. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/COL/147 
20 August 2007 
 (07-3484) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd 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 number(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:
 England 
5. Title, language and number of p ages of the notified document:  Resolución Nº 002163 
del 9 de Agosto de 2007 del Instituto Colombia no Agropecuario "Por la cual se suspende 
la importación a Colombia de animales y sus productos de riesgo susceptibles de 
transmitir o vehiculizar el virus de fiebre a ftosa, procedentes de Inglaterra, por presencia 
de un foco de fiebre aftosa en ese país"  (Colombian Agricultural Institute (ICA) Resolution 
No. 002163 of 9 August 2007 "suspending the importation into Colombia from England of 
animals and the risk products thereof capab le of transmitting or carrying the foot-and-
mouth disease (FMD) virus, following an outbreak of the disease in the latter country") (3 pages, in Spanish).  
6. Description of content:  Suspension of the entry into Colombia from England of animals 
susceptible to foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) and risk products capa ble 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 Colo mbia 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 5869, of 4 August 2007, an outbreak of the serotype-O FMD virus has been detected in  fields in Normandy, Surrey (England). G/SPS/N/COL/147 
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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:  Not applicable 
11. Date of entry into force/period of application (as applicable):  13 August 2007, the date 
of publication in Official Journal No. 46.719/six (6) 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 Comercio, Industria y Turismo 
Dirección de Regulación 
Calle 28 No.13A – 15, tercer piso Bogotá, D.C., Colombia Tel.: +(571) 241-0478 Fax: +(571) 241-0480 
or 
Instituto Colombiano Agropecuario 
Grupo de Análisis de Riesgos Agropecuarios y Asuntos Internacionales – ICA 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.  
Tel.: +(571) 606-7676, Ext. 1690 
Fax: +(571) 241-0480 E-mail: drico@mincomercio.gov.co  Web site: http://www.mincomercio.gov.co