. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/COL/121 
3 November 2006 
 (06-5290) 
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 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:  Venezuela  
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:  Resolución Nº 02892 del 
26 de octubre de 2006 del Instituto Colombiano Ag ropecuario "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, procedentes de Venezuela, por presencia de un foco de fiebre aftosa en ese 
país"  (Colombian Agricultural Institute (ICA) Resolution No. 02892 of 26 October 2006 
suspending the importation into Colombia of animals and animal products from Venezuela 
capable of transmitting or carrying the foot -and-mouth disease (FMD) virus, following an 
outbreak of the disease in this country) (3 pages, in Spanish). 
6. Description of content:  The notified Resolution provides for the following:  Suspension of the 
importation into Colombia of animals and animal products from Venezuela capable of 
transmitting or carrying the foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) virus, following an outbreak of the 
disease in this country;  Period of validity;  Animal health documents;  Return shipment; 
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 reasons for urgent action:  According to the 
Epidemiological Bulletin corresponding to Week 41 (19 October 2006), sent by fax by Dr Elizabeth Plaza, Head of the Epidem iological Surveillance and Support Office ( Oficina de 
Apoyo y Vigilancia Epidemiológica ) of Venezuela's Autonomous Agricultural Health Service 
(Servicio Autónomo de Sanidad Agropecuaria , SASA), there have been outbreaks of serotype-A 
and serotype-O FMD in the States of Barinas (Latitude:  7 ˚34'3'', Longitude:  70 ˚58'36''), 
Monagas (Latitude:  9 ˚58'46'', Longitude:  63 ˚37'57'') and Sucre (Latitude:  10 ˚25'31'', Longitude: 
63˚23'0''). G/SPS/N/COL/121 
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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: 
11. Date of entry into force/period of  application (as applicable):  As of 30 October 2006, the 
date of publication in Official J ournal No. 46.437, 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 No. 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: danielrico@mincomercio.gov.co 
Tel.: (571) 606-7676, Ext. 1690 
Fax: (571) 241-0480 Web site: http://www.mincomercio.gov.co