WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/AG/N/COL/35 
9 June 2006 
 
 (06-2776) 
Committee on Agriculture Original:   Spanish 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
  The following submission, dated 23 May 2006, is  being circulated at the request of the 
delegation of Colombia .  The notification concerns the administration of tariff quotas ( Table MA:1 ) 
for the year 2005 .  
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Table MA:1 
MARKET ACCESS:  Colombia  
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar year 2005  
 
Implementation of Market Access Opportun ities:  Tariff and Other Quota Commitments  
 
 
Description of products  Tariff item number(s) 
encompassed in product 
description  Description of import arrangement applicable  
1 2 3 
(a) Allocation of quotas to supplying countries :  None  Yellow maize (corn) 
White maize (corn)  1005.90.11.00 1005.90.12.00 (b) Allocation of licences or of  access to quotas to importers
:  The import quota is allocated on a 
competitive basis amongst participants registered with the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural 
Development.   Quota allocation is by means of  public auctions in which im porters take part through the 
bid registration system.  
  (c) Details of other arrangements :  Not applicable.  
  (d) Any other information :  Decree No. 430 of 2004 of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural 
Development  
(a) Allocation of quotas to supplying countries :  None  
(b) Allocation of licences or of  access to quotas to importers :  The import quota is allocated on a 
competitive basis amongst participants registered with the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural 
Development.   Quota allocation is by means of  public auctions in which im porters take part through the 
bid registration system.  
Other rice in the husk 
Husked (brown) rice  
Other semi-milled or wholly milled rice 
Broken rice  1006.10.90.00 1006.20.00.00 
1006.30.00.90 
1006.40.00.00 
(c) Details of other arrangements
:  Not applicable.  
  (d) Any other information :  Decree No. 430 of 2004 of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural 
Development  
 
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encompassed in product 
description  Description of import arrangement applicable  
1 2 3 
Other sorghum  1007.00.90.00 (a) Allocation of quotas to supplying countries :  None  
  (b) Allocation of licences or of access to quotas to importers :  The import quota is allocated on a 
competitive basis amongst participants registered with the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural 
Development.  Quota allocation is by means of public auctions in wh ich importers take part through the 
bid registration system.  
  (c) Details of other arrangements:   Not applicable.  
  (d) Any other information :  Decree No. 430 of 2004 of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural 
Development  
Other soya beans  1201.00.90.00 (a) Allocation of quotas to supplying countries :  None  
  (b) Allocation of licences or of access to quotas to importers :  The import quota is allocated on a 
competitive basis amongst participants registered with the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural 
Development.  Quota allocation is by means of public auctions in wh ich importers take part through the 
bid registration system.  
  (c) Details of other arrangements:   Not applicable.  
  (d) Any other information :  Decree No. 430 of 2004 of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural 
Development  
Cotton  5201 (a) Allocation of quotas to supplying countries :  None  
  (b) Allocation of licences or of access to quotas to importers :  The import quota is allocated on a 
competitive basis amongst participants registered with the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural 
Development.   Quota allocation is by means of  public auctions in which im porters take part through the 
bid registration system.  
  (c) Details of other arrangements:   Not applicable.  
  (d) Any other information :  Decree No. 430 of 2004 of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural 
Development  
 
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Description of products  Tariff item number(s) 
encompassed in product 
description  Description of import arrangement applicable  
1 2 3 
(a) Allocation of quotas to supplying countries :  None  
(b) Allocation of licences or of  access to quotas to importers :  The import quota is allocated amongst 
historical importers, with a share reserved for new importers.  Meat of bovine animals, fresh 
Meat of bovine animals, frozen 
Meat and edible meat offal  0201 
0202 
0210 
(c) Details of other arrangements :  Not applicable.  
  (d) Any other information :  Decrees Nos. 1140 and 3744 of 2005 of the Ministry of Commerce, Industry 
and Tourism.  
Cuts and offal, fresh or chilled 
Cuts of fowls of the species Gallus 
domesticus , frozen 
Cuts and offal, fresh or chilled 
Cuts of turkeys, frozen 
Cuts of ducks, geese or guinea fowls, fresh or 
chilled 
Cuts of ducks, geese or guinea fowls, frozen  0207.13 0207.14 
0207.26 
0207.27 
0207.35 
0207.36 (a) Allocation of quotas to supplying countries
:  None  
(b) Allocation of licences or of  access to quotas to importers :  An import licence is required from the 
Import Committee of the Ministry of Commerce, Indus try and Tourism, the criterion for approval being 
protection of the domestic industry.  
(c) Details of other arrangements:   Not applicable.  
(d) Any other information :  Law No. 7a of 1991, Decree-Law No. 444 of 1967 and Resolutions Nos. 012 
of 1993 and 001 of 1995 of the Foreign Trade Council.  
Meat of swine  0203  No quota administration.  
Fowls of the species Gallus domesticus , not 
cut in pieces, chilled  0207.11.00  
Fowls of the species Gallus domesticus , not 
cut in pieces, frozen  0207.12.00   
Turkeys,  not cut in pieces, chilled  0207.24.00   
Turkeys,  not cut in pieces, frozen  0207.25.00   
Ducks, geese and guinea fowls, not cut in 
pieces, frozen  0207.30.00   
Ducks, geese and guinea fowls, not cut in 
pieces, chilled  0207.32.00    
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encompassed in product 
description  Description of import arrangement applicable  
1 2 3 
Fatty livers of geese or ducks  0207.34.00  
Other meat of ducks or geese, fresh or chilled  0207.35.00   
Other meat of ducks or geese, frozen  0207.36.00   
Milk and cream, not concentrated  0401  
Milk and cream, concentrated  0402  
Whey  0404  
Butter  0405  
Cheese  0406  
Dried beans  0713.31 to 0713.39  
Durum wheat seed  1001.10.10.00  
Other durum wheat  1001.10.90.00  
Other wheat seed  1001.90.10.00  
Wheat for forage  1001.90.20.10  
Other wheat  1001.90.20.90  
Wheat and meslin  1001.90.30.00  
Barley, seed  1003.00.10.00   
Barley  1003.00.90.00   
Maize (corn), seed  1005.10.00.00   
Popcorn  1005.90.20.00   
Other maize (corn)  1005.90.90.00   
Rice for sowing  1006.10.10   
Sorghum for sowing  1007.00.10   
Wheat or meslin flour  1101   
Rye flour  1102.10   
Maize (corn) flour  1102.20   
Rice flour  1102.30    
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Description of products  Tariff item number(s) 
encompassed in product 
description  Description of import arrangement applicable  
1 2 3 
Cereal flours other than of wheat or meslin, other
 1102.90   
Groats and meal of wheat  1103.11   
Groats and meal of maize (corn)  1103.13   
Groats and meal of other cereals  1103.19   
Pellets  1103..20   
Malt, not roasted  1107..10   
Malt, roasted  1107..20   
Wheat starch  1108..11   
Maize (corn) starch  1108..12   
Potato starch  1108..13   
Manioc (cassava) starch  1108..14   
Other starches  1108..19   
Inulin  1108.20   
Soya beans for sowing  1201.00.10   
Groundnuts  1202   
Linseed  1204   
Low erucic acid rape or colza seeds for 
sowing  1205.10.10   
Other rape or colza seeds  1205.10.90   
Other rape or colza seeds for sowing  1205.90.10   
Other rape or colza seeds, other  1205.90.90   
Sunflower seeds for sowing  1206.00.10   
Other sunflower seeds  1206.00.90   
Palm nuts and kernels  1207.10   
Cotton seeds  1207.20    
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encompassed in product 
description  Description of import arrangement applicable  
1 2 3 
Castor oil seeds  1207.30   
Sesamum seeds  1207.40   
Mustard seeds  1207.50   
Safflower seeds  1207.60   
Poppy seeds  1207.91   
Other seeds  1207.99   
Flours and meals of soya beans  1208.10   
Other flours and meals of oilseeds or 
oleaginous fruits  1208.90   
Lard 1501   
Animal fats  1502   
Lard stearin, lard oil  1503   
Fats and oils of fish  1504   
Other animal fats and oils  1506   
Soya-bean oil and its fractions  1507   
Ground-nut oil, whether or not refined  1508   
Palm oil and its fractions  1511  
Sunflower-seed, safflower  or cotton-seed oil 
and fractions thereof  1512   
Coconut (copra) oil, crude  1513.11.00   
Other coconut oils  1513.19.00   
Palm kernel oil, crude  1513.21.10   
Babassu oil, crude  1513.21.20   
Other palm kernel oil  1513.29.10   
Other babassu oil  1513.29.20   
Rape oil and its fractions  1514   
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Description of products  Tariff item number(s) 
encompassed in product 
description  Description of import arrangement applicable  
1 2 3 
Linseed oil, crude  1515.11  
Other linseed oil  1515.19   
Maize (corn) oil, crude  1515.21  
Other maize (corn) oils  1515.29   
Castor oil  1515.30   
Tung oil  1515.40   
Sesame oil  1515.50   
Other oils  1515.90   
Animal or vegetable fats and oils  1516   
Margarine; mixtures or preparations  1517  
Animal or vegetable fats and oils, excluding 
those of heading 1516  1518  
Cane or beet sugar  1701   
Other sugars, including lactose, maltose, etc.  1702   
Molasses resulting from the extraction or 
refining of sugar  1703  
Orange juice  2009  
Flours, meals and pellets, of meat or of fish  2301  
Bran and sharps of maize or of wheat  2302  
Oil-cake of soya-bean oil  2304  
Other oil-cake resulting from the extraction 
of fats or oils  2306  
Vegetable materials a nd vegetable waste, 
vegetable residues  2308  
Dog or cat food  2309.10.00  
Sweetened forage  2309.90.10  
Pre-mixtures  2309.90.20   
Milk substitutes for calf feed  2309.90.30   
Other feed preparations  2309.90.90   
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encompassed in product 
description  Description of import arrangement applicable  
1 2 3 
Dextrins, starches, glues  3505  
Stearic acid  3823.11  
Oleic acid  3823.12  
Tall oil fatty acids  3823.13  
Other fatty acids  3823.19   
Industrial fatty alcohols  3823.70  
 
 
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