. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/COL/113 
29 May 2006 
 (06-2540) 
Committee on Sanitary and  
Phytosanitary Measures Original:   Spanish 
 
 
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
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 number(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where applicable):  Avian genetic material (one-day-old  chicks), hatching eggs, specific-
pathogen-free (SPF) eggs and live birds 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:   
 United States of America 
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:  Resolución Nº 1173 del 
12 de Mayo de 2006 "Por la cual se derogan las Resoluciones 1423 del 18 de mayo de 2005, la Resolución 957 del 18 de mayo de 2004, la Resolución 578 del 1 de abril de 2004 y 
la Resolución 374 del 27 de febrero de 2004"   (Resolution No. 1173 of 12 May 2006 
"Repealing Resolution No. 1423 of 18 May 2005, Resolution No. 957 of 18 May 2004, Resolution No. 578 of 1 April 2004 and Resolution No. 374 of 27 February 2004") (3 pages, in Spanish). 
6. Description of content:   Authorization of the importation into Colombia of genetic 
material.  Repealed regulations and period of validity. 
7. Objective and rationale:  [ X ] food safety,  [   ] animal health,  [   ] plant protection,  
[   ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [   ] protect territory from other 
damage from pests  
8. International standard, guideline or recommendation:  
[   ] Codex Alimentarius Commission,  [   ] 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:    
9. Relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available:   Resolution No. 1423 
of 18 May 2005, Resolution No. 957 of 18 May 2004, Resolution No. 578 of 1 April 2004 and Resolution No. 374 of 27 February 2004. 
10. Proposed date of adoption:   Upon publication in the Official Journal. G/SPS/N/COL/113 
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11. Proposed date of entry into force:   Upon notification to the WTO and, for Andean 
Community Member Countries, once the Resolu tion has been entered in the Sub-Regional 
Register. 
12. Final date for comments:   Not applicable 
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:  
Ministerio de Comercio, Industria y Turismo 
Dirección de Regulación 
Calle 28 N° 13A - 15, tercer piso 
Tel.: (571) 606-7676, Ext. 1690 Fax: (571) 241-0478 
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: danielrico@mincomercio.gov.co Tel.: (571) 606-7676, Ext. 1690 Fax: (571) 241-0480 Web site:  http://www.mincomercio.gov.co