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ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/COL/68
9 December 2002
(02-6784)
Committee on Sanitary and 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):  Apples, pears, peaches and nectarines
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  State of
California, United States of America.
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:  Colombian Agricultural
Institute (ICA) Resolution No. 02408 of 22 October 2002 Suspending the Importation of
Apples, Pears, Peaches and Nectarines from the State of California (United States ofAmerica) and Adopting Phytosanitary Measures to Prevent the Introduction into Colombia
of the Codling Moth ( Cydia Pomonella ) and the Oriental Fruit Moth ( Cydia Molesta )
(2 pages, in Spanish).
6. Description of content:  Suspension of the importation of apples, pears, peaches and
nectarines from the State of California, United States of America, for a period of three
calendar months. The suspension shall remain in force until the ICA receives official and
updated information on the preventive and corrective measures implemented by thephytosanitary authority of the State of California, United States of America, and the Animal
and Plant Health Inspection Service-United St ates Department of Agriculture (APHIS-
USDA), and the phytosanitary risk has been reassessed.
7. Objective and rationale:  [     ] food safety,  [     ] animal health,  [  X ] 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:  The codling moth
(Cydia pomonella ) and the oriental fruit moth ( Cydia molesta ), classified as quarantine pests
in Colombia, have been detected in shipments of apples, pears, peaches and nectarines fromthe State of California, United States of America. Colombia currently enjoys the status of
free from both of these pests.G/SPS/N/COL/68
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9. International standard, guideline or recommendation:
[    ] Codex Alimentarius Commission,  [    ] Office International des Epizooties,
[    ] International Plant Protection Convention,  [ X ] 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:  Not applicable
11. Date of entry into force/period of application (as applicable):  Upon publication in the
Official Journal / 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 (ifavailable) of other body:
Colombian Agricultural Institute (ICA)
Agricultural Risks and Intern ational Affairs Analysis Group
Calle 37 #8-43, Office 409
Bogotá, D.C., ColombiaTel:  (571) 285-3485
Fax:  (571) 232-4695
E-mail:    analisis.riesgos@ica.gov.co
Subprev@impsat.net.co
Web site: 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:
Ministry of Economic Development
Directorate of Commerce and Promotion of Competition
Carrera 13, No. 28 - 01, 7th floor
Bogotá, D.C., Colombia
Tel.: (571) 350-5500, Ext. 713
Fax: (571) 350-9564
E-mail: normalizacion01@mindesa.gov.co
COLOMBIA@mindesa.gov.co  (Enquiry point)