WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/COL/219 
29 April 2011 
 (11-2195) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd 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 numbe r(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO;  ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where 
applicable):  Domestic poultry  and wild birds 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[ ] All trading partners, or 
[X] Specific regions or countries:  Zeeland (Schore), the Netherlands 
5. Title of the notified document:  Resolución N° 001717 del 15 de abril de 2011 del 
Instituto Colombiano Agropecuario - ICA "P or medio de la cual se suspende la 
importación a Colombia de aves de corral y productos de riesgo que sean susceptibles de 
transmitir la Influenza Aviar procedentes de  la región de Zeeland (Schore) - Holanda" 
(Colombian Agricultural Institute Resolution No. 001717 of 15 Apr il 2011 "Suspending the 
importation into Colombia from the region of Z eeland (Schore), the Netherlands, of poultry 
and risk products capable of transmitting avian influenza") Language:  Spanish
Number of pages:  3 
Text available online at: 
http://members.wto.org/crnattach ments/2011/sps/COL/11_1323_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content:  Suspension of imports into Colombia from the region of Zeeland 
(Schore), the Netherlands, of domestic poultry,  wild birds and risk products capable of 
transmitting avian influenza for a period of six months;  Assessment of the risk of 
introduction of the disease into Colombia;  Suspen sion of applications for import permits;  
Notification and entry into force. 
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.  
8. Nature of the urgent problem(s) and reason for urgent action:  The World Organisation 
for Animal Health (OIE) report of 25 March 2011 notified an outbreak of type H7N1 Low 
Pathogenic Avian Influenza (LPAI) in the re gion of Zeeland (Schore), the Netherlands. G/SPS/N/COL/219 
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  9. Is there a relevant international standa rd?  If so, identify the standard: 
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g. title or serial number of Codex standard 
or related text)  
[X] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number)  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM N°)  
[ ] 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 langua ge(s) in which these are available:   Article 17 of 
Law No. 1255 of 2008 
11. Date of entry into force (dd/mm/yy)/period of application (as applicable):  As from 
15 April 2011, the date of publication in O fficial Journal No. 48.043, for a period of 
six (6) months 
[ ] Trading facility measure  
12. Agency or authority designated to handl e comments:  [X] National Notification 
Authority, [ ] National Enquiry Point.  Address, fax number and E-mail address (if 
available) of other body:  
National Enquiry Point 
Ministerio de Comercio, Industria y Turismo Dirección de Regulación 
Calle 28 N° 13A - 15, tercer piso 
Bogotá, D.C., Colombia Tel.: +(57 1) 606-4775 Fax: +(57 1) 606-4777 
or Instituto Colombiano Agropecuario, ICA 
Subgerencia de Regulación Sanitaria y Fitosanitaria 
Dirección Técnica de Asuntos Internacionales Carrera 41 # 17 - 84, Piso 4, Oficina 411 (Zona Industrial Puente Aranda) Bogotá, D.C., Colombia Tel.: +(57 1) 332-3700 
Fax: +(57 1) 288-4800 
Website: http://www.ica.gov.co/
  G/SPS/N/COL/219 
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  13. Texts available from:  [X] National Noti fication Authority, [X] National Enquiry 
Point.  Address, fax number and E-mail 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. Tel.: +(57 1) 606-7676, Ext. 1690 Fax: +(57 1) 606-4777 
E-mail: drico@mincomercio.gov.co 
 Puntocontactotc-msf@mincomercio.gov.co