G/SPS/N/COL/282  
26 February  2018 
(18-1216) 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) : Cultivars  
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 del Instituto Colombiano 
Agropecuario - ICA " Por la cual se establece el procedimiento aplicable  a un cultivar 
cuando en su proceso de fitomejoramiento en alguna de sus etapas haya utilizado técnicas 
de innovación en fitomejoramiento a través de Biotecnología moderna y el producto final 
no contenga material genético foráneo " (Draft Colombian Agricult ural Institute (ICA) 
Resolution establishing the procedure applicable to a cultivar where innovative plant -
breeding techniques deriving from modern biotechnology have been used at some stage of 
the plant -breeding process, and the end product does not conta in foreign genetic material) 
Language(s) : Spanish Number of pages : 6 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2018/SPS/COL/18_1081_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content : The notified text establishes the procedure applicable to a 
cultivar where innovative plant -breeding techniques deriving from modern biotechnology 
have been used at some stage of the plant -breeding process, and the end product does 
not contain for eign genetic material.  
The draft text covers the following : Purpose ; Scope; Definitions ; Application ; Processing of 
application ; Response to application ; and Period of Validity.  
7. Objective and rationale : [ ] food safety, [ ] 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) : 
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention ( e.g. I SPM No. ): 
[X] None  G/SPS/N/COL/282  
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  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 available:  
- Law No. 740 of 2 4 May 2 002 
- Decree No. 4525 of 6 December 2 005 
- ICA Resolution No. 946 of 1 7 April 2 006 
- ICA Resolution No.  3168 of 7 September 2 015, notified in document 
G/SPS/N/COL/255/Add.1  
(Available in Spanish)  
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 ): 27 April 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  
Website: http://www.mincit.gov.co/  
Instituto Colombiano 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)  
Carrera 41 # 17 - 81, Piso 2 (Zona Industrial - Puente Aranda)  
Bogotá, D.C., Colombia  
Tel.: (+57) 1 332 3700, Ext. 1510  
Fax: (+57) 1 288 4800  
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  
Enquiry point:  
Tel.: (+57) 1 606 7676, Ext. 1690  
Email:  mortizb@mincit.gov.co  
Website : http://www.mincit.gov.co/