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ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/COL/61
2 July 2002
(02-3696)
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 may be provided in addition, where
applicable).   One-day old chicks, adult poultry, other susceptible species and the products
thereof which pose a risk of transmission of velogenic Newcastle disease.
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  State of
Zulia, Venezuela
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:  Resolution No. 01182 of
29 May 2002 "Suspending the Issue of Animal Health Licences or Documents for the
Import from the State of Zulia in Venezuela of One-Day Old Chicks, Adult Poultry, Other
Susceptible Species and the Products Thereof which Pose a Risk of Transmission of
Velogenic Newcastle Disease" (2 pages)
6. Description of content:  This Resolution suspends the issue of animal health documents for
the import of one-day old chicks, adult poultry, other susceptible species and the productsthereof which pose a risk of transmission of velogenic Newcastle disease.  The Autonomous
Agricultural Health Service (SASA) is requested to provide periodical information about
existing cases.
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:  Outbreaks of velogenic
Newcastle disease have been recorded in commercial broiler chicken farms located in the
municipalities of Maracaibo and Urdaneta in the State of Zulia.  Colombia has a velogenicNewcastle disease control and eradication programme;  it is therefore necessary to adopt
appropriate measures.
9. International standard, guideline or recommendation:
[    ] Codex Alimentarius Commission,  [ X ] Office International des Epizooties,
[    ] International Plant Protection Convention, [    ] None
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate
reference and briefly identify deviations:  Recommendation by the Office International
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10. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Spanish
11. Date of entry into force/period of application (as applicable):  Following publication in
Official Journal # 4430 of 11 June 2002.
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:           
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:
Colombian Agricultural Institute (ICA)
Agricultural Risks and International Affairs Analysis Group
Calle 37 # 8-43, Office 409Bogotá, D.C., Colombia
Tel.: (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
Ministry of Economic Development
Directorate-General of Trade and Promotion of Competition
Carrera 13, No. 28 - 01, 7th floor
Bogotá, D.C., Colombia
E-mail:  normalizacion01@mindesa.gov.co
Contact point:  COLOMBIA@mindesa.gov.co
Tel.: (571) 350-5500, Ext. 713
Fax: (571) 350-9564