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ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/COL/73 
2 February 2004 
 (04-0368) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   Spanish 
  
NOTIFICATION OF EMERGENCY MEASURES 
 
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 should be provided in addition, where 
applicable):  Bovine animals, sheep, goats, cats, puma s, cheetahs, ocelots, tigers, nyalas, 
kudus, bison, Arabian oryxes, Scimitar-horned oryxes, pasa ngs or gemsboks and South 
African antelopes, the products thereof a nd livestock goods containing such products. 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:   
 United States of America  
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:  Resolution No. 03865 of 
24 December 2003 Adopting Health-Related Me asures to Prevent the Introduction into 
Colombia of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE)  (2 pages, in Spanish).  
6. Description of content:  Import ban on the above-mentioned products; cancellation of 
animal health documents for the importation of such products; pr oducts the importation of 
which is permitted; and health status assessment. 
7. Objective and rationale:  [    ] food safety,  [  X ] animal health,  [    ] plant protection,
[ X ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease,  [    ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests  
8. Nature of the urgent problem(s) and reasons for urgent action:  Preliminary diagnosis 
by the United States Department of Agricultu re of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy 
(BSE) in an adult Holstein cow in Washington State. 
9. International standard, guideline or recommendation: 
[   ] Codex Alimentarius Commission,  [ X ] World Organization for Animal Health 
(OIE),  [   ] International Plant Protection Convention,  [   ] None If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate 
reference and briefly identify deviations:  
10. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Andean Community 
Resolution No. 447 of 1997 and Colombian Ag ricultural Institute (ICA) Resolution 
No. 03607 of 2001 (available in Spanish). G/SPS/N/COL/73 
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 11. Date of entry into force/period of  application (as applicable):  24 December 2003/Until 
the Colombian Agricultural Institute (ICA) has as sessed the health status of the United States 
of America with regard to Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE).  
12. Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [ X ] National notification 
authority,  [ X ] National enquiry point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:   
National Enquiry Point
 
E-mail:  javiermi@mincomercio.gov.co Tel.:  (571) 350-5500, Ext. 703 Fax:  (571) 350-5211 
or Instituto Colombiano Agropecuario 
Grupo de Análisis de Riesgos Agropecu arios y Asuntos Internacionales - ICA 
Calle 37 #8-43, Oficina 409 Bogotá, D.C., Colombia Tel.:  (571) 285-3485 Fax:  (571) 232-4695 
Website: http://www.ica.gov.co  
13. Texts available from:  [  X ] National notification authority, [  X ] National enquiry 
point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:   
Ministerio de Comercio, Industria y Turismo 
Dirección de Regulación Calle 28 No. 13A - 15, primer piso  Bogotá, D.C., Colombia 
E-mail:  jcrondon@mincomercio.gov.co
 
danielrico@mincomercio.gov.co  (Enquiry Point) 
Tel.:  (571) 350-5500, Ext. 713 Fax:  (571) 350-9564 
Website:  http://ww w.mincomercio.gov.co