G/SPS/N/COL/278  
10 January  2018 
(18-0257) 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) : Raw materials and pharmaceutical products for veterinary use  
4. Region s 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 " Establecer los  requisitos y el procedimiento para el registro ante el 
ICA de las empresas almace nadoras de materias primas, graneles y producto terminado de 
productos de farmacéuticos, cosméticos, desinfectantes, ectoparasiticidas y productos 
varios de uso veterinario " (Draft Resolution of the Colombian Agricultural Institute (ICA) 
"Establishing the requirements and procedure for the registration with the ICA of 
enterprises that store raw materials, bulk materials and finished products (pharmaceutical 
products, cosmetics , disinfectants, ectoparasiticides and other products for veterinary 
use)") Language(s) : Spanish Number of pages : 22 
Text available at: 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2018/SPS/COL/18_0237_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content : The notified draft Resolution establishes the requirements and 
procedure for the registration with the ICA of enterprises that store raw materials, bulk 
materi als and finished products (pharmaceutical products, cosmetics, disinfectants, 
ectoparasiticides and other products for veterinary use).  
It contains articles on : Purpose ; Scope; Definitions ; Registration of warehousing 
enterprises ; Requirements ; Registration of technical officers ; Review of registration 
requests ; Audit visits ; Issue of registration certificates, amendments to registration and 
cancellation of registration ; Good warehousing practices (GWP) ; Prohibitions ; Other 
provisions ; Penalties ; Transitional provision ; and Period of validity.  
7. Objective and rationale : [ ] food safety , [X] animal health , [ ] plant protection, [ ] 
protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [ ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.  
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) : G/SPS/N/COL/278  
- 2 - 
  [ ] International Plant Protection Convention ( e.g. I SPM 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:   
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 Part 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 ): 11 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 other 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.: (+57) 1 606 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, [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) 1 606 7676, Ext. 1690  
Website : http://www.mincit.gov.co/