G/SPS/N/COL/26 8 
 
8 May  2017 
(17-2465) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original:  Spanish  
 
 NOTIFICATION  
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 tari ff item number(s) as specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in 
addition, where applicable): Bovine and bubaline species  
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: Proyecto de resolución del Instituto Colombiano 
Agropecuario – ICA " Por medio de la cual se establecen las medidas sanitarias para el 
Control y Erradicación d e la Tuberculosis Bovina en las especies bovina y bufalina en 
Colombia y los requisitos para la certificación de predio libre de Tuberculosis Bovina " 
(Draft Colombian Agricultural Institute Resolution establishing sanitary measures for the 
control and erad ication of bovine tuberculosis in b ovine and bubaline species in Colombia 
and requirements for the c ertification of farms  as free from b ovine tuberculosis ") 
Language(s): Spanish  Number of pages:  19   
Text available at: 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2017/SPS/COL/17_2184_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content: The notified draft Resolution establishes sanitary measures for 
the control and eradication of bovine  tuberculosis in b ovine and bubaline species in 
Colombia and requirements for the c ertification of farms  as free from b ovine 
tuberculosis . 
It covers the following: Purpose; Scope; Definitions; Diagnostic testing under  the 
National Programme for the Control  and Eradication of Bovine Tuberculosis ; Tuberculin ; 
Administration  and interpretatio n of tuberculin tests ; Decontamination of farms ; 
Compensation for the slaughter of reactor animals ; Diagnostic test to be used in bovine 
and bubaline farms  during the  decontamination process ; Completion  of the  
decontamination process ; Certificatio n of farms  as free from b ovine tuberculosis ; Farms  
free from b ovine tuberculosis ; Transport  of animals ; Inputs; Importatio n of bovine and 
bubaline animals ; Reporting requirement ; Epidemiological surveillance ; Official 
monitoring; Penalties; Transitional provision; and Period of validity .  
7. Objective and rationale: [  ] food safety, [ X] animal health, [  ] plant protection, 
[X] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [  ] protect territory 
from other damage from pests.   G/SPS/N/C OL/268 
 
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  8. 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 Organi sation for An imal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) :  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number) :  
[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:   
9. Other  relevant documents and language(s ) in which these are available:  
Resolución  N° 1513 del 15 de julio de 2004 del Instituto Colombiano Agropecuario – ICA 
(Colombian Agricultural Institute Resolution  No. 1513 of 15 July 2004 ) (available in 
Spanish)  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : Date on which the Resolution is signed  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : Date of publication in the Official  Journal   
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : Upon publication in the Official Journal  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments: [ X] Sixty days from the date of circulation  of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 7 July  2017 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [ X] National Notification 
Authority, [ X] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address 
(if available) of other body:  
Ministerio de Come rcio, Industria y Turismo  
Dirección de Regulación  
Calle 28 N° 13A - 15, tercer piso  
Bogotá, D.C. , Colombia  
Tel.: (+571) 606 -7676, Ext. 1690 -1340 
E-mail:  drico@mincit.gov.co  
 mgonzalezs@mincit.gov.co  
Instituto Colombiano Agropecuario - ICA 
Subgerencia de R egulación 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 e -mail address (if available) of other body:    
Ministerio de Comercio, Industria y Turismo  
Direcció n de Regulación  
Calle 28 N° 13A - 15, tercer piso  
Bogotá, D.C., Colombia  
Enquiry point:  
Contact person: Daniel Héctor Rico R.  
Tel.: (+571) 606 -7676, Ext. 1690  
E-mail: drico@mincit.gov.co  
Website:  http://www.mincit.gov.co/publicaciones.php?id=33051