G/SPS/N/COL/286  
2 August  2018 
(18-4894) Page: 1/3 
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) : Plants, plant products and other regulated articles.  
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 medio de la cua l se reglamenta el sistema fitocuarentenario de 
importaciones, reimportaciones y tránsitos internacionales, así como el sistema de 
certificación fitosanitaria de exportación y reexportación y la emisión de certificados 
fitosanitarios de plantas, productos vegetales y otros artículos reglamentados" (Draft 
Colombian Agricultural Institute (ICA) Resolution "Regulating the plant quarantine system 
for imports, re -imports and international transit operations, and the phytosanitary 
certification system for exports , re-exports and the issuance of phytosanitary certificates 
for plants, plant products and other regulated articles") Language(s) : Spanish Number 
of pages : 28 
Text available at:  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2018/SPS/COL/18_4157_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content : The notified draft Resolution regulates the plant quarantine 
system for imports, re -imports and international transit operations, and the phytosanitary 
certification system for exports, re -exports and the issuance of phytosanitary certificates 
for plants, plant products and other regulated articles.  
The notified draft Resolution covers the following : Purpose ; Scope; Definitions ; 
Establishment of plant quarantine and phytosanitary certification systems ; Plant 
quarantine system for imports, re -imports and international transit operations ; 
Phytosanitary certification for e xports, re -exports and the issuance of phytosanitary 
certificates ; Document on phytosanitary requirements for imports ; Phytosanitary 
inspection requests ; Document inspection ; Phytosanitary certificates ; Physical inspection, 
interception or suspected presen ce of pests during physical inspection ; Issuance of 
technical reports ; Issuance of phytosanitary certificates for customs clearance ; Re-
importation requests ; Phytosanitary inspection for re -importation ; Requests for 
international transit operations ; Phytosanitary inspection for international transit 
operations ; Sites for the storage of international transit shipments ; Authorized duration of 
international transit ; Safety requirements for international transit shipments ; Export 
certification criteria ; Phytosanitary certificate requests ; Phytosanitary inspection for 
exports and the issuance of phytosanitary certificates ; Requests for the replacement of 
phytosanitary certificates ; Requests for re -exportation ; Phytosanitary inspection for G/SPS/N/COL/286  
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  re-exports and the issuance of phytosanitary certificates ; Plant material subject to 
quarantine ; Plant material for exhibition fairs ; Post offices, bonded warehouses and 
free-trade zones ; Obligations ; Disposal of residues ; Cooperation ; Official control ; and 
Penalties.  
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  
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 an d 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 ): 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 ): 1 October 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  
Dirección de Regulación  
Calle 28, N° 13A - 15, tercer piso  
Bogotá, D.C . Colombia  
Tel.: (+571) 606 7676, Ext. 1566/1340  
Email:  mortizb@mincit.gov.co  
mgonzalezs@mincit.gov.co  
Website: http://www.mincit.gov.co/  
 
Instituto Colombi ano 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)  
Carrer a 41 # 17 - 81, Piso 2 (Zona Industrial - Puente Aranda)  
Bogotá, D.C., Colombia  
Tel.: (+571) 332 3700, Ext. 1510  
Fax: (571) 288 4800  
Website: http://www.ica.gov.co/  G/SPS/N/COL/286  
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  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.: (+571) 606 7676, Ext. 1566/1340  
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.: (+571) 332 3700, Ext. 1510  
Fax: (571) 288 4800  
Website: http://www.ica.gov.co/