REQUIREMENTS FOR EXPORT

Requirements related to the registration in the National Register of Coffee Exporters:

REQUIREMENTS FOR REGISTRATION OF EXPORTERS OF COFFEE.

ARTICLE 1o. REGISTRATION OF GREEN COFFEE EXPORTERS. The green coffee exporters
must register with the Registry of Exporters Coffee administering the Records Branch of
the Foreign Trade Directorate General of Foreign Trade, Ministry of Foreign Trade. For the
purpose, the exporter natural person or the legal representative of the exporting legal
person or their duly accredited representatives, they must fill out and sign the form
established by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade, stating the following information:

1. Name and address of the exporter.

2. Number of ID or NIT, depending on whether individual or legal person.
3. Business Address.
4. Volume of green coffee to be exported in the first two (2) years operations,
discriminated for each calendar year.
5. Name and number of identity card of the person signing the form.
To form must be attached the following documents:
a.) Original Certificate of Existence and Legal Representation of the legal person or the
Certificate of Registration of natural person applicant, issued by the relevant Chamber of
Commerce no earlier than thirty (30) calendar days from the date of submission of the
application;

b) Declaration in which it is seen that the date of filing of the application, there is no
enforceable administrative act or order, if it imposes applicant, his legal representative or
companies in which the exporter or his legal representative has a stake equal to or greater
than twenty-five percent (25%) of the capital, customs penalties, or exchange violations
foreign commerce, or in the case of existence of such acts or orders, statement informing
on them, attaching the relevant photocopying;

c) Original references of one (1) bank and one (1) entity commercial, a calendar issued not
earlier than thirty (30) days the date of filing the application, on financial and business
conduct observed against these commitments acquired by the applicant;
d) Local ensuring compliance with all obligations of the exporter to the National Coffee
Fund, issued by an insurance company legally established in the country, on behalf of the
National Federation of Coffee Growers of Colombia - National Coffee Fund, effective
through June 30 of the year following that on which the application is made, and amount
of zero point zero two (0.02) minimum monthly salary in effect on the date of filing for
every sack of green coffee of seventy (70) kilos scheduled to be exported in the respective
calendar year. In any case, the minimum amount of this guarantee shall be two hundred
thirty-five (235) salaries monthly legal effect on the date of filing minimum;
e) If applicable, original power has granted to the applicant for signing and submitting the
application.

ARTICLE 2o. LOG EXPORTING PROCESSED COFFEE,

ROASTED BEANS, GROUND, OR SOLUBLE LIQUID EXTRACT. The exporters of processed
coffee, roasted beans, ground, or soluble extract liquid, they must register with the
Registry that administers Coffee Exporters Records Branch Foreign Trade Directorate
General of Foreign Trade of the Ministry of Foreign Trade. To this end, the exporting
natural person or the legal representative of the exporting entity or their duly accredited
representatives, they must fill out and sign the form established by the Directorate
General of Foreign Trade, which containing the following information:
1. Name and address of the exporter.
2. Number of ID or NIT, depending on whether individual or legal person.
3. Business Address.
4. Name, location and number of registration with the National Federation of Coffee
Growers of Colombia, toaster industry or soluble coffee factory where intended process
coffee for export.
5. Volume of processed coffee to be exported in the first two (2) years of operation,
discriminated for each calendar year.
6. Name and number of the identity card of the person signing the form.
To form must be attached the following documents:

a) Original Certificate of Existence and Legal Representation person law or the Certificate
of Registration of natural person applicant issued by the relevant Chamber of Commerce
no earlier than thirty (30) calendar days from the date of filing of the application;
b) Declaration in which it is seen that the date of filing of the application, there is no
enforceable administrative act or order, if it imposes applicant, his legal representative or
companies in which the exporter or his legal representative has a stake equal to or greater
than twenty-five percent (25%) of the capital, customs penalties, or exchange violations
foreign commerce, or in the case of existence of such acts or orders, statement informing
them sob re attaching the corresponding photocopying;
c) Original references of one (1) bank and one (1) entity commercial, issued not earlier
than ninety (90) days calendar date of filing the application, on the financial behavior and
Commercial observed against these commitments acquired by the applicant;
d) Letter of Intent to the processing plant, should not be owned by the applicant, stating
the commitment of the processing plant Coffee export of the applicant;
e) Certification from the National Federation of Coffee Growers of Colombia on its
accordance with the Inspection Report submitted by the exporter, signed by a certification
organization accredited or recognized, or signed by a independent qualified professional
attesting that the plant Processing used to process coffee export has a system quality
assurance meets Good Manufacturing Practices and meets the technical requirements of
the regulations in forc export of processed coffee, according to current standards and in
harmony with the basic principles for this purpose mentioned hosting the Federation;
f) Local ensuring compliance with all obligations of the exporter to the National Coffee
Fund, issued by an insurance company legally established in the country, on behalf of the
National Federation of Coffee Growers of Colombia - National Coffee Fund, effective
through June 30 of the year following that on which the application is made, and amount
of zero point zero two (0.02) minimum monthly salary in effect on the date of filing for the
equivalent in bags of green coffee seventy (70) kilos, of programmed to export processed
coffee in the respective year calendar. In any case, the minimum amount of this guarantee
shall be two hundred thirty-five (235) minimum legal monthly wages from the date of
submission of the application;
g) If applicable, original power has granted to the applicant for signing and submitting the
application.

ARTICLE 3o. REGISTRATION SPECIAL COFFEE EXPORTERS. The specialty coffee producers
who wish to export their own coffee special, shall be entered in the Register Coffee
Exporters who Records Branch administers the Foreign Trade Directorate General of
Foreign Trade, Ministry of Foreign Trade. For this purpose, exporting natural person or the

legal representative of the exporting person legal or their duly accredited representatives,
must fill out and sign form established by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade, which
containing the following information:
1. Name and address of the exporter.
2. Number of ID or NIT, depending on whether individual or legal person.
3. Business Address.
4. Volume of specialty coffee to be exported in the first two (2) years of operation,
discriminated for each calendar year.
5. Name and number of identity card of the person signing the form.
To form must be attached the following documents:
a) Original Certificate of Legal Representation There cia and the person law or the
Certificate of Registration of natural person applicant issued by the relevant Chamber of
Commerce no earlier than thirty (30) calendar days from the date of filing of the
application;
b) Declaration in which it is seen that the date of filing of the application, there is no
enforceable administrative act or order, if it imposes applicant, his legal representative or
companies in which the exporter or his legal representative has a stake equal to or greater
than twenty-five percent (25%) of the capital, customs penalties, or exchange violations
foreign commerce, or in the case of existence of such acts or orders, statement informing
on them, attaching the relevant photocopies;
c) Original references of one (1) bank and one (1) entity commercial, issued not earlier
than ninety (90) days calendar date of filing the application, on the financial behavior and
Commercial observed against these commitments acquired by the applicant;
d) Certificate of registration of the applicant as a producer of specialty coffees, issued by
the National Federation of Coffee Growers of Colombia with a not earlier than thirty (30)
calendar days after the date of application, which also recorded the maximum annual
export volumen that corresponds;
e) Guarantee policy of complying with all obligations of the exporter to the National
Coffee Fund, issued by an insurance company legally established in the country, on behalf
of the National Federation of Coffee Growers of Colombia - National Coffee Fund,
effective through June 30 of the year following that on which the application is made, and
amount of zero point zero two (0.02) minimum monthly salary in effect on the date of
filing for the equivalent in bags of green coffee seventy (70) kilos, coffee slated for export
in the respective calendar year;

f) If applicable, original power has granted to the applicant for signing and submitting the
application.

PROCEDURE FOR REGISTRATION OF EXPORTERS OF COFFEE.

ARTICLE 4o. CONCEPT OF THE NATIONAL FEDERATION OF COFFEE OF COLOMBIA AND

REGISTRATION. Within five (5) days business following the filing of the application with
the Task Force, the Regional Management or Care Points DG Foreign Trade of the Ministry
of Foreign Trade, these dependencies shall verify compliance with the requirements of
Articles 1o., 2nd. or 3rd. of this Order, as applicable. In the case of petitions received by
the Points of Attention verified requirements should be sent documents or the Territorial
to the Task Force, as appropriate. Of being under the petition or the Territorial Task Force
be asked immediately to the National Federation of Coffee Growers of Colombia's concept
required by Article 25 of Law 9a. 1991, attaching a copy of application form and the
original warranty policy provided by the interested. The Ministry of Foreign Trade, ex
officio or at the request of the Federation National Coffee Growers of Colombia, it may at
any time check the requirements for registration or annual renewal registration in the
Register Coffee Exporters. Received a favorable or unfavorable opinion concept without
explaining the related reasons, or the expiration of sixty (60) calendar days provided in
paragraph 1o. Article 25 of Law 9a. 1991, there is no received a response from the
National Federation of Coffee Growers of Colombia, the Group Operational or Regional
Directorate, after verification of the payment of the Premium relevant insurance policy,
the applicant entered in the Register of Coffee Exporters, if the other requirements are
met, by signing and date of signature on the application form, indicating the validity of the
registration, and they will forward to the concerned copy of that form. Paragraph. If the
application does not meet the requirements, or Ministry of Foreign Trade require the
applicant to preflight Based on the provisions of the third paragraph of this Article shall as
indicated in Articles 12 and 13 of the Administrative Code.
ARTICLE 5o. RENEWAL OF REGISTRATION. <Article amended by the Article 1 of Resolution
518 of 2002. The new text is:> Inside the three (3) months of each calendar year, coffee
exporters must renew their registration in the Register Coffee Exporters, fulfilling
requirements and procedures stipulated by the articles in the 1st. at 4. Of this resolution.
To effect the warranty policy must be updated Based on the volume of coffee exported
during the year actually immediately preceding calendar, the National Federation of
Coffee Colombia report to the Records Branch of the Foreign Trade Directorate General of
Foreign Trade, Ministry of Foreign Trade, amount of zero point zero two (0.02) minimum
monthly wages effect on the date of renewal, equivalent to average monthly bags of

green coffee of seventy (70) exports two kilos in that year, maintaining the mnimum
amounts when they are applicable.
PARAGRAPH 1o. If the exporter has not export during the immediately preceding calendar
year, you can not renew your registration of Coffee Exporters.
PARAGRAPH 2o. Transient. Exporters who are enrolled in the Coffee Exporters record the
date of enactment of this resolution, will have until May 31, 2002, for the corresponding
renewal.
<Notes Effective>
- Article amended by Article 1 of Resolution 518 of 2002, published in Official Gazette No.
44,789 of May 3, 2002.
<Previous Legislation>
Original Text of Resolution 355 of 2002: ARTICLE 5. Within three (3) months of each year
Calendar, coffee exporters must renew their registration in the Register Coffee Exporters,
meeting the requirements and by proceedings under 1o items. at 4. Of this resolution. For
this purpose, the warranty policy should updated based on actual volumes of coffee
exported during the previous calendar year, the National Federation of Coffee Growers of
Colombia report to the Records Branch Foreign Trade Management General of Foreign
Trade, Ministry of Foreign Trade, amount of zero point zero two (0.02) minimum wages
monthly effect on the date of renewal, the equivalent Green coffee in bags of seventy (70)
kilos, coffee exported in that year.
Paragraph 1o. If the exporter has not made exports during the immediately preceding
calendar year, not you can renew your registration in the Register Coffee Exporters.
Paragraph 2o. Transient. Exporters are registered in the Register Coffee Exporters to date
effective date of this resolution, shall have until May 31, 2002, for the corresponding
renewal.

DUTIES OF EXPORT REGISTERED.

ARTICLE 6o. DUTIES OF EXPORT REGISTERED. the exporter Coffee in the Register Coffee
Exporters shall comply with the following obligations:
1. Perform the announcement of selling coffee to the National Federation of Coffee
Growers of Colombia and make shipment on the date announced for effect or more latest
within sixty (60) calendar days from the last day the month of shipment originally
announced.

2. Comply with the quality standards and subjected to quality control of the Federation
National Coffee Growers of Colombia throughout the green and processed coffee before
any shipment to the outside.
3. Transporting coffee within the national territory covered by guidelines transit when
these are required in accordance with customs regulations.
4. Use threshers, toasters or soluble coffee factories, as applicable, that are duly
registered with the National Federation of Coffee Colombia.
5. Pay the coffee tax, established by law, prior to the exportation of any coffee, green or
processed into and out.
6. Pay the reassessment of the contribution coffee, when to it any place.
7. Keep the demonstrated conditions for obtaining registration in the Registration Coffee
Exporters and especially the validity and amount of the Policy Guarantee.
8. Renew your registration in the Register Coffee Exporters, in form and within the period
referred to in article 5. of this Resolution.
9. Pay the fines imposed Branch Registries of Commerce Exterior of the Directorate
General of Foreign Trade.

PENALTIES
ARTICLE 7o. SUSPENSION OF REGISTRATION EXPORTERS OF COFFEE. The Branch Trade
Records Directorate General of Foreign Trade, Ministry of Foreign Trade, may impose
administrative sanction of suspension for up to two (2) years, depending on the
seriousness of the offense, the registration in the Register of Coffee Exporters, for the
following reasons:
1. Existence of an enforceable administrative act or order, if it imposes registered exporter
or his legal representative, sanction for customs offenses, exchange or foreign trade.
2. Failure to comply with obligations to the National Coffee Fund, under 5o numerals. and
6o. of Article 6. of this Resolution, as detailed and supported information you submitted
the National Federation of Coffee Growers of Colombia to the Subdivision Record of
Foreign Trade Directorate General of Foreign Trade, Ministry of Foreign Trade.
3. Failure repeated and tested its obligations under the numerals 1o. at 4. & 7th. to 9o. of
Article 6. of this Order, as supported and detailed information you submitted the National
Federation of Coffee Growers in Colombia, where the case records to the Department of
Commerce Exterior of the Directorate General of Foreign Trade, Ministry of Commerce
Exterior.

4. Inaccurate or false information provided for registration in the Register Coffee

Exporters, or for the renewal thereof. Paragraph. Enforceable administrative act imposing
the penalty of causal second suspension of this Article, the National Federation of Coffee
Growers of Colombia, on behalf of the National Coffee Fund, made the respective claim to
the insurance company guarantees the exporter sanctioned by the appropriate amount to
breaches of the object sanction.
ARTICLE 8o. PROCEDURE. The sanction of suspension under this Chapter shall be imposed
by administrative action susceptible of resources replacement or appeal to the Director
General of Foreign Trade, which shall be notified to the exporter and the respective
insurance company in manner provided by Articles 44 and 47 or 45 of the Litigation Code
Administrative. Copy the act, once final, will be sent to the Ministry of Finance and Public
Credit, Proexport, the Directorate of National Taxes and Customs to BANCOLDEX and the
Directorate General of Foreign Trade for the purposes under article 1. Decree 2681 of
1999 or the rule that modified or replaced.
ARTICLE 9o. FINE. The Records Branch of the Foreign Trade Directorate General of Foreign
Trade, Ministry of Trade, may impose administrative fines sanction of the National
Treasury equivalent to fifty percent (50%) amount of the value of coffee covered by a
Notice of shipment, valued in Colombian pesos as the minimum price and refund the
representative exchange rate announcement day for the market, prior concept of the
Federation National Coffee Growers of Colombia in which they report on the maturity of
within sixty (60) calendar days from the last day of Boarding originally announced, made
without any export and mentioned minimum price refund and exchange rates are needed.
Paragraph. The value of fines paid to the Treasury through the Treasury Department of
the Ministry of Finance and may be cash through the Coercive Collection Group of the
Ministry of Foreign Trade.
ARTICLE 10. Procedure. The fine under this Chapter, will be imposed by administrative
action susceptible of resources replacement or appeal to the Director General of Foreign
Trade, which shall be notified to the exporter, in the manner provided by Articles 44 and
47 or 45 of the Administrative Code.

DISENROLLMENT

ARTICLE 11. APPLICATION OF PART AND PROCEDURE. The exporter or his successors, in
the case of individuals, or the exporter or its liquidator, in the case of legal persons, may
apply to the Task Force or Territorial Directorate wheresoever registered, cancellation of
registration in the Registration Coffee Exporters. In such cases, the Task Force or the
Territorial request information to the National Federation of Coffee Growers of Colombia,

on the existence of defaults or outstanding commitments by the respective exporter.

Based on the answer to certify the absence of defaults or outstanding commitments and
prior review of the exporter is not on any of the grounds for sanction under articles 7. and
9. of this Order, the said premises shall authorize the requested cancellation and notify
the Federation its decision to return him of the warranty policy in effect, that may be
required. If the response of the National Federation of Coffee Growers of Colombia report
on the existence of default ments or commitments outstanding by the exporter or
exporter if such holder is subject to sanctioning any of the above grounds, the provisions
shall apply Chapter IV of this resolution.
ARTICLE 12. TERM AND REPEAL. This resolution, rules from the date of publication and
repealing Resolution 1994 of 1627 Colombian Institute of Foreign Trade and other
provisions that may be contrary.

Given in Bogot, DC, to March 22, 2002.

PUBLISHED AND ENFORCED.
The Minister of Foreign Trade,
ANGELA MARIA OROZCO.

EXPORT OF ROASTED AND GROUND

RESOLUTION 1, 1999
(January 19)

NATIONAL COMMITTEE OF COFFEE,

in exercise of its powers and in particular those conferred
Act 09 of 1991 and Decree 1173 of the same year, and

WHEREAS:

a. Decree 749 of 1990 authorized the export of roasted and ground coffee.
b. That pursuant to Section 23 of Act 09 of 1991, corresponding to National Committee of
Coffee Growers dictate the measures to ensure export quality coffee and the National
Federation of Coffee Growers monitor compliance with these measures.

c. It is necessary to ensure that the roasted coffee for export arrives the final consumer
maintaining its quality characteristics.
d. That continued development in packaging materials necessary update the current
provisions on packaging of roasted and ground coffee for export.

RESOLVED:

ARTICLE 1o. Roasted coffee can be exported only when you have a mug is characteristic of
Colombian coffee and free from flavors and odors strangers.

PARAGRAPH. The presence of flavoring or flavoring is permitted in the export roasted

coffee only in accordance with the provisions of Resolution No.2 of 1998 of the National
Committee of Coffee Growers.
ARTICLE 2o. To prepare roasted, ground or whole bean coffee, for export to traditional
markets, may be used only as raw material in a supreme quality fresh coffee. For nontraditional export markets can roast coffee, made with different qualities to fresh sublime,
provided it meets the following requirements:

a) The exporter states, by written notice to the Federation National Coffee Growers, who
has taken every precaution to make coffee be marketed exclusively in the target market,
and

b) The report to the National Federation of Coffee Exporter plan marketing, in which the
quality of the raw material that will be used are detailed, its destination, buyers and sales
strategy of the product, and obtain proper approval of this plan.

ARTICLE 3o. The manufacturer of roasted coffee for export must meet the health
provisions in force and be licensed as an exporter of roasted coffee.

ARTICLE 4o. The roasted, ground or whole bean coffee, can only be exported gasketed to
ensure the conservation of the features original organoleptic quality, flavor and taste for a
period of time according to the type of packaging, as detailed in the following
subparagraphs:
a) In the case of individual presentations for retail distribution, the packing methods are
accepted:

i) Vacuum packaging;

ii) Packaging in modified atmosphere by inert gases to prevent the product degradation
and

iii) Packing with appropriate way degassing valve for coffee Toasted and is compatible
with the structure of the material.

In all the above cases, the packaging shall be sufficient to prevent aroma permeability,
oxygen and water vapor, so that life ensures product not less than nine (9) months and a
humidity of less than three (3) percent product.
In the case of exports of roasted coffee in bulk, do not necessary to use packaging for the
consumer at the time of the export, the product must be exported in packages that
ensure adequate conservation organoleptic characteristics, vacuum, modified
atmospheres, or degassing valves. In bulk packaging it must ensure lifetime of the product
at least four (4) months and a humidity of product less than three (3) percent.

c) In the case of tawny brown, defined as those with a percentage weight loss not greater
than 10% may be using traditional packaging used for the sublime coffee.

ARTICLE 5o. To use logos owned by the National Federation of Coffee Growers of
Colombia, exporters of roasted coffee, ground or grain must sign a contract to use the
mark, subject to the criteria established by the entity and present the design and artwork

of the packaging or containers to be used, as well as promotional and advertising projects

product.
The National Federation of Coffee Growers of Colombia, it reserves the right to authorize
or prohibit the use of such logos, and the use of other symbol, mark or contramarca she
has properly registered, of accordance with the rules and procedures that apply thereon
Federation.
ARTICLE 6o. The National Federation of Coffee Growers of Colombia can check
compliance with health standards in processing facilities; Likewise, you can control the
quality of raw material and finished product factory, warehouses, ports and distribution
channels.
ARTICLE 7o. This Resolution shall take effect from the date of issue expressly repealing
Resolutions No. 1 1991 and 1 1992 Committee National Coffee Growers and other
regulations that are contrary.

Approved in Santa Fe de Bogota, DC nineteen (19) days of

January 1999 (1999).

FLORESMIRO AZUERO RAMIREZ

The President

HERNANDO GALYNDO MAYNE

The Secretary