G/SPS/N/COL/340  
28 October  2022 
(22-8131) 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) : Physiological regulators 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 
establece el procedimiento para la revaluación de los registros de venta de los reguladores 
fisiológicos de uso agrícola emitidos por el ICA y se dictan otras disposiciones"  (Draft 
Resolution establishing the procedure for the re -evaluation of the registration to sell 
physiological regulators for agricultural use granted by the ICA, a nd adopting other 
provisions) Language(s) : Spanish Number of pages : 7 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/SPS/COL/22_7324_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of c ontent : The notified draft Resolution seeks to establish the procedure 
for the re -evaluation of the registration to sell physiological regulators for agricultural use 
granted by the ICA prior to the entry into force of this Resolution, and to adopt other 
provisions.  
7. Objective and rationale : [ ] food safety, [X] animal health, [ ] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [X] 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  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[ ] Yes [ ] No G/SPS/N/COL/340  
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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) : Date of publication in the Official Journal.  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 
11. Proposed date of entry into force : [ ] Six months from date of publication, and/or 
(dd/mm/yy) : The Resolution will enter into force on the date of publication in the Official 
Journal.  
[X] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments : [X] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 27 December 2 022 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments : [X] National Notification 
Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point . Address, fax number and email address 
(if av ailable) of other body:  
Edgar Eduardo Huertas Piragauta  
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. 2075 
Email: ehuertas@mincit.gov.co  
 
Jorge Hernando Rodriguez  
Ministerio de Comercio, Industria y Turismo  
Dirección de Regulación  
Calle 28 # 13 A 15 piso 3, Bogotá, DC  
Tel.: (+57-1) 606 7676  
Email : jrodriguez@mincit.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:  
Edgar Eduardo Huertas Piragauta  
Ministerio de Comercio, Industria y Turismo  
Dirección de Regulación  
Calle 28 # 13 A 15 piso 3, Bogotá, DC  
Tel.: (+571) 606 7676, Ext. 2075  
Email: ehuertas@mincit.gov.co  
 
Jorge Hernando Rodrigu ez 
Ministerio de Comercio, Industria y Turismo  
Dirección de Regulación  
Calle 28 # 13 A 15 piso 3, Bogotá, DC  
Tel.: (+57-1) 606 7676  
Email: jrodriguez@mincit.gov.co  
 
Instituto Colombiano Agropecuario (ICA)  
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, Colombi a 
Tel.: (+571) 332 3700  
(+571) 288 48 00, Ext. 1510 -1515 
Email: asuntos.internacionales@ica.gov.co ; jorge.garzon@ica.gov.co