G/SPS/N/COL/326  
9 April 2021 
(21-2968) Page: 1/2 
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) : Horses  
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 N° 092914 de 2021 del Instituto Colombiana 
Agropecuario "Por medio de la cual se establecen medidas sanitarias de emergencia para 
la imp ortación de equinos procedentes de Europa o de países afectados por la 
presentación de la enfermedad conocida como Rinoneumonía Equina"  (Colombian 
Agricultural Institute Resolution No. 092914 of 2021 establishing emergency health 
measures for the importati on of horses from Europe or countries affected by the disease 
known as equine rhinopneumonitis) Language(s) : Spanish Number of pages : 3 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/SPS/COL/21_2573_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content : The administrative decision establishes emergency health 
measure s for the importation of horses from Europe or countries affected by the disease 
known as equine rhinopneumonitis for a period of six months from the entry into force of 
Resolution No. 092914 of 2021.  
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 : The Colombian 
Government, th rough the ICA, declared a health emergency after learning that the Central 
Veterinary Laboratory in Algete (Spain's National Reference Laboratory for equine 
diseases) confirmed an outbreak of equine rhinopneumonitis (EHV -1) in an equestrian 
centre in the m unicipality of Godella (Valencia, Spain), where an international show 
jumping competition was held . In light of the fact that horses from Europe enter Colombia 
and that, to date, no clinical signs compatible with the EHV -1 variant have been recorded 
in the  country, it is necessary to implement emergency health measures in order to 
prevent the entry of animals infected with the disease.  G/SPS/N/COL/326  
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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. ISPM 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) : 24 
March 2 021 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Agency or authority designated to handle comments : [X] National Notification 
Authority, [ ] National Enquiry Point . Address, fax number and email address (if 
available) of other body:  
Ministerio de Comercio, Industria y Turismo  (Ministry of Commerce, Industry and 
Tourism)  
Dirección de Regulación  (Regulation De partment)  
Calle 28 No. 13A - 15, tercer piso, Bogotá, D.C . Colombia  
Tel.: (+571) 6067 676, Ext. 1566  
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 International Affairs)  
Avenida Calle 26 No. 85B-09, Bogotá, Colombia  
Tel.: (+571) 332 3700  
 (+571) 288 4800, Ext. 1510 - 1515 
Email : asuntos.internacionales@ica.gov.co  
margarita.lubo@ica.gov.co  
Website: http://www.ica.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:  
Ministerio de Comercio, Industria y Turismo  
Dirección de Regulación  
Calle 28 No. 13A - 15, tercer piso, Bogotá, D.C . Colombia  
Tel.: (+571) 6067 676, Ext. 1566  
Email : puntocontacto@mincit.gov.co  
Website: http://www.mincit.gov.co