G/SPS/N/COL/275  
20 November  2017 
(17-6304) 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) : Additives  
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 cual se prohíbe la importación, fabricación, registro, 
comercialización y uso de aditivos que contengan polimixina E (colistina) y polimixina B 
como promotores de crecimiento en especies animales productoras de alimentos para el 
consumo humano " (Draft Resolution of the Colombian Agricultural Institut e (ICA) 
"Prohibiting the importation, manufacturing, registration, marketing and use of additives 
containing polymyxin E (colistin) and polymyxin B as growth promoters for animals 
producing food for human consumption") Language(s) : Spanish Number of pages : 4 
Text available at:  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2017/SPS/COL/17_5143_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content : The notified draft Resolution prohibits the importation, 
manufacturing, registration, marketing and use of additives containing polymyxin E 
(colistin) and polymyxin B.  
It contains articles on its objective ; the time -limit for the clearance of existing stock s; 
penalties ; and its period of validity.  
7. Objective and rationale : [X] food safety, [ ] animal health, [ ] plant protection , 
[X] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [ ] protect territory from 
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  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 and language(s) in which these are available:  
 Capítulo 10 del Título I de la Parte 13 del Decreto N° 1071 del 26 de mayo de 2015, 
Reglamentario Único del Ministerio de Agricultura y Desarrollo Rural  (Chapter 10 of 
Title 1 of Part 13 of Decree No. 1071 of 26 May 2015, Single Regulation of the Ministry 
of Agriculture and Rural Development).  
 At the 68th World Health Assembly in 2015, the World Health Organization (WHO) 
adopted a global action plan on antimicrobial resistance.  
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 da ys from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/o r (dd/mm/yy) : 19 January 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:  drico@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 Fitosanit aria (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. 1515  
Fax: (+57) 1 288 4800  
Website: http://www.ica.gov.co/  G/SPS/N/COL/275  
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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  
Enquiry point:  
Contact person : Daniel Héctor Rico R.  
Email:  drico@mincit.gov.co  
Tel.: (+57) 1 606 7676, Ext. 1690  
Website: http://www.mincit.gov.co/