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ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/COL/129 
14 February 2007 
 (07-0647) 
Committee on Sanitary and 
Phytosanitary Measures Original:   Spanish 
 
 
NOTIFICATION OF EMERGENCY MEASURES 
 
1. Member to Agreement notifying:  COLOMBIA  
If applicable, name of local government involved: 
2. Agency responsible:  Instituto Colombiano Agropecuario , ICA (Colombian Agricultural 
Institute)  
3. Products covered (provide tariff item num ber(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should  be provided in addition, where applicable): 
 Bovine animals, sheep, goats, swine and other species suscepti ble to foot-and-mouth 
disease (FMD) and other products that po se a risk of transmitting the virus  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  Bolivia  
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:  Resolución Nº 000251 del 
5 de febrero de 2007 del Instituto Colombiano Agropecuario "Por la cual se suspende la 
importación a Colombia de animales y sus producto s susceptibles de transmitir o vehiculizar el 
virus de fiebre aftosa, procedent es de Bolivia, por presencia de un foco de Fiebre aftosa en ese 
país"  (Colombian Agricultural Institute (ICA)  Resolution No. 000251 of 5 February 2007 
suspending the importation into Colombia of an imals and animal products from Bolivia capable 
of transmitting or carrying the foot-and-mouth diseas e (FMD) virus, following an outbreak of the 
disease in this country) (3 pages, in Spanish).  
6. Description of content:  Suspension of the importation into Colombia from Bolivia of animals 
susceptible to foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) and risk products capable of transmitting or carrying 
the virus for a period of six (6) months, during which time the ICA will assess the risk of the 
disease being introduced into Colombia by means of a review of the latest official information on 
the status of the disease or in situ  verification by ICA officials.   
7. Objective and rationale:  [    ] food safety,  [  X ] animal health,  [    ] plant protection,
[   ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease,  [    ] protect territory from other 
damage from pests 
8. Nature of the urgent problem(s) and reasons for urgent action:  According to the Immediate 
Notification Report, Ref. OIE 4645, of 26 January 2007, there has been an outbreak of serotype-O FMD in Ñuflo de Chavez District in the Province of Santa Cruz, Bolivia (Latitude: 16 ˚96'78'' 
South;  Longitude: 62 ˚11'77'' West). G/SPS/N/COL/129 
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  9. International standard, guideline or recommendation: 
[   ] Codex Alimentarius Commission,  [ X ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE), 
[   ] International Plant Protection Convention,  [   ] None 
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate 
reference and briefly identify deviations:  
10. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Andean Community 
Decision No. 515 (available in Spanish).  
11. Date of entry into force/period of application (as applicable):  As of 7 January 2007, the date 
of publication in Official Journal No. 46.535, for six months.  
12. Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [ X ] National notification authority,  
[ X ] National enquiry point, or 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 
Tel.: (571) 606-7676, Ext. 1690 Fax: (571) 241-0480 
or 
Instituto Colombiano Agropecuario - ICA
 
Grupo de Análisis de Riesgos Agropecuarios y Asuntos Internacionales  Calle 37 #  8-43, Oficina 409 
Bogotá, D.C., Colombia 
Tel.: (571) 285-3485 Fax: (571) 232-4695 Web site: http://www.ica.gov.co
 
13. Texts available from:  [  X ] National notification authority, [  X ] National enquiry point, or 
address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:   
Ministerio de Comercio, Industria y Turismo 
Dirección de Regulación  
Calle 28 No. 13A - 15, tercer piso  Bogotá, D.C., Colombia  Enquiry Point
: 
Contact person :  Daniel Héctor Rico R.  
E-mail: drico@mincomercio.gov.co  
Tel.: (571) 606-7676, Ext. 1690 Fax: (571) 241-0480 Web site: http://www.mincomercio.gov.co