G/SPS/N/COL/309  
13 August 2019  
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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) : Agricultural pesticides with a guaranteed composition containing one 
or more of the following chemical substances : fonofos, captafol, dinoseb, ethylene 
dibromide, endrin and dibromochloropropane (DBCP)  
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 notifi ed document : Proyecto de Resolución "Por medio de la cual se prohíbe 
la importación, fabricación, registro, comercialización y uso en Colombia de plaguicidas 
de uso agrícola que en su composición garantizada contengan una o varias de las 
sustancias química s: Fonofos, Capftafol, Dinoseb, Dibromuro de Etileno, Endrin Y 
Dibromocloropropano (DBCP)"  (Draft Resolution "Prohibiting the importation, 
manufacture, registration, marketing and use in Colombia of agricultural pesticides with 
a guaranteed composition con taining one or more of the following chemical substances : 
fonofos, captafol, dinoseb, ethylene dibromide, endrin and dibromochloropropane 
(DBCP)") . Language(s) : Spanish Number of pages : 4 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2019/SPS/COL/19_3763_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content : The notified resolution prohibits 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 : 
dibromochloropropane (DBCP), ethylene dibromide, endrin, dinoseb, captafol and 
fonofos.  
Conten t of the draft resolution : purpose, penalties and period of validity.  
7. Objective and rationale : [X] food safety, [X]  animal health, [ ] plant protection, 
[ ] 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) : G/SPS/N/COL/309  
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  [ ] International Plant Protection Convention ( e.g. I SPM No. ): 
[X] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[ ] Yes [ ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possib le, 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 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 ): Date of publication.  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments : [X] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or ( dd/mm/yy ): 12 October 2 019 
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 Trade, Industry and Tourism)  
Dirección de Regulación  (Regulation Department)  
Calle 28 N° 13A - 15, tercer piso  
Bogotá, D.C . Colombia  
Tel.: (+57 1) 606 7676, Ext. 1690 - 1340 
Email:  ngarcia@mincit.gov.co  
 mgonzalezs@mincit.gov.co  
Website: http://www.mincit.gov.co  
Instituto Colombiano Agropecuario , ICA (Colombian Agricultural Institute)  
Subge rencia de Regulación Sanitaria y Fitosanitaria (Sanitary and Phytosanitary 
Regulation Division)  
Dirección Técnica de Asuntos Internacionales  (Technical Division for International Affairs)  
Avenida Calle 26 N° 85B -09 
Bogotá - Colombia  
Tel.: (+57 1) 332 3700 - 288 48 00, 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 N° 13A - 15, tercer piso  
Bogotá, D.C . Colombia  
Tel.: (+57 1) 606 7676, Ext. 1690 - 1340 
Email:  ngarcia@mincit.gov.co  
 mgonzalezs@mincit.gov.co  
Website: http://www.mincit.gov.co