G/TBT/N/COL/187  
29 January 2013  
(13-0503)  Page: 1/2  
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original: Spanish  
 
  NOTIFICATION 
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6. 
 
1. Notifying Member:  COLOMBIA 
If applicable, name of local governme nt involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):  
2. Agency responsible:  Instituto Colombiano Agropecuario , ICA (Colombian Agricultural 
Institute) 
Name and address (including teleph one and fax numbers and e-mail and 
website addresses, if available) of  agency or authority designated to handle 
comments regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:  
Ministerio de Comercio, Industria y Turismo (Ministry of Commerce, Industry and 
Tourism) 
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2. 10.1 [ ], 5.6.2 [ ],  5.7.1 [ ], other:   
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provid ed in addition, where applicable):  Fertilizers  
5. Title, number of pages and lang uage(s) of the notified document:  Proyecto de 
Resolución del Instituto Colombiano Agropecuario - ICA "Por medio de la cual se establecen los requisitos para el registro de productores, productor por contrato, 
distribuidores, empacadores, envasadores, importadores, departamentos técnicos de 
ensayos de eficacia y del producto, de fertilizantes o enmiendas; y se dictan otras disposiciones" (Draft Colombian Agricultural Institute Resolution "Laying down the 
requirements for the registration of producer s, contract producers, distributors, packers 
and importers of fertilizers and soil amendm ents and technical departments responsible 
for fertilizer and soil amendment efficacy  and product trials; and issuing other 
provisions") (20 pages, in Spanish).  
6. Description of content:  The notified draft Resolution covers the following: Purpose; 
Scope; Definitions; Registration of producer-distributers, contract producers, packers, 
importer-distributors and importers (for direct  use) of fertilizers and soil amendments 
and technical departments responsible for the agronomic efficacy trials of these 
products; Fertilizer and soil amendment efficacy trials; Registration of fertilizer and soil 
amendment products; Obligations and prohibitions applicable to producers, contract 
producers, distributors, packers and import ers of fertilizers and soil amendments and 
technical departments responsible for the agronomic efficacy trials of these products; 
Documents; Transition period; Official control; Penalties; and Period of validity. 
Annex No. 1: Presentation of fertilizer and soil amendment efficacy trials; Annex No. 2: 
Product registration; Annex No. 3: Conditions for the registration of fertilizers and soil 
amendments; Annex No. 4: Product labelling; and Annex No. 5: Colombian Technical 
Standards. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Protection of agricultural health an d food safety in primary production. G/TBT/N/COL/187 
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  8. Relevant documents:  Decreto  (Decree) No. 1840 of 3 August 1994 and Decree 
No. 334 of 2002 of the Ministry of Defence; Resolución  (Resolution) No. 991 
of 1 June 2001 of the Colombian Agricultural Institute, ICA; Resolution No. 81 
of 8 May 2002 of the Military Industry, (INDUMIL); and Resolution No. 1167 of 25 March 2010 of the Colombian Agricultural Institute, ICA.  
9. Proposed date of adoption: 
Proposed date of entry into force:   Date on which the Resolution is signed. 
Date of publication in the Official Journal. 
10. Final date for comments:  16 April 2013 
11. Texts available from: National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and e-mail and website addresse s, if available, of other body: 
Enquiry Point: 
Contact person: Daniel Héctor Rico R. 
E-mail: drico@mincomercio.gov.co  
 puntocontacto@mincomercio.gov.co  
Tel.: (+57) 1 606-7676, Ext. 1690 
Fax: (+57) 1 606-4777 Website: http://secgen.comunidadandina.org/sirt  
 
Instituto Colombiano Agropecuario - ICA Subgerencia de Regulación Sanitaria y Fitosanitaria Dirección Técnica de Asuntos Internacionales 
Carrera 41 # 17 - 81, Piso 4, Oficina 411 
Zona Industrial - Puente Aranda Bogotá, D.C., Colombia 
Tel.: (+57) 1 332-3700, Ext. 1515 
Fax: (+57) 1 288-4800 Website: http://www.ica.gov.co  
 
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