G/SPS/N/COL/339  
8 August  2022 
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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) : Animal or plant products that have been genetically improved 
through modern biotechnology (living modified organisms - LMOs) . 
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 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"  
(Draft Resoluti on 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 ) 
Language(s) : Spanish Number of pages : 8 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/SPS/COL/22_5223_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content : The notified draft Resolution seeks to establish 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 es tablished in the text will 
apply to all natural or legal persons conduct ing research into genetic improvement and 
evaluat ing, produc ing, import ing and/or export ing 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.  
7. Objective and rationale : [ ] food safety , [X] animal health , [X] 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/339  
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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 possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:  
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are availa ble: Decree 
No. 4525 of 2005  and ICA Resolution No. 91505 of 2021 or the provisions amending, 
supplementing or replacing them.  
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) : The Resolution will enter into force on the date of publication in the Official 
Journal.  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments : [X] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 7 October 2 022 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments : [ ] National Notification 
Authority, [X]  National Enquir y 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  
 
Aurelio Enrique Mejía Mejía  
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. 1340  
Email: puntocontacto@mincit.gov.co  
Website: http://www.mincit.gov.co  G/SPS/N/COL/339  
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  13. 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  (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  
 
Aurelio Enrique Mejía Mejía  
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. 1340  
Email: puntocontacto@mincit.gov.co  
Website:  http://www.mincit.gov.co