G/SPS/N/COL/283  
26 March  2018 
(18-1795) 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) : Milk 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent rele vant or practicable:  
[ ] All trading partners  
[X] Specific regions or countries : European Union  
5. Title of the notified document : Proyecto de Resolución del Instituto Colombiano 
Agropecuario - ICA " Por medio de la cual se establecen los requisitos sanitarios para 
obtener el registro de los predios productores de leche empleada en la elaboración de 
productos alimenticios compuestos con destino a la exportación a la Unión Europea " (Draft 
Colombian Agricultural Institute (ICA) Resolution "Establishing the health requirements for 
the registration of establishments that produce milk used to make compound foodstuffs for 
export to the European Union") Language(s) : Spanish Number of pages : 7 
Text available at:  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2018/SPS/COL/18_1627_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content : The notified draft Resolution establishes the health requirement s 
for the registration of establishments that produce milk used to make compound foodstuffs 
for export to the European Union.  
The draft text covers the following : Purpose ; Scope; Definitions ; Requirements for the 
registration of establishments that produce  milk; Procedure for the issue and validity of 
registration ; Obligations for registrants ; Changes to registration, suspension and 
cancellation of registration ; Official control ; Penalties and period of validity.  
7. Objective and rationale : [X] food safety , [ ] 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) : 
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention ( e.g. I SPM No. ): 
[X] None  G/SPS/N/COL/283  
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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 
international standard:   
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are  available:  
 Artículo 65º de la ley 101 del 23 de diciembre de 1993  (Article 65 of Law No. 101 of 
23 December 1 993) 
 Ley 1659 del 15 de julio de 2013  (Law No. 1659 of 1 5 July 2 013) 
 Ley 1669 del 16 de julio de 2013  (Law No. 1669 of 1 6 July 2 013) 
 Artículos 19º y 22º del Decreto N° 4765 del 18 de diciembre de 2008 (Articles 19 and 
22 of Decree No. 4765 of 1 8 December 2 008) 
 Capítulo 10 del Título I de la Parte 13 del Decreto N° 1071 del 26 de mayo de 2015, 
Reglamentario Único del Ministerio de Agricu ltura 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° 3585 del 20 de octubre de 2008 del Instituto Colombiano Agropecuario 
- ICA (Colombian Agricultural Institute (ICA) Resolution No. 3585 of 2 0 October 2 008) 
 Resolución N° 770 del 13 de marzo de 2014 del Ministerio de Agricultura y el 
Ministerio de Protección Social (Resolution No. 770 of 1 3 March 2 014 of the Ministry of 
Agriculture  and the Ministry of Social Welfare)  
 Resolución N° 9810 del 14 de agosto de 2017 del Instituto Colombiano Agropecuario - 
ICA (Colombian Agricultural Institute (ICA) Resolution No. 9810 of 1 4 August 2 017) 
(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 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 ): 25 May 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:  mortizb@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/ G/SPS/N/COL/283  
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  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:  
Email:  mortizb@mincit.gov.co  
Tel.: (+57) 1 606 7676, Ext. 1690  
Website : http://www.mincit.gov.co/