. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/COL/203 
30 September 2010 
 (10-4972) 
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):  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:  Sicily (Italy) 
5. Title of the notified document:  Resolución N° 002963 del 10 de septiembre de 2010, 
"Por medio de la cual se suspende la importación a Colombia de aves silvestres y 
ornamentales procedentes de Italia por presencia de Fiebre del Nilo Occidental" 
(Resolution No. 002963 of 10 September 2010 "Suspending the importation into Colombia 
of wild and ornamental birds from Italy fo llowing outbreaks of West Nile fever") 
Language:  Spanish Number of pages:  2 
Text available online at: 
http://members.wto.org/crnattach ments/2010/sps/COL/10_3674_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content:  Suspension of imports into Colo mbia of wild and ornamental 
birds from Italy for a period of six months;  assessment of the risk of introduction of the 
disease into Colombia;  suspension of applica tions for import permits;  notification and 
entry into force. 
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 reason for urgent action:  The World Organisation 
for Animal Health (OIE) report of 7 Septembe r 2010 reported four outbreaks of West Nile 
fever in Valderice and Erice (Sicily, Italy).  
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)  G/SPS/N/COL/203 
Page 2  
 
  [X] World Organisation 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 language(s) in which these are available:   N o t  
applicable 
11. Date of entry into force (dd/mm/yy)/period of application (as applicable):  As from 
10 September 2010, for a period of six (6) months. 
[ ] Trading facility measure  
12. Agency or authority designated to handl e comments:  [X] National Notification 
Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point.  Address, fax number and E-mail address 
(if available) of other body:  
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 
Calle 37 # 8-43, Piso 4, Oficina 411 Bogotá, D.C., Colombia Tel.: +(57 1) 287-2728 Fax: +(57 1) 285-3485 
Website: http://www.ica.gov.co/
 
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