G/SPS/N/COL/256  
8 April 2015  
(15-1887)  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 num bers should be provided in addition, 
where applicable): Equidae 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected , to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[ ] All trading partners 
[X]  Specific regions or countries: State of  Lower Saxony (Germany)  
5. Title of the notified document: Resolución No. 0711 del 9 de marzo de 2015 del 
Instituto Colombiano Agropecuario – ICA "Por medio de la cual se suspende la importación de équidos procedentes del Estado de Baja Sajonia (Alemania) por presencia de Muermo " 
(Colombian Agricultural Institute Resolution No. 0711 of 9 March 2015 "Suspending the 
importation into Colombia of Equidae from the State of Lower Saxony (Germany) following 
an outbreak of glanders")  
Language(s): Spanish  Number of pages: 3 
Text available at: 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2015/SPS/COL/15_1434_00_s.pdf 
6. Description of content: Suspension for a period of six months of the entry into Colombia 
of Equidae from Germany following an outbreak of glanders; Suspension of import applications; Notification; and Entry into force.  
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 World 
Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) reported an outbreak of glanders in Bippen in the State of Lower Saxony, Germany. 
Given that glanders is a disease exotic to Colombia, imports of Equidae are considered to 
pose a serious risk to the country's health status.  
9. Is there a relevant international stan dard? 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. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number)  G/SPS/N/COL/256 
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  [ ] International Plant Protection Convention ( e.g. ISPM No. ) 
[ ] 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: World 
Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) report of 30 January 2015; Andean Community 
Resolution No. 1160 of 29 April 2008 (Andean Health Standard). 
11. Date of entry into force ( dd/mm/yy )/period of application (as applicable): 
17 March 2015 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Agency or authority designated to hand le comments: [X] National Notification 
Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and email address (if 
available) of other body:  
Servicio Nacional de Información 
Ministerio de Comercio, Industria y Turismo 
Dirección de Regulación 
Bogotá, D.C., Colombia Calle 28 No. 13A – 15, tercer piso Tel.:  (+571) 606-7676, Ext. 1690 
Fax:  (+571) 241-0480 
 or 
 
Instituto Colombiano Agropecuario Subgerencia de Regulación Sanitaria y Fitosanitaria 
Dirección Técnica de Asuntos Internacionales 
Carrera 41 # 17 – 18, Piso 4, Oficina 411 (Zona Industrial – Puente Aranda) Bogotá, D.C., Colombia Tel.:  (+571) 332-3700, Ext. 1515 
Fax:  (+571) 288-4800 
Website: http://www.ica.gov.co/  
13. Text(s) available from: [X] National Noti fication 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 
Enquiry point: 
Contact person: Daniel Héctor Rico R. Email: drico@mincit.gov.co 
 puntocontacto@mincit.gov.co 
Tel.:  (+571) 606-7676, Ext. 1690 Fax:  (+571) 606-4777 Website: http://www.mincit.gov.co/