Phytosanitary measure establishing phytosanitary requirements for the entry into the country of used machinery, equipment and/or vehicles

The Republic of Colombia hereby advises that the Colombian Agricultural Institute (ICA) resolution "establishing phytosanitary requirements for the entry into the country of used machinery, equipment and/or vehicles", the draft version of which was notified on 17 January 2018 through the World Trade Organization in document G/SPS/N/COL/280, has been issued pursuant to Resolution No. 24690 of 15 May 2018.

https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2018/SPS/COL/18_4854_00_s.pdf

This addendum concerns a:

[ ] Modification of final date for comments

[X] Notification of adoption, publication or entry into force of regulation

[ ] Modification of content and/or scope of previously notified draft regulation

[ ] Withdrawal of proposed regulation

[ ] Change in proposed date of adoption, publication, or date of entry into force

[ ] Other:

Comment period: (If the addendum extends the scope of the previously notified measure in terms of products and/or potentially affected Members, a new deadline for receipt of comments should be provided, normally of at least 60 calendar days. Under other circumstances, such as extension of originally announced final date for comments, the comment period provided in the addendum may vary.)

[ ]           Sixty days from the date of circulation of the addendum to the notification and/or (dd/mm/yy): Not applicable.

Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [X] National Notification Authority, [ ] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and email address (if available) of other body:

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)

Avenida Calle 26 N° 85B-09

Bogotá - Colombia

Tel.: (+57 1) 332 3700 - 288 48 00, Ext. 1510 and 1515

Email:                       asuntos.internacionales@ica.gov.co

                                 margarita.lubo@ica.gov.co

Website: http://www.ica.gov.co/

Text(s) available from: [X] National Notification Authority, [ ] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and email address (if available) of other body:

Enquiry point:

Contact person: María Leonisa Ortiz Bolivar

Calle 28, N° 13A - 15, tercer piso

Bogotá, D.C. - Colombia

Tel.: (+57 1) 606 7676, Ext. 1566 and 1340

Email:                       mortizb@mincit.gov.co

                                 mgonzalezs@mincit.gov.co