G/SPS/N/COL/353  
3 May 2024 
(24-3569) 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) : Oven-dried senna ( Cassia angustifolia ) leaves  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  
[ ] All trading partners  
[X] Specific regions or countries : India 
5. Title of the notified document : Proyecto Resolución por medio de la cual se establecen 
los requisitos fitosanitarios para la importación a Colombia de hojas secas en horno d e 
sen (Cassia angustifolia) de origen y procedencia India  (Draft Resolution establishing the 
phytosanitary requirements for the importation into Colombia of oven -dried senna ( Cassia 
angustifolia ) leaves originating in and coming from India) Language(s) : Spanish 
Number of pages : 3 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2024/SPS/COL/24_02930_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content : The notified draft Resolution establishes the phytosanitary 
requirements for the importation into Colombia of oven -dried senna ( Cassia angustifolia ) 
leaves originating in and coming from India.  
The provisions contained in this Resolution shall apply to all natural or legal persons that 
import into Colombia oven -dried senna ( Cassia angustifolia ) leaves originating in and 
coming from India.  
7. Objective and rationale : [ ] food safety, [ ] animal health, [ ] plant protection, 
[X] protect hum ans from animal/plant pest or disease, [X] 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 rel ated 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 [ ] No G/SPS/N/COL/353  
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  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 ): 2 May 2 024 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 2 July 2 024 
11. Proposed date of entry into force : [X] Six months from date of publication, 
and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments : [X] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 2 July 2 024 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments : [X] National Notification 
Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point . Address, fax number and email address 
(if avai lable) of other body:  
Ministerio de Comercio, Industria y Turismo  (Ministry of Trade, Industry and Tourism)  
Dirección de Regulación (Regulation Department)  
Calle 28 No. 13A - 15, tercer piso, Bogotá, D.C., Colombia  
Tel.: (+601) 606 7676  
Email: puntocontacto@mincit.gov.co  
Website: http://www.mincit.gov.co  
Instituto Colombiano Agropecuario , ICA 
Subgerencia de Regulación Sanitaria y Fitosanitaria  (Sanitary and Phytosanitary 
Regulation Division)  
Dirección técnica de Asuntos Internacionales (Technical Division for Internation al Affairs)  
Avenida Carrera 20 No. 83 - 20 Bogotá - Colombia  
Tel.: (+601) 332 3700  
Email:   asuntos.internacionales@ica.gov.co  
 subgerencia.sanifito@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 No. 13A - 15, tercer piso, Bogotá, D.C., Colombia  
Tel.: (+601) 606 7676  
Email: puntocontacto@mincit.gov.co  
Website: http://www.mincit.gov.co  
Instituto Colombiano Agropecuario,  ICA 
Subgerencia de Regulación Sanitaria y Fitosanitaria  
Dirección técnica de Asuntos Internacionales  
Avenida Carrera 20 No. 83 - 20 Bogotá - Colombia  
Tel.: (+601) 332 3700  
Email:  asuntos.internacionales@ica.gov.co  
 subgerencia.sanifito@ica .gov.co  
Website: http://www.ica.gov.co