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Plants, live – Colombia

Draft resolution 'Establishing phytosanitary requirements for the importation into Colombia of in vitro Trachelium caeruleum L. plants, originating in and coming from Ecuador, for commercial use, testing and/or planting'

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Proyecto de resolución 'Por medio de la cual se establecen los requisitos fitosanitarios para la importación a Colombia de plantas in vitro de Trachelium caeruleum L., de origen y procedencia Ecuador, para uso comercial, ensayo y/o siembra' (Draft resolution establishing phytosanitary requirements for the importation into Colombia of in vitro Trachelium caeruleum L. plants originating in and coming from Ecuador, for commercial use, testing and/or planting)

Colombia notified this proposed SPS measure to the WTO on 13 July 2026. The comment period closed on 11 September 2026.

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At a glance

Products

In vitro Trachelium caeruleum L. plants

HS codes
  • 06 · Trees and other plants, live; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage
    • 060290 Live plants, incl. their roots, and mushroom spawn (excl. bulbs, tubers, tuberous roots, corms, crowns and rhizomes, incl. chicory plants and roots, unrooted…
Notifying member
Colombia
Status
Proposed measure, not in force yet
Objectives
  • Plant protection
Area
SPS: Food safety, animal and plant healthSanitary and phytosanitary measures
Notification type
Regular notification
Document symbol
G/SPS/N/COL/429
Keywords
Plant health

Key dates

Distributed by the WTO
Comment deadline
Closed on 11 September 2026
Proposed adoption
Rige a partir su fecha de publicación en el Diario Oficial.
Proposed entry into force
The text will enter into force upon publication in the Official Journal.

How to comment

The comment period closed on 11 September 2026. You can still raise concerns about the measure with your country's WTO SPS enquiry point, quoting the document symbol G/SPS/N/COL/429; it can take them up with Colombia.

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What the notification says

The notified draft Resolution establishes phytosanitary requirements for the importation into Colombia of in vitro Trachelium caeruleum L. plants originating in and coming from Ecuador, for commercial use, testing and/or planting, and applies to all natural or legal persons importing these products into the country.

Sources

Expodite writes its summary from the official record. The notification and the documents it notifies are on the WTO's own websites.

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