G/SPS/N/COL/331  
29 June 2021 
(21-5202) 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) : Chemical pesticides for agricultural use  
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 fabricantes, 
formuladores, env asadores, importadores, exportadores y/o distribuidores de los 
plaguicidas químicos de uso agrícola, así como los requisitos para el registro de 
plaguicidas químicos de uso agrícola y otras disposiciones"  (Draft Resolution establishing 
registration require ments and procedures for manufacturers, formulators, packers, 
importers, exporters and/or distributors of chemical pesticides for agricultural use, as well 
as registration requirements for chemical pesticides for agricultural use, and other 
provisions) Language(s) : Spanish Number of pages : 44 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/SPS/COL/21_4379_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content : The purpose of the notified draft Resolution is to establish 
registration requirements and procedures for manufacturers, formulators, packers, 
importers, expor ters and/or distributors of chemical pesticides for agricultural use, as well 
as registration requirements for chemical pesticides for agricultural use, and other 
provisions, with a view to minimizing associated health and environmental risks and 
protectin g plant health in Colombia.  
7. Objective and rationale : [ ] food safety, [ ] animal health, [X] plant protection, 
[X] 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 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  G/SPS/N/COL/331  
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  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:  
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are availa ble: 
− Andean Community Decision No. 804 of 2015  
− Andean Technical Manual adopted by means of Resolution No. 2075 of 2019  
− Decree No. 1071 of 2015  
− ICA Resolution No. 93858 of 2021  
(available in Spanish)  
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 date of publication, and/or 
(dd/mm/yy) : The Resolution will enter into force fro m the date of 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) : 28 August 2 021 
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  (Ministry of Commerce, Industry and 
Tourism)  
Dirección de Regulación  (Regulation Department)  
Calle 28 No. 13A - 15, tercer piso, Bogotá, D.C., Colombia  
Tel.: (+571) 6067 676, Ext. 1566  
Email : puntocontacto@mincit.gov.co  
Website: http://www.mincit.gov.co  
 
Instituto Colombiano Agropecuario (ICA)  
Subgerencia de Regulación Sanitaria y Fitosanitaria (Sanitary and Phytosanitary 
Regulation Division)  
Dirección Técnica de Asuntos Internacionales  (Technical Divis ion 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, [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) 6067 676, Ext. 1566  
Email : puntocontacto@mincit.gov.co  
Website: http://www.mincit.gov.co