G/SPS/N/COL/281  
17 January  2018 
(18-0458) 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) : Dogs and cats  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the ex tent 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 establecen los requisitos sanitarios  para el 
ingreso y salida del país de perros y gatos como animales de compañía o con destino 
comercial y se dictan otras disposiciones"  (Draft Resolution of the Colombian Agricultural 
Institute (ICA) "Establishing the health  requirements for the entry into  and exit from the 
country of dogs and cats for companionship or commercial purposes, and other 
provisions") Language(s) : Spanish Number of pages : 7 
Text available at:  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2018/SPS/COL/18_0420_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content : The notified draft Resolution establishes the health requirement s 
for the entry into and exit from the country of dogs and cats for companionship or 
commercial purposes.  
It contains articles on : Purpose ; Scope; Definitions ; Health requirements for the entry into 
Colombia of dogs and cats ; Inspection at ports, airports and border crossings for the entry 
into the country of animals ; Health requirements for the exit from Colombia of dogs and 
cats; Inspection at land border crossings in the country for the exit of animals ; Transit of 
animals ; Penalties ; Official control ; and Period of validity.  
7. Objective and rationale : [ ] food safety , [X] animal health , [ ] plant protection, 
[X] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [ ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.  
8. Is there a relevant international st andard ? 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. ): G/SPS/N/COL/281  
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  [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 Par t 13 of 
Decree No. 1071 of 2 6 May 2 015, Single Regulation of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural 
Development);  
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 ): 18 March 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 ot her 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.: (+571) 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 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, [ ] 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 6067676, Ext. 1690  
Website : http://www.mincit.gov.co/