G/SPS/N/COL/255/Add.3  
15 August  2022 
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Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original:  Spanish  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
Addendum  
The following communication, received on 1 1 August 2 022, is being circulated at the request of the 
delegation of Colombia . 
 
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Colombia hereby advises that Colombian Agricultural Institute (ICA) Resolution No. 3168 of 7 
September 2 015 "Regulating and controlling the production, importation and exportation of 
genetically improved seeds for marketing and sowing in Colombia, and the registration of 
agronomic assessment units and/or plant breeding research units, and issuing other provisions", 
amended pursuant to ICA Resolution No. 3888 of 1 7 December 2 015, which entered into force on 
18 December 2 015 as notified in document G/SPS/N/CO L/255/Add.2, will be repealed by this draft 
Resolution.  
The purpose of this draft Resolution is to regulate and control the production, importation, 
exportation and storage of genetically improved seeds for marketing and sowing, and the 
registration of agronomic assessment units and/or plant breeding research units . It also repeals 
ICA Resolutions No. 2228 of 1983, No. 3168 of 2015 and No. 3188 of 2015, and all conflicting 
provisions.  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/SPS/COL/22_5511_00_s.pdf  
This addendum concerns a:  
[ ] Modification of final date for comments  
[ ] Notification of  adoption, publication, or entry into force of regulation  
[X] 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 f orce 
[ ] 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 da ys. 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 ): Date of publication  G/SPS/N/COL/255/Add.3  
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  Agency or authority designated to handle comments : [ ] National Notification Authority, 
[X] National Enquiry Point . Address, fax number and email address (if available) of 
other body:  
Angela Fetecua Castellanos  
Ministerio de Comercio, Industria y Turismo  (Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Tourism)  
Dirección de Regulación  (Regulation Department)  
Calle 28 # 13 A 15 piso 3, Bogotá, DC  
Tel.: (+571) 606 7676  
Email: afetecua@ mincit.gov.co  
Website: http://www.mincit.gov.co  
 
Aurelio Enrique Mejía Mejía  
Ministerio de Comercio, Industria y Turismo  
Dirección de Regulación  
Calle 28 # 13 A 15 piso 3, Bogotá, DC  
Tel.: (+571) 606 7676, Ext. 1340  
Email: puntocontacto@mincit.gov.co  
Website: http://www.mincit.gov.co  
Text(s) available from : [ ] National Notification Autho rity, [ ] National Enquiry Point . 
Address, fax number and email address (if available) of other body:  
Instituto Colombiano 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 or 1515 
Email:  asuntos.internacionales@ica.gov.co ; jorge.garzon@ica.gov.co  
Website: http://www.ica.gov.co  
 
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