G/SPS/N/COL/329  
28 June 2021 
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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) : Genetic material from species of zootechnical interest  
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 sanitarios y de bioseguridad para el registro de empresas com o 
centrales de recolección y procesamiento, unidades de procesamiento, unidades de 
recolección e importadores de material genético de especies de interés zootécnico" (Draft 
Resolution establishing sanitary and biosecurity requirements for the registration of 
enterprises as collection and processing plants, processing units, collection units and 
importers of genetic material from species of zootechnical interest) Language(s) : 
Spanish Number of pages : 24 
Text available at:  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/SPS/COL/21_4337_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content : The notified draft Resolution seeks to establis h sanitary and 
biosecurity re quirements for the registration of enterprises as collection and processing 
plants, processing units, collection units and importers of genetic material from species 
of zootechnical interest.  
7. Objective and rationale : [ ] food safety , [X] animal health , [ ] 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. ISPM No.) : 
[X] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  G/SPS/N/COL/329  
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  [ ] 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:  
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 from the date of publication in th e 
Official Journal.  
[X] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments : [X] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 27 August 2 021 
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 Commerce, Industry and 
Tourism)  
Dirección de Regulación  (Regulation Department)  
Calle 28 No. 13A - 15, tercer piso, Bogotá, D.C . Colombia  
Tel.: (+571) 6067 676 Ext. 1566  
Email : puntocontacto@mincit.gov.co  
 mgonzalezs@mincit.gov.co  
 ehernandezt@mincit.gov.co  
Website: http://www.mincit.gov.co  
 
Instituto Colombia no 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 No. 85B-09, Bogotá, Colombia  
Tel.: (+571) 332 3700  
 (+571) 288 4800, 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, [ ] National Enquiry 
Point . Address, fax number and email address (if available) of other body:  
Ministerio de Comercio, Industria y Turismo  (Ministry of Commerce, Industry and 
Tourism)  
Dirección de Regulación  (Regulation Department)  
Calle 28 No. 13A - 15, tercer piso, Bogotá, D.C . Colombia  
Tel.: (+571) 6067 676 Ext. 1566  
Email : puntocontacto@mincit.gov.co  
 mgonzalezs@mincit.gov.co  
 ehernandezt@mincit.gov.co  
Website: http://www.mincit.gov.co