. /.WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/COL/52
13 May 2002
(02-2627)
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original:  Spanish
NOTIFICATION
1. Member to Agreement notifying:  COLOMBIA
If applicable, name of local government involved:
2. Agency responsible:  Colombian Agricultural Institute (ICA)
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national schedules
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where
applicable).  Plantains and bananas.  Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the
extent relevant or practicable:  All countries which export plantains and bananas to
Colombia.
4. Title and number of pages of the notified document:  Resolution No. 00876 of
17 April 2002 Adopting Phytosanitary Measures for the Importation of Plantains and
Bananas into Colombia  (2 pages).
5. Description of content: Adoption of a mandatory phytosanitary measure establishing that
plantains and bananas which enter Colombia via the ports, airports and border crossing
points authorized by the Colombian Agricultural Institute (ICA) may do so only in
polythene and/or plastic packaging in cardboard boxes.
6. Objective and rationale: [     ] food safety,  [     ] animal health,  [  X ] plant protection,
[    ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [     ] protect territory from
other damage from pests
7. An international standard, guideline or recommendation does not exist [  X ].
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate
reference and briefly identify deviations:
8. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Decree No. 2141 of
1992, Decree No. 2645 of 1993 and Decree 1840 of 1994  (in Spanish).
9. Proposed date of adoption:  17 April 2002
10. Proposed date of entry into force:  25 April 2002G/SPS/N/COL/52
Page 2
11. Final date for comments:  25 June 2002
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [  X ] National notification
authority, [     ] National enquiry point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (if
available) of other body:
Colombian Agricultural Institute
Agricultural Risks and Internati onal Affairs Analysis Group (ICA)
Calle 37 #8-43, Office 409
Bogotá, D.C., Colombia
Tel:  (571) 287-2129
Fax:  (587) 232-4695
E-mail:  analisis.riesgos@ica.gov.co
 Subprev@impsat.net.co
12. Texts available from: [     ] National notification authority, [     ] National enquiry point
or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:
Ministry of Economic Development
Department of Trade and Promotion of Competition
Carrera 13, No. 28 - 01, 7th floor
Bogotá, D. C., ColombiaTel:  (571) 350-5500, Ext. 713
Fax:  (571) 350-9564
E-mail:  normalizacion01@mindesa.gov.co
 COLOMBIA@mindesa.gov.co