G/SPS/N/COL/351  
11 April 2024 
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Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original:  Spanish  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
1. Notifying Member : COLOMBIA  
If applicable, name of local government involved:  
2. Agency responsible : Instituto Colombiano Agropecuario , ICA (Colombian Agricultural 
Institute)  
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) : Long-lived poultry in commercial poultry farming  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  
[X] All trading partners  
[ ] Specific regions or countries:  
5. Title of the notified document : Proyecto Resolución Por la cual se establecen las 
condiciones para la implementación de la estrategia de vacunación voluntaria preventi va 
con enfoque en zonas de riesgo para la mitigación del virus de la influenza aviar de alta 
patogenicidad (H5N1) en la avicultura comercial  (Draft Resolution establishing the 
conditions for implementing the preventive voluntary vaccination strategy in are as of risk 
to mitigate highly pathogenic avian influenza (H5N1) in commercial poultry farming) . 
Language(s) : Spanish Number of pages : 12 
https://members.wto.org /crnattachments/2024/SPS/COL/24_02559_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content : The notified Resolution establishes the conditions for 
implementing the preventive voluntary vaccination strategy in areas prioritized by risk in 
order to mitigate highly pathogenic avian influenza (H5N1) in long -lived poultry in 
commercial poultry farming.  
The provisions contained in this Resolution shall apply to all natural or legal persons 
engaged in the rearing and/or marketing of long -lived poultry in Colombia, including egg 
and avian genetic material production systems, in areas prioritized by risk and who 
voluntarily take part in the preventive vaccination programme, as well as those who 
produce, import and/or market biologicals for a vian species.  
7. Objective and rationale : [ ] food safety, [ ] animal health, [ ] plant protection, 
[X] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [ ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.  
8. Is there a relevant international standard ? If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g. title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) : 
[ ] World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. T errestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) : 
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. I SPM No.) : G/SPS/N/COL/351  
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  [X] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[ ] Yes [ ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:  
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 10 April 2 024 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 10 April 2 024 
11. Proposed date of entry into force : [X] Six months from date of publication, 
and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments : [X] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 10 June 2 024 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments : [X] National Notification 
Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point . Address, fax number and email address 
(if ava ilable) of other body:  
Ministerio de Comercio, Industria y Turismo  (Ministry of Trade, Industry and Tourism)  
Dirección de Regulación (Regulation Department)  
Calle 28 No. 13A - 15, tercer piso, Bogotá, D.C., Colombia  
Tel.: (+601) 606 7676  
Email: puntocontacto@mincit.gov.co  
Website: http://www.mincit.gov.co  
Instituto Colombiano Agropecuario  (ICA)  
Subgerencia de Regulación Sanitaria y Fitosanitaria (Sanitary and Phytosanitary 
Regulation Division)  
Dirección técnica de Asuntos Internacionales  (Technical Division for Internatio nal Affairs)  
Avenida Carrera 20 No. 83 - 20 Bogotá - Colombia  
Tel.: (+601) 332 3700  
Email:  asuntos.internacionales@ica.gov.co  
 subgerencia.sanifito@ica.gov.co  
Website: http://www.ica.gov.co  
13. Text(s) available from : [X] National Notification Authority, [X] National Enquiry 
Point . Address, fax number and email address (if available) of other body:  
Ministerio de Comercio, Industria y Turismo  
Dirección de Regulación  
Calle 28 No. 13A - 15, tercer piso, Bogotá, D.C., Colombia  
Tel.: (+601) 606 7676  
Email: puntocontacto@mincit.gov.co  
Website: http://www.mincit.gov.co  
Instituto Colombiano Agropecuario  (ICA)  
Subgerencia de Regulación Sanitaria y Fitosanitaria  
Dirección técnica de Asuntos Internacionales  
Avenida Carrera 20 No. 83 - 20 Bogotá - Colombia  
Tel.: (+601) 332 3700  
Email:  asuntos.internacionales@ica.gov.co  
 subgerencia.sanifi to@ica.gov.co  
Website: http://www.ica.gov.co