. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/COL/81  
22 March 2004 
 (04-1269) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   Spanish 
   
NOTIFICATION 
 
 
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):  Farms producing slaughter cattle, sheep,  goats and buffalo for the export 
market.  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected , to the extent relevant or practicable:  
 Countries to which Colombia exports  cattle, sheep, goats and buffalo.  
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:  Colombian Agricultural 
Institute (ICA) Resolution No. 00322 of 24 February 2004 intr oducing an additional 
paragraph to Resolution No. 889 of 10 Apr il 2003, establishing sanitary requirements for 
farms producing slaughter cattle, sheep, goats and buffalo for the export market (1 page, in 
Spanish).  
6. Description of content:  The addition of the following paragraph to Article 2 of Resolution 
No. 889 of 10 April 2003: 
"PARAGRAPH – Whenever the sanitary requirements of the country of destination are less 
stringent than those set forth in this Resolu tion, the ICA shall certify them accordingly."  
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. International standard, guideline or recommendation: 
[   ] Codex Alimentarius Commission,  [   ] 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:        
9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Colombian 
Agricultural Institute Resolution No. 889 of 10 April 2003 (in Spanish).  
10. Proposed date of adoption:  24 February 2004  
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  As from the date of publication in the Official Journal.  G/SPS/N/COL/81 
Page 2  
 
12. Final date for comments:  Not applicable.  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [    ] National notification 
authority, [  X ] National enquiry point, or add ress, 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, ICA  Grupo de Análisis de Riesgos Agro pecuarios 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 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 
 E-mail: danielrico@mincomercio.gov.co  
 Tel: (571) 350 5500, Ext.713 
 Fax: (571) 350 9564  Web site: http://www.mincomercio.gov.co
 
 
Regulation Department: jcrondon@mincomercio.gov.co  
Calle 28 No.13A - 15, primer piso  
Bogotá, D.C., Colombia