G/SPS/N/COL/272  
11 October  2017 
(17-5451) 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) : Bio-inputs for agricultural use  
4. Regions or countries likely to be a ffected, 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 establecen los requisitos para el registro de 
productor, productor por contrato, envasador, importador, unidades de evaluación 
agronómica de ensayos de eficacia de bioinsumos para uso agrícola . Así mismo se 
establecen los requisitos  para el registro de bioinsumos para uso agrícola y se establecen 
otras disposiciones " (Draft Resolution of the Colombian Agricultural Institute (ICA) "Laying 
down registration requirements for producers, contract producers, packers, importers,  and 
agronom ic assessment units conducting agricultural bio -input efficacy trials . It also 
establishes registration requirements for bio -inputs for agricultural use, and other 
provisions") Language(s) : Spanish Number of pages : 35 
Text available at:  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2017/SPS/COL/17_4392_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content : Establishes registration requirements for bio -inputs for 
agricul tural use.  
The notified Draft resolution covers the following : Purpose ; Scope; Definitions ; Registration 
of producers, contract producer s, packers, importers and agronomic assessment units 
conducting agricultural bio -input efficacy trials ; Procedures ; Technical verification visits ; 
Issue of registration, period of validity of registration, changes to registration, cancellation 
of registration ; Documents needed for the approval of efficacy trials ; Efficacy trial 
formalities ; Protocol approval ; Conducting of trials; Experiments on bio -inputs for 
agricultural use with the aim of registration ; Importation of samples for experiments with 
the aim of registration ; Requirements for the registration of bio -inputs for agricultural use ; 
Procedures, issue, period of val idity, modification and cancellation of the registration of 
bio-inputs for agricultural use ; Obligations ; Prohibitions ; Annexes ; Official control ; 
Transitional provision ; Penalties and period of validity.  
7. Objective and rationale : [X] food safety, [ ] animal health, [X]  plant protection, [ 
] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [ ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.  G/SPS/N/COL/272  
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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 t his 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:  
 Parte 13 Título 1 Capítulo 10 del Decreto N° 1071 del 26 de mayo de 2015, 
Reglamentario Único del Ministerio de Agricultura y Desarrollo Rura l (Part 13, 
Title 1, Chapter 10 of Decree No. 1071 of 2 6 May 2 015, Single Regulation of the 
Ministry of Agriculture  and Rural Development);  
 Resolución N° 1316 del 31 de mayo de 2007 (Resolution No. 1316 of 3 1 May 2 007) 
 Resolución N° 1167 del 25 de marzo de 2010  (Resolution No. 1167 of 
25 March  2010) 
 Resolución N° 698 del 4 de febrero de 2011 notificada mediante los doc umentos 
G/SPS/N/COL/188/Add.1 y G/TBT/N/COL/144/Add.1  (Resolution No. 698 of 
4 February 2 011 notified in document s G/SPS/N/COL/188/Add.1 and 
G/TBT/N/COL/144/Add.1)  
 Resolución N° 12632 del 21 de septiembre y Resolución N° 16180 del 16 de 
noviembre de 2016 d el Instituto Colombia Agropecuario - ICA (Resolution 
No.12632 of 2 1 September  and Resolution No. 16180 of 1 6 November 2 016 of the 
Colombian Agricultural Institute (ICA))  
(Available in Spanish)  
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) : 9 December 2 017 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments : [X] National Notification 
Authority, [X]  Nationa l 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.: (+57) 1 6067676, Ext. 1690 - 1340 
Email:  drico@mincit.gov.co  
 mgonzalezs@mincit.gov.co  
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 Aran da) G/SPS/N/COL/272  
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  Bogotá, D.C., Colombia  
Tel.: (+571) 332 3700, Ext. 1571  
Website : http://www.ica.gov.co/  
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 6067676, Ext. 1690  
Website: http://www.mincit.gov.co/publicaciones.php?id=33051