G/SPS/N/COL/276  
3 January  2018 
(18-0012) 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) : Wood packaging material  
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 adoptan las medidas fitosanitarias para el 
embalaje de madera utilizado en el comercio internacional acorde a la Norma Internacional 
de Medidas Fitosanitarias (NIMF No. 15) y se establecen los requisitos para el registro ante 
el ICA de operador autorizado para la aplicación d el tratamiento y colocación del sello NIMF 
15" (Draft Resolution of the Colombian Agricultural Institute (ICA) adopting phytosanitary 
measures for wood packaging material used in international trade in accordance with 
International Standards for Phytosanit ary Measures (ISPM No. 15), and establishing the 
requirements for the registration with the ICA of operators authorized to conduct 
treatment and apply the ISPM No. 15 stamp) Language(s) : Spanish Number of 
pages : 4 
Text available at:  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2018/SPS/COL/18_0016_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content : The notified draft Resolution establishes phytosanitary measures  
for wood packaging material used in international trade in accordance with International 
Standards for Phytosanitary Measures (ISPM) No. 15. 
It contains articles on : Purpose ; Scope; Exceptions ; Definitions ; Adoption of ISPM No. 15; 
Registration requiremen ts; Registration procedures ; Technical verification visits ; Issue of 
registration, period of validity of registration, changes to registration, cancellation of 
registration ; Obligations and prohibitions for registrants ; Monitoring and control of wood 
packa ging material ; Interinstitutional coordination ; Inspection ; Quarantine phytosanitary 
measures ; Obligations and prohibitions for importers and exporters ; Official control ; 
Penalties and period of validity.  
Annexes:  
Technical Annex No. I: T reatment of wood p ackaging material;  
Technical Annex No. II: ISPM No. 15 stamp and application;  
Technical Annex No. I II: Document containing a technical description of the 
infrastructure, machinery and equipment for the application of the treatment;  
Technical Annex No. IV: Registration request form.  G/SPS/N/COL/276  
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  7. Objective and rationale : [ ] food safety, [ ] animal health, [ ] plant protection, [ ] 
protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [X] 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) : 
[X] International Plant Protection Convention  (e.g. I SPM No. ) International 
Standards for Phytosanitary Measures (ISPM) No. 15: Regulation of wood 
packaging material in international trade  
[ ] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the rel evant international standard?  
[X] 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:  
Parágrafo único del artículo 65 de la Ley 101 de 1993  (Single paragraph of Article 65 
of Law No. 101 of 1993);  
Artículo 2.2.1.1.11.1 del Decreto 1076 del 26 de mayo de 2015 Decreto Único 
Reglamentario del Sector Ambiente y Desarrollo Sostenible  (Article 2.2.1.1.11.1 of 
Decree No. 1076 of 2 6 May 2 015, Single Decree Regulating the Environmental and 
Sustainable Development Sector);  
Numeral 3.4 del artículo 205 del Decreto 390 del 7 de marzo de 2016, Regulación 
Aduanera  (Section 3.4 of Article 205 of Decree 390 of 7 March 2 016, Customs 
Regulations);  
Resolución N° 0245 del 10 de noviembre de 2003 del Ministerio de Agricultura  
(Resolution No. 0245 of 1 0 November 2 003 of the Ministry of Agriculture);  
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);  
Resolución N° 01079 del 3 de junio de 2004 , (Resolution No. 01079 of  3 June 2 004), 
notified in doc ument G/SPS/N/COL/85 by the ICA;  
Resolución N° 03294 del 22 de diciembre de 2004  (Resolution No. 03294 of 
22 December 2 004) notified in document G/SPS/N/COL/85/Add.1 by the ICA.  
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 J ournal.  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure  G/SPS/N/COL/276  
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  12. Final date for comments : [X] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/o r (dd/mm/yy ): 4 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, Pis o 2 (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/  
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.  
Tel.: (+57) 1 606 7676, Ext. 1690  
Email:  drico@mincit.gov.co  
Website : http://www.mincit.gov.co/