G/SPS/N/COL/270  
20 July 2017  
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Committee on Sanita ry 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) : Bovine and bubaline animals , swine, goats, sheep, and other 
ruminants susceptible to foot -and-mouth disease (HS codes 01.02,  01.03 and 01.04)  
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° 7889 del 28 de junio de 2017 del ICA "Po r 
medio de la cual se declara el estado de emergencia sanitaria en el territorio nacional por 
la presentación de un foco de la Enfermedad de Fiebre Aftosa"  (ICA Resolution No. 7889 of 
28 June 2 017 declaring a health emergency in national territory due to a n outbreak of 
foot-and-mouth disease) Language(s) : Spanish Number of pages : 4 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2017/SPS/COL/17_3279_00_s.pdf  
6. Description  of content : The notified Resolution declares a health emergency in national 
territory due to an outbreak of type O foot -and-mouth disease . The text covers the 
following : purpose ; scope; emergency health measures ; official control ; penalties and 
period of validity.  
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 : On 23 June 2 017, 
the ICA's inspection, monitoring and control services identified an outbreak of type 
O foot-and-mouth disease in the municipality of Tame in the department of Arauca . The 
Arauca branch office of the ICA subsequently imposed sanitary quarantine in that 
municipality and in the department of Arauca.  
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) : 
[X] World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. T errestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number)  OIE Terrestrial Animal Health Code, 
Chapter 8.8, Article 8.8.6  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention ( e.g. I SPM No. ): G/SPS/N/COL/270  
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  [ ] None  
Does this prop osed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[X] 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 : ICA 
Resolutions No. 1729 of 2 0 August 2 004 and No. 6896 of 1 0 June 2 016 (available in 
Spanish)  
11. Date of entry into force ( dd/mm/yy )/period of application (as applicable) : 28 
June 2 017, for one year.  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Agency or authority des ignated to handle 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 Regul ación 
Calle 28, N° 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 - 81, Piso 4, Oficina 411 (Zona Industrial - Puente Aranda)  
Bogotá, D.C., Colombia  
Tel.: +(571) 332 3700, Ext. 1571  
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, N° 13A - 15, tercer piso  
Bogotá, D.C., Colombia  
Enquiry point:  
Contact person : Daniel Héctor Rico R.  
Email:  drico@mincit.gov.co  
 mgonzalezs@mincit.gov.co  
Tel.: +(571) 606 7676, Ext. 1690  
Fax: +(571) 606 4777  
Website: http://www.m incit.gov.co/