COL/23_13253_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content : National Plan for the Preven tion, Monitoring and Control of 
Fusarium oxysporum  f. sp. cubense  tropical race 4 (Foc TR4) (also known as Fusarium 
odoratissimum ) throughout the national territory  
7. Objective and rationale : [X] food safety, [X] animal health, [X] plant protection, 
[X] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [X] protect territory from 
other damage from pests  Article 1. - Purpose . Adopt the National Plan for the 
Prevention, Monitoring and Control of Fusarium oxysporum  f. sp. cubense  tropical race 4 
(Foc TR4) (als o known as Fusarium odoratissimum ) throughout the national territory  
8. Is there a relevant international standard ? If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius 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 standar d? 
[ ] Yes [ ] No G/SPS/N/COL/350  
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  If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:  
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined . This is a draft resolution 
with no date of adoption until the procedure for international comments has taken place.  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined . This is a draft 
resolution with no set date of publication until the procedure for international comments 
has taken place.  
11. Proposed date of entry into force : [ ] Six months from date of publication, and/or 
(dd/mm/yy) : To be determined . This is a draft resolution.  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments : [X] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 1 January 2 024 
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:  
Aurora Villalobos Diaz  
Ministerio de Comercio, Industria y Turismo  (Ministry of Trade, Industry and Tourism)  
Dirección de Regulación (Regulation Department)  
Calle 28 # 13 A 15 piso 3, Bogotá, DC  
Tel.: (+571) 606 7676, Ext. 2223  
Email: avillalobos@mincit.gov.co  
Website: http://www.mincit.gov.co  
Hernán Alonso Zuñi ga 
Ministerio de Comercio, Industria y Turismo  (Ministry of Trade, Industry and Tourism)  
Dirección de Regulación (Regulation Department)  
Director de Regulación MinCIT (MINCIT Director of Regulation)  
Calle 28 # 13 A 15 piso 3, Bogotá, DC  
Tel.: (+571) 606 76 76 
Email: puntocontacto@mincit.gov.co  
Website: http://www.mincit.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:  
Director Técnico (E) Asuntos Internacionales - Oficinas Nacionales - ICA (Technical 
Director (E) In ternational Affairs - National ICA Offices)  
Humberto Germán Suarez Callejas  
Email: humberto.suarez@ica.gov.co  
Carrera 68A No. 24B - 10 Edificio Plaza Claro - Torre 3 Piso 8  
Bogotá, DC, Colombia