G/SPS/N/COL/255  
27 August 2014  
(14-4903)  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 num bers should be provided in addition, 
where applicable): Seeds 
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 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) Language(s): Spanish Number of pages: 94 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2014/sps/COL/14_3841_00_s.pdf 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2014/sps/COL/14_3841_01_s.pdf 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2014/sps/COL/14_3841_02_s.pdf 
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: [ ] food safety, [ ] animal heal th, [X] plant protection, [ ] 
protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [ ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.  G/SPS/N/COL/255 
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  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 [X] No  
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:   
9. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which thes e are available: 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 Ag ricultural Institute Resolution No. 970 of 
10 March 2010, notified in document G/SPS/N/COL/181/Add.1. 
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: [ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 
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 N°13ª - 15, tercer piso 
Tel.: +(57-1) 606-4775 
Fax: +(57-1) 606-4777 
Instituto Colombiano Agropecuario, ICA 
Subgerencia de Regulación Sanitaria y Fitosanitaria 
Dirección Técnica de Asuntos Internacionales Carrera 41 # 17 - 18, 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/  G/SPS/N/COL/255 
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  13. Texts available from: [X] National Notifi cation Authority, [X] National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and email address (if available) of other body: 
Enquiry point: 
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 
Carrera 28 N° 13A - 15, tercer piso Bogotá, D.C., Colombia