G/SPS/N/COL/269  
20 July 2 017 
(17-3967) 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) : Citrus plants (HS code : 08.05)  
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° 7109 del 9 de junio de 2017 del ICA "Por 
medio de la cual se declara el estado de emergencia fitosanitaria en el territorio nacional 
por la presencia d e la enfermedad conocida como HUANGLONGBING (HLB) de los cítricos"  
(ICA Resolution No. 7109 of 9 June 2 017 declaring a phytosanitary emergency in national 
territory due to the presence of citrus huanglongbing (HLB)) Language(s) : Spanish 
Number of pages : 7 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2017/SPS/COL/17_3278_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content : The notified Resolution declares a phytosanitary emergency in 
national territory due to the presence of citrus huanglongbing (HLB) . The text covers the 
following : purpose ; scope; definitions ; emergency phytosanitary measures ; importation of 
biological control agents ; quarantine ; obligations ; official control ; penalties ; and period of 
validity.  
7. Objective and rationale : [ ] food safety, [ ] animal health, [X] plant protection, [ ] 
protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [ ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.  
8. Nature of the urgent problem(s) a nd reasons for urgent action : As a result of 
phytosanitary surveillance for the detection of citrus HLB in Colombia, the ICA's 
phytosanitary diagnostic laboratory has confirmed 157 cases of HLB in 21 municipalities in 
the departments of Atlántico, Bolívar,  Cesar, La Guajira and Magdalena.  
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. ): G/SPS/N/COL/269  
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  [X] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[ ] Yes [ ] No 
If no, describe, whenev er 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. 2390 of 1 0 December 2 015 and No. 17970 of 2016.  
11. Date of entry into force ( dd/mm/yy )/period of application (as applicable) : 
12 June 2 017, for one year.  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Agency or authority designated to handle comments : [X] National Notification 
Authority, [X]  National Enquiry Point . Address, fax number and email addre ss (if 
available) of other body:  
Servicio Nacional de Información  
Ministerio de Comercio, Industria y Turismo  
Dirección de Regulación  
Calle 28, N° 13A - 15, tercer piso  
Tel.: (+571) 606 7676, Ext. 1690  
Fax: (+571) 241 0480  
or 
Instituto Colombiano Agropecua rio 
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  
Websi te: http://www.mincit.gov.co/