. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/COL/74 
4 February 2004 
 (04-0392) 
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):  Live poultry, eggs for hatching and c onsumption and other products of poultry 
origin 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:   
 Cambodia, Indonesia, Japan, Republic of Korea, Thailand, Chinese Taipei and 
Vietnam.  
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:  Resolution No. 00147 of 
27 January 2004 Adopting Health-Related Measures to Prevent the Introduction into Colombia of Avian Influenza  (2 pages, in Spanish).  
6. Description of content:  Suspension of the importation of the above-mentioned products 
and period of suspension. 
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:  According to 
information submitted to the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) by the Director 
of the Animal Health and Livestock Product Safe ty Division of the Ministry of Agriculture, 
Forestry and Fisheries of Japan, the Head of  Veterinary Services of the Animal Health 
Division of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF) of Korea, and the Director of the Department of Animal Health of the Mini stry of Agriculture and Rural Development of 
Vietnam, outbreaks of avian influenza have been  recorded in poultry farms in Japan, Korea, 
and Vietnam. 
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 (available in Spanish). G/SPS/N/COL/74 
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 11. Date of entry into force/period of application (as applicable):  27 January 2004.  The 
suspension is to remain in force fo r a period of three calendar 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
 
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