. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/COL/83 
30 June 2004 
 (04-2816) 
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):  Crustaceans and molluscs (shrimps, crabs,  crayfish, lobsters, prawns, flat and 
cupped oysters, clams and squid)  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected , to the extent relevant or practicable:  
Countries on the Pacific Coast affected by the yellow head and white spot syndrome 
viruses  - Ecuador  
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:  Colombian Agricultural 
Institute (ICA) Resolution No. 1104 of 10 June  2004 Adopting Health-Related Measures to 
Prevent the Introduction into and spread within  Colombia of the Yellow Head Virus (YHV) 
and White Spot Syndrome Virus (WSSV) Which Affect Crustacean Populations. 
6. Description of content:  This Resolution bans imports of crustaceans and molluscs 
intended for human consumption, with the exception of goods containing the above-
mentioned products which have been heat-proces sed at a temperature of at least 60°C for 
30  minutes. 
7. Objective and rationale: [  X ] food safety,  [    ] animal health,  [    ] plant protection, 
[   ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [  X ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests   
8. 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:  The International Aquatic Animal Health Code 
of the World Organization for Animal Health  (OIE).  
9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Colombian 
Agricultural Institute (ICA) Resolution No. 11 04 of 10 June 2004 (a vailable in Spanish).  
10. Proposed date of adoption:  10 June 2004  
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  Upon publication in th e Official Journal.  G/SPS/N/COL/83 
Page 2  
 
 
12. Final date for comments:  21 September 2004  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [  X ] 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 
 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 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: danielrico@mincomercio.gov.co
 
  jcrondon@mincomercio.gov.co  
 Tel.:   (571) 350-5500, Ext. 713  Fax:   (571) 350-9564 Web site: http://www.mincomercio.gov.co