G/TBT/N/COL/207  
27 August 2014  
(14-4933)  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 telephon e and fax numbers, email 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 provided  in addition, where applicable): Seeds 
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 
reglamenta la producción, importación, comercialización, y exportación de semillas producto del mejoramiento genético para la siembra en el país, así como el registro de las 
unidades de evaluación agronómica y las unidades de investigación en fitomejoramiento y 
se dictan otras disposiciones"  (Draft Colombian Agricultural Institute Resolution "regulating 
the production, importation, marketing and exportation of genetically improved seeds for 
sowing in Colombia, and the registration of agronomic assessment units and plant 
breeding research units, and issuing other provisions) (94 pages, in Spanish) 
6. Description of content: The notified draft Resolution covers the following: Purpose; 
Scope; Definitions; Quality of seeds market ed; Registration of producers, importers, 
marketers and exporters of seeds for sowing in Colombia and registration of agronomic 
assessment units and plant breeding research units; National Register of Commercial 
Cultivars; Labelling and repackaging of seeds; Obligations and prohibitions; General provisions; Annex I - Minimum specific quality requirements for certified seed production; and Annex II - Minimum quality requirements for the marketing of selected seed. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable: Protection of plant life and health and prevention of deceptive practices. 
8. Relevant documents: Law No. 101 of 1993, Decree No. 1840 of 1994, Resolution No. 
1881 of 10 July 1992, Resolution No. 2692 of 18 November 1998, Resolution No. 2501 of 
10 September 2003, Resolution No. 456 of 18 February 2009, and Colombian Agricultural Institute Resolution No. 970 of 10 March 2010, notified in document 
G/TBT/N/COL/137/Add.1. G/TBT/N/COL/207 
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  9. Proposed date of adoption: Date on which the Resolution is signed. Upon publication in 
the Official Journal. 
Proposed date of entry into force: Date on which the Resolution is signed. Upon 
publication in the Official Journal.  
10. Final date for comments: 24 November 2014 
11. Texts available from: National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresse s, if available, of other body:  
Contact person: Daniel Héctor Rico R. 
Email: drico@mincit.gov.co  / puntocontacto@mincit.gov.co  
Tel.: +(57-1) 606 7676, Ext. 1690 
Fax: +(57-1) 606 4777 Ministerio de Comercio, Industria y Turismo 
Dirección de Regulación 
Tel.: +(57-1) 606-4775 Calle 28 No. 13A - 15, tercer piso Bogotá, D.C., 
Colombia 
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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