Colombia: ICA Resolution 3168 of 2015

The resolution establishes the Colombian regulatory framework for the production, import, export and commercialization of seeds obtained through conventional and non-conventional genetic improvement, defining certification categories, minimum quality requirements and registration procedures before the ICA for producers, importers, exporters and commercializers. It further regulates the National Register of Commercial Cultivars, the operating conditions of agronomic evaluation and phytoimprovement research units, and labeling standards applicable to a wide range of agricultural, forage, horticultural, fruit and forestry species. It includes provisions on farmer privilege, official oversight and the sanctioning regime for non-compliance.