G/SPS/N/COL/341  
21 November  2022 
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Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original:  Spanish  
 
  NOTIFICATION OF EMERGENCY MEASURES  
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) : Domestic birds (backyard birds)  
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 : RESOLUCIÓN No. 00022990 "Por la cual se declara el 
Estado de Emergencia Sanitaria en el Territorio Nacional por la presencia de Influenza 
Aviar de Alta Patogenicidad" del 11 de noviembre de 2022  (Resolution No. 00022990 of 1 1 
November 2 022 declaring a health emergency in national territory due to the presence of 
highly pathogenic avian influenza) Language(s) : Spanish Number of pages : 6 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/SPS/COL/22_7932_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content : The notified text declares a health emergenc y in national 
territory due to the presence of highly pathogenic avian influenza in domestic birds 
(backyard birds).  
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 reason for urgent action : It has been deemed 
necessary to declare a health emergency across national territory due to the presence of 
highly pathogenic avian influenza, so that the necessary health measures may be 
implemented in any part of the country, depending on the existing risk, with a view to 
controlling and eradicating the disease and protecting n ational poultry farming and public 
health.  
Given that all the outbreaks giving rise to this declaration have been detected in birds that, 
in accordance with the definition in the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) 
Terrestrial Animal Health Code, ar e not classed as poultry (domestic birds), Colombia 
maintains its status as a country with self -declaration of freedom from avian influenza, as 
recognized by this organization since 2011.  G/SPS/N/COL/341  
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  9. 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.) : 
[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:  
10. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  
11. Date of entry into force ( dd/mm/yy )/period of application (as applicable) : 13 
November 2 022 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Agency or authority designated to handle comments : [X] National Notification 
Authority, [X]  National Enquiry Point . Address, fax number and email address (if 
available) of other body:  
Angela Fetecua Castellanos  
Ministerio de Comercio, Industria y Turismo  (Ministry of Trade, I ndustry and Tourism)  
Dirección de Regulación (Regulation Department)  
Calle 28 # 13 A 15 piso 3, Bogotá, DC  
Tel.: (+571) 606 7676  
Email: afetecua@mincit.gov.co  
Website : www.mincit.gov.co  
 
Ministerio  de Comercio, Industria y Turismo  
Dirección de Regulación  
Calle 28 # 13 A 15 piso 3, Bogotá, DC  
Tel.: (+571) 606 7676, Ext. 1340  
Email: puntocontacto@mincit.gov.co  
Website : www.mincit.gov.co  
13. Text(s) available from : [X] National Notification Authority, [ ] National Enquiry 
Point . Address, fax number and email address (if available) of other body:  
Angela Fetecua Castellanos  
Ministerio de Comercio, Industria y Turismo  
Direcc ión de Regulación  
Calle 28 # 13 A 15 piso 3, Bogotá, DC  
Tel.: (+571) 606 7676  
Email: afetecua@mincit.gov.co  
Website : www.mincit.gov.co  
 
Ministerio de Comercio, Industria y Turismo  
Dirección de Regulación  
Calle 28 # 13 A 15 piso 3, Bogotá, DC  
Tel.: (+571) 606 7676, Ext. 1340  
Email: puntocontacto@mincit.gov.co  
Website : www.mincit.gov.co