WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/COL/212 
7 January 2011 
 (11-0069) 
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):  Poultry 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[ ] All trading partners 
[X] Specific regions or countries:  Canada  
5. Title of the notified document:  Resolución N° 4103 del 15 de diciembre de 2010 del 
Instituto Colombiano Agropecuario - ICA "Por medio de la cual se suspende la 
importación a Colombia de aves de corral y pr oductos de riesgo que sean susceptibles de 
transmitir la Influenza Aviar procedent es de la provincia de Manitoba (Canadá)" 
(Colombian Agricultural Institute Resolution No. 4103 of 15 December 2010, "Suspending 
the importation into Colombia from the Province of Manitoba (Canada) 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/2010/sps/COL/10_4816_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content:  Suspension of imports into Colombia from the Province of 
Manitoba (Canada) of poultry and risk produc ts capable of transmitting avian influenza for 
a period of six months;  Assessment of th e risk of introduction of the disease into 
Colombia;  Suspension 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 Organization 
for Animal Health (OIE) report dated 25 November 2010 notified an outbreak of Low 
Pathogenic Avian Influenza. (LPAI), type H5N2, in the Municipality of Rockwood in the Province of Manitoba (Canada). G/SPS/N/COL/212 
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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 number)  
[ ] 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 langu age(s) in which these are available:  
Not applicable 
11. Date of entry into force ( dd/mm/yy )/period of application (as applicable):  As from 
16 December 2010, the date of publication in Official Journal No. 47.925, for a period of 
six (6) months. 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Agency or authority designated to handle 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/212 
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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. E-mail: drico@mincomercio.gov.co  Puntocontactotc-msf@mincomercio.gov.co 
Tel.: +(57 1) 606-7676, Ext. 1690 
Fax: +(57 1) 606-4777