G/SPS/N/COL/311  
15 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) : Cut flowers or branches of ornamental plant species  
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 establecen los 
requisitos para obtener el Registro del lugar de producción flores o ramas cortad as de las 
especies ornamentales con destino a la exportación y para el registro de exportador e 
Importador de flores o ramas cortadas de las especies ornamentales"  (Draft Resolution 
setting forth registration requirements for sites producing cut flowers or  branches of 
ornamental species for export and for exporters and importers of cut flowers or branches 
of ornamental species) . Language(s) : Spanish Number of pages : 26 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2019/SPS/COL/19_4533_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content : The draft resolution sets forth requirements for export 
producti on sites, exporters and importers of cut flowers or branches of ornamental plant 
species to register with the ICA.  
Contents of the draft resolution:  
Purpose ; Scope; Definitions ; Chapter II - Registration of sites producing cut flowers or 
branches of orname ntal species for export ; Chapter III - Registration of importers of cut 
flowers or branches of ornamental species ; Chapter IV - Registration of exporters of cut 
flowers or branches of ornamental species ; Miscellaneous provisions - Documentation  
requirement s, Reporting obligation, Official control, Documents, Penalties, Transitional 
provision, Period of validity.  
7. Objective and rationale : [ ] food safety, [ ] animal health, [X] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [ ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.  G/SPS/N/COL/311  
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  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 [X] 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 available:  
Resolution No. 3168 of 2015  
Health Information System for Agricultural and Livestock Imports and Exports (SISPAP)  
Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES)  
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  G/SPS/N/COL/311  
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  12. Final date for comments : [X] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or ( dd/mm/yy ): 14 October 2 019 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments : [X] National Notification 
Authority, [X]  National Enquiry Point . Address, fax number an d 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.: (+571) 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)  
Subgerencia 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.: (+571) 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.: (+571)  606 7676, Ext. 1690 - 1340 
Email :  mortizb@mincit.gov.co  
 mgonzalezs@mincit.gov.co  
 
Website: http://www.mincit.gov.co