WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/COL/209 
8 November 2010 
 
 (10-5937) 
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 and ornamental birds 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[ ] All trading partners, or 
[X] Specific regions or countries:  Portugal 
5. Title of the notified document:  Resolución N° 003419 del 28 de octubre de 2010, "Por 
medio de la cual se suspende la importación a Colombia de aves silvestres y ornamentales 
procedentes de Portugal por presencia de Fiebre del Nilo Occidental" (Resolution 
No. 003419 of 28  October 2010, "Suspending the importa tion into Colombia of wild and 
ornamental birds from Portugal following outbreaks of West Nile fever") 
Language:  Spanish Number of pages:  2 
Text available online at:  http://members.wto.org/crnat tachments/2010/sps/COL/10_4224_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content:  Suspension of imports into Colo mbia of wild and ornamental 
birds from Portugal for a period of six months;  Assessment of the risk of introduction of the disease into Colombia;  Suspension of applications 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 report by the World 
Organization for Animal Health (OIE) date d 27 October 2010 notified an outbreak of 
West Nile fever in the following region:  DSVR de Lisboa e Vale do Tejo  (Palmela, DIV 
SETÚBAL, Portugal).  G/SPS/N/COL/209 
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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)  
[X] World Organization 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 
28 October 2010, for a period of six (6) months. 
[ ] Trading facility measure  
12. Agency or authority designated to handl e comments:  [X] National Notification 
Authority, [ ] 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/209 
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  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