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ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/COL/87 
21 July 2004 
 (04-3144) 
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 may be provided in addition, where 
applicable):  Bovine animals, sheep, swine and the products thereof  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  Peru 
5. Title and number of pages of the notified document:  Colombian Agricultural Institute 
(ICA) Resolution No. 01312 of 18 June 2004 Pr ohibiting the Importation from Peru of 
Bovine Animals, Sheep, Swine and Other Susceptible Species and the Risk Products 
Thereof  (2 pages, in Spanish). 
6. Description of content:   Suspension for a period of three (3) calendar months of imports 
from Peru of bovine animals, sheep, swine a nd other species susceptible to foot-and-mouth 
disease (FMD) and the risk products thereof, du ring which time the ICA will assess the risk 
of the disease being introduced into Colombia  by means of a review  of updated official 
information on the status of the disease. A ll animal health documents for the importation 
from Peru of bovine animals, sheep, swine and other species susceptible  to FMD and the risk 
products thereof that were issued prior to the da te of publication of this Resolution are hereby 
cancelled and cease to have legal effect. 
7. Objective and rationale:  [    ] food safety,  [  X ] animal health,  [   ] plant protection, [   ] 
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:    According to the report 
by the Director-General of Animal Health of Peru's National Agrarian Health Service 
(SENASA) dated 17 June 2004, outbreaks of FM D, ascertained through laboratory diagnoses 
on 11 and 14 June 2004, have been recorded on thre e (3) cattle farms in th e district of Lurín 
in the Department of Lima, Peru.  No FMD outbreaks have been reported in Colombia for 
21 months and there is therefore a need for the health measures required to prevent the risk of 
this disease being introduced into the country to be adopted. G/SPS/N/COL/87 
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 9. International standard, gu ideline 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:   International Terrestrial Animal Health Code 
of the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE). 
10. Relevant documents and language(s ) in which these are available:  Law No. 395 of 1997 
(available in Spanish). 
11. Date of entry into force/period  of application (as applicable):   Upon publication in 
Official Journal No. 45.593 of 28 June 2004 / three (3) months. 
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. 
Ministerio de Comercio, Industria y Turismo Dirección de Regulación 
Tel: (571) 350-5500, Ext. 703 
Fax: (571) 350-5211 
and 
Instituto Colombiano Agropecuario - ICA 
Grupo de Análisis de Riesgos Agrop ecuarios y Asuntos Internacionales  
Calle 37 # 8-43, Oficina 409 Bogotá, D.C., Colombia 
Tel: (571) 285-3485 
Fax: (571) 232-4695 Web site: http://www.ica.gov.co
 
13. Texts available from:  [ X ] National noti fication 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: danielrico@mincomercio.gov.co
 (Enquiry point) 
Tel: (571) 350-5500, Ext. 713 
Fax: (571) 350-9564 Web site: http://www.mincomercio.gov.co