G/SPS/N/COL/339/Add.1  
23 November  2022 
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Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original:  Spanish  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
Addendum  
The following communication, received on 2 2 November 2 022, is being circulated at the request of 
the delegation of Colombia . 
 
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RESOLUCIÓN No. 00022991 (11 de noviembre de 2022) "Por la cual se establece el procedimiento 
para el trámite ante el ICA de las solicitudes de nuevos productos obtenidos por Innovación en 
Mejoramiento Genético, con el fin de determinar si corresponden a Organismos Vivos Modificados 
(OVM) o a Organismos Convencionales"  (Resolution No. 00022991 (1 1 November 2 022) 
establishing the ICA application process for new products obtained through innovative genetic 
improvement, where the aim of this process is to determine whether such products are living 
modified organisms (LMOs) or  conventional organisms)  
The provisions established in the notified Resolution will apply to all natural or legal persons 
conducting research into genetic improvement and evaluating, producing, importing and/or 
exporting products that have been obtained through the use of innovative genetic improvement 
techniques deriving from modern biotechnology, where the end product does not contain foreign 
genetic material . The procedure laid down in Colombian Agricultural Institute (ICA) Resolution No. 
29299 of 2018 for cultivars must also be established for animals of zootechnical interest improved 
through innovative improvement techniques deriving from modern biotechnology, with the aim of 
determining whether they are LMOs  or conventional organisms . The ex isting regulations must 
therefore be updated in order to incorporate animals of zootechnical interest improved through 
innovative improvement techniques deriving from modern biotechnology.  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/SPS/COL/22_7978_00_s.pdf  
This addendum concerns a:  
[ ] Modification of final date for comments  
[X] Notification of  adoption, publication or entry into force of regulation  
[ ] Modification of content and/or scope of previously notified draft regulation  
[ ] Withdrawal of proposed regulation  
[ ] Change in proposed date of adoption, publication or date of entry into fo rce 
[X] Other : The notified Resolution entered into effect on the date of publication in Official 
Journal No. 52.215 (1 1 November 2 022).  
Comment period : (If the addendum extends the scope of the previously notified 
measure in terms of products and/or potentially affected Members, a new deadline for 
receipt of comments should be provided, normally of at least 60 calendar days . Under G/SPS/N/COL/339/Add.1  
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  other circumstances, such as extension of the originally announced final date for 
comments, the comment period prov ided in the addendum may vary.)  
[ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the addendum to the notification and/or 
(dd/mm/yy ): Not applicable  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments : [X] National Notification 
Authority, [ ] National Enquiry Point . Address, fax number and email address (if 
available) of other body:  
Angela Fetecua Castellanos  
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  
Email: afetecua@mincit.gov.co  
Website: http://www.mincit.gov.co  
 
Ministerio de Comercio, Industria y Turismo  
Dirección de Regulación  
Calle 28 # 13 A 15 piso 3, Bogotá, DC  
Tel.: (+571) 606 7676, Ext. 1340  
Email: puntocontacto@mincit.gov.co  
Website: http://www.mincit.gov.co  
Text(s) available from : [X] National Notification Authority, [ ] National Enquiry Point . 
Address, fax number and email address (if available) of other body:  
Angela Fetecua Castellanos  
Ministerio de Comercio, Industria y Turismo  
Dirección de Regulación  
Calle 28 # 13 A 15 piso 3, Bogotá, DC  
Tel.: (+571) 606 7676  
Email: afetecua@mincit.gov.co  
Website: http://www.mincit.gov.co  
 
Ministerio de Comercio, Industria y Turismo  
Dirección de Regulación  
Calle 28 # 13 A 15 piso 3, Bogotá, DC  
Tel.: (+571) 606 7676, Ext. 1340  
Email: puntocontacto@mincit.gov.co  
Website: http://www.mincit.gov.co  
 
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