G/SPS/N/COL/297  
11 October 2018  
(18-6307) 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) : Bulb onion ( Allium cepa L.) seeds (HS code : 1209.91.10.00)  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  
[ ] All trading partners  
[X] Specific regions or countries : Russian Federation  
5. Title of the notified document : Proyecto de resolución del ICA "Por medio de la cual 
se establecen  los requisitos fitosanitarios para la importación a Colombia de semilla de 
cebolla de bulbo ( Allium cepa  L.) de origen y procedencia Rusia, para uso en investigación 
y siembra " (Draft ICA resolution "Establishing the phytosanitary requirements for the 
importation into Colombia of bulb onion ( Allium cepa L.) seeds originating in and coming 
from Russia for research use and planting") . Language(s) : Spanish Number of pages : 
3 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2018/SPS/COL/18_5298_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content : Phytosanitary requirements are established for the importation 
into Colombia of bulb onion ( Allium cepa L.) seeds originating in and coming from Russia 
for research use and planting.  
Purpose, phytosanitary import requirements, official control, penalties, and period of 
validity.  
7. Objective and rationale : [ ] food sa fety, [ ] 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 C ommission (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. ): 
[X] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  G/SPS/N/COL/297  
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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 : Part 13, 
Title 1, Chapter 10 on penalties ( Sanciones ), of Decree 1071 of 2015  
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 ): Upon 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/o r (dd/mm/yy ): 10 December 2 018 
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 N° 13A - 15, tercer piso  
Bogotá, D.C . Colombia  
Tel.: (+57) 1 606 7676, Ext. 1690 - 1340 
Email:  mortizb@mincit.gov.co  
 mgonzalezs@mincit.gov.co  
 mpinzonp@mincit.gov.co  
Website: http://www.mincit.gov.co/  
Instituto Colombiano Agropecuario , ICA (Colombian Agricultural Institute)  
Subgerencia de Regulación Sanitaria y Fitosa nitaria (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/  
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 N° 13A - 15, tercer piso  
Bogotá, D.C . Colombia  
Tel.: (+57) 1 606 7676, Ext. 1690 - 1340 
Email:  mortizb@mincit.gov.co  
 mgonzalezs@m incit.gov.co  
 mpinzonp@mincit.gov.co  
Website: http://www.mincit.gov.co/