G/SPS/N/COL/260  
28 October 2015  
(15-5710)  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 num bers should be provided in addition, 
where applicable): Arsenic and arsenic compounds 
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 el arsénico y los compuestos 
arsenicales en la composición garantizada de alimentos para animales y medicamentos veterinarios indicados en especies productoras de alimentos destinados al consumo humano " (Draft Resolution of the Colombian Agricultural Institute (ICA) prohibiting arsenic 
and arsenic compounds in the guaranteed composition of certain animal feeds and 
veterinary drugs for species producing food for human consumption) 
Language(s): Spanish Number of pages: 2 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2015/SPS/COL/15_4390_00_s.pdf 
6. Description of content: The notified text establishes a prohibition on arsenic and arsenic 
compounds in animal feeds and veterinary drugs. Its articles refer to its objective, 
notification and entry into force. 
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. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number)  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention ( e.g. ISPM 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:   G/SPS/N/COL/260 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available: 
Colombian Agricultural Institute (ICA) Resolution No. 1633 of 21 May 1990.  
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/or (dd/mm/yy) : 27 December 2015 
Agency or authority designated to hand le 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 No. 13A - 15, tercer piso 
Bogotá, D.C. Colombia Tel.: +(571) 606 7676, Ext. 1690 
Email: drico@mincit.gov.co 
 puntocontacto@mincit.gov.co Website: http://www.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 Aranda) 
Bogotá, D.C., Colombia Tel.: +(571) 332 3700, Ext. 1571 
Fax: +(571) 288 4800 
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 No. 13A - 15, tercer piso Bogotá, D.C., Colombia  
Enquiry point: 
Contact person: Daniel Héctor Rico R. Tel.: +(571) 606 7676, Ext. 1690 
Email: drico@mincit.gov.co 
 puntocontacto@mincit.gov.co Website: http://www.mincit.gov.co/