G/SPS/N/COL/254  
7 August 2014  
(14-4624)  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 tariff item  number(s) as specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO; ICS num bers should be provided in addition, 
where applicable): Bovine and bubaline animals 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected , to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[ ] All trading partners, or 
[X] Specific regions or countries: United States of America and Canada  
5. Title of the notified document: Proyecto de Resolución del  Instituto Colombiano 
Agropecuario - ICA " Por la cual se establecen los requisitos sanitarios para el registro de 
los predios productores de bovinos y bufalinos para sacrificio con destino a exportación a Estados Unidos y Canadá y se establecen otras disposiciones " (Draft Colombian 
Agricultural Institute Resolution "Laying down the sanitary requirements for the 
registration of establishments that produc e slaughter bovine and bubaline animals for 
export to the United States and Canada and establishing other provisions") Language(s): 
Spanish Number of pages: 7 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2014/sps/COL/14_3571_00_s.pdf 
6. Description of content: Objective; Definitions, Requirements for registration; Entry of 
animals; Period at establishment; Welfare of animals; Requirements for the exit and 
transportation of animals; Slaughter and processing plant inspection; Inspection at the 
shipping port; Issue and validity of registrati on; Official control and Period of validity. 
7. Objective and rationale: [ ] food safety, [X] animal heal th, [ ] plant protection, [ ] 
protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [ ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.  
8. Is there a relevant international st andard? 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)  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention ( e.g. ISPM No. ) 
[X] None  G/SPS/N/COL/254 
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  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 thes e are available: Law No. 
395 of 2 August 1997 declares the eradication of  foot-and-mouth disease from Colombia to 
be a matter of national interest and a heal th priority, and Law No. 1659 of 15 July 2013 
establishes the S istema Nacional de Identificación e Información Animal  (National Animal 
Identification and Information System) (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) : 6 October 2014 
Agency or authority designated to hand le 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 
Dirección de Regulación 
Calle 28 N° 13ª - 15, tercer piso Tel.: +(57-1) 606-4775 
Fax: +(57-1) 606-4777 
 Instituto Colombiano Agropecuario, ICA 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.: +(57-1) 332-3700, Ext. 1515 
Fax: +(57-1) 288-4800 Website: http://www.ica.gov.co/  
13. Texts available from: [X] National Notifi cation Authority, [X] National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and email address (if available) of other body: 
Enquiry point: 
Contact person: Daniel Héctor Rico R. Email: drico@mincit.gov.co 
 puntocontacto@mincit.gov.co 
Tel.: +(57-1) 606-7676, Ext. 1690 Fax: +(57-1) 606-4777 Ministerio de Comercio, Industria y Turismo 
Dirección de Regulación 
Carrera 28 N° 13A - 15, tercer piso Bogotá, D.C., Colombia