WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION   
G/SPS/N/COL/228 
26 September 2011  
 (11-4639) 
Committee on Sanitary and 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):  Bovine animals, sheep, goats, swine and other species susceptible to 
foot-and-mouth disease (FMD), and other products that pose a risk of transmitting the virus. 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[ ] All trading partners 
[X] Specific regions or countries:  Paraguay (San Pedro)  
5. Title of the notified document:  Resolución Nº 003683 del 20 de septiembre de 2011, "Por 
medio de la cual se suspende la importación a Colombia de animales y sus productos de riesgo que sean susceptibles de transmitir o veh iculizar el virus de la fiebre aftosa 
procedentes de Paraguay" (Resolution No. 003683 of 20 September 2011 suspending the 
importation into Colombia from Paraguay of an imals and the risk products thereof capable 
of transmitting or carrying the foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) virus)  
Language(s):  Spanish Number of pages:  2 
Text available online at: 
http://members.wto.org/crnattach ments/2011/sps/COL/11_3077_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content:  Suspension of the entry into Colombia from Paraguay of animals 
and the risk products thereof capable of transmitting or carrying the foot-and-mouth 
disease (FMD) virus for a period of six (6) mont hs;  assessment of the risk of the disease 
being introduced into Colombia;  suspension of  applications;  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 19 Sept ember 2011 notified an outbreak of type O 
foot-and-mouth disease in San Pedro (San Pedro,  Sargento Loma, San Pedro), Paraguay.  G/SPS/N/COL/228 
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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) Codex STAN 193-1995:  Code x General Standard for 
Contaminants and Toxins in Foods 
[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:   Law No. 395 
of 1997 (available in Spanish) 
11. Date of entry into force ( dd/mm/yy )/period of application (as applicable):  
21 September 2011, the date of publication in Official Journal No. 48.199, for a period of 
six (6) months. 
[X] Trade facilitating measure  
12. 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:  
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/228 
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  13. Texts available from:  [ ] National Notification Authority, [ ] 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