G/SPS/N/COL/2 71 
 
17 August  2017 
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Committ ee 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 tari ff item number(s) as specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in 
addition, where applicable): Plant m aterial  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[X] All tradi ng 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 ingreso al 
país de muestras de material veget al para análisis fisicoquímicos en laboratorio " (Draft 
Colombian Agricultural Institute Resolution establishing requirements for the entry into 
Colombia  of samples of plant material for laboratory physico -chemical analysis ") 
Language(s): Spanish  Number of pages:  11   
Text available at: 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2017/SPS/COL/17_3674_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content: The notified draft Resolution e stablishes the requirements for 
the entry into Colombia of samples of plant material for laboratory physico -chemical 
analysis . 
It covers the following: Purpose; Scope; Definitions; Licence  application  requirements ; 
Procedures for obtaining a licence ; Technic al verification visit ; Issue , renewal and 
cancellation of  and amendments to a licence ; Requirements for the entry of samples  into 
Colombia (packaging and labelling ); Obligation s; Prohibition s; Inspection  at point of 
entry ; Official c ontrol; Penalties; Anne x; and Period of validity .  
7. Objective and rationale: [  ] food safety, [  ] animal health, [ X] plant protection, 
[X] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [  ] protect territory 
from other damage from pests.  
8. Is there a relevant internatio nal standard? If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) :  
[ ] World Organi sation for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) :  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number) :  
[X] None   G/SPS/N/C OL/271 
 
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  Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?   
[ ] Yes   [  ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
internation al standard:   
9. Other relevant documents and language(s ) in which these are available:  ISPM 
No. 20 of 2004,  FAO, 1990, revis ed by the  ICPM, 2001; DocManager GR -I-SAD-003; and 
Colombian Agricultural Institute Resolution No. 3823 of 4 September  2013, noti fied in 
document  G/SPS/N/COL/244/Add.1  (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 entr y 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/y y): 16 October  2017 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [ X] National Notification 
Authority, [ X] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address 
(if available) of other body:  
Ministerio de Comercio, Industria y Turismo  
Direcc ión de Regulación  
Calle 28 N° 13A - 15, tercer piso  
Bogotá, D.C. , Colombia  
Tel.: (+571) 606 -7676, Ext. 1690 -1340 
E-mail:  drico@mincit.gov.co  
 mgonzalezs@mincit.gov.co  
Instituto Colombiano Agropecuario - ICA 
Subgerencia de Regulación Sanitaria y Fitosanita ria 
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  
Website:  http://www.ica.g ov.co  
13. Text(s) available from: [ X] National Notification Authority, [ X] National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e -mail 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.  
Tel.: (+571) 606 -7676, Ext. 1690  
E-mail: drico@mincit.gov.co  
Website:  http://www.mincit.gov.co/ publicaciones.php?id=33051