G/SPS/N/COL/314  
23 September  2019 
(19-6112) 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) : Cultivars  
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 para la inscripción de los cultivares en el Registro Nacional de 
Cultivares Comerciales y se dictan otras disposiciones"  (Draft Resolution establishing the 
requirements for the registration of cultivars in the National Register of Commercial 
Cultivars, and other provisions) Language(s) : Spanish Number of pages : 19 
Text available at:  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2019/SPS/COL/19_5204_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content : The notified draft Resolution establishes the requirements for the 
registrat ion in the National Register of Commercial Cultivars of cultivars that have been 
genetically improved through the application of scientific knowledge, and other provisions.  
All cultivars which have been genetically improved through the application of scien tific 
knowledge, and which are to be marketed for sowing in Columbia must be registered in the 
National Register of Commercial Cultivars . Where applicable, the respective producer or 
importer shall be responsible for the agronomic assessment of cultivars i n natural 
subregions, and is required to submit the report to the ICA prior to the registration of the 
cultivar, without prejudice to compliance with the provisions contained i n ICA Resolution 
No. 3168 of 2015, or any Resolution that amends or replaces it.  
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. ): G/SPS/N/COL/314  
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  [X] None  
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 available : 
Resolución ICA 3168  de 2015 (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 ): 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 ): 22 November 2 019 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments : [X] National Notification 
Authority, [X]  National Enquiry Point . Address, fax number and em ail 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  
13. Text(s) available from : [X] National Notification Authority, [ ] 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 Depar tment)  
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)  
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.: (+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