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ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/COL/107 
6 March 2006 
 (06-0972) 
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:  Colombian Agricultural Institute (ICA)  
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):  Rice 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable: 
 Ecuador  
5. Title, language and number of pa ges of the notified document:  ICA Resolution 
No. 000519 of 22 February 2006 "To Adopt Tem porary Phytosanitary Measures to Prevent 
the Entry into Colombia of the Pests Known as Liposcelis Paetus (Psocoptera: Liposcelidae) and the Rice Stink Bug Oebalus Pugnax (Hemipte ra: Pentatomidae)" (2 pages, in Spanish)  
6. Description of content:   
 Sets forth import measures, and states grounds and period of validity therefor.  
7. Objective and rationale:  [  X ] food safety,  [    ] animal health,  [ X ] plant protection,
[   ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease,  [  X ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests  
8. Nature of the urgent problem(s) and reasons for urgent action:  There is scientific proof 
of the presence in Ecuador of the pests known as Liposcelis paetus (Psocoptera: 
Liposcelidae) and the rice stink bug, which are exotic to Colombia.  
9. International standard, guideline or recommendation: 
[   ] Codex Alimentarius Commission,  [   ] World Organization for Animal Health 
(OIE), [ X ] 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:  Decrees 2141 of 
1992, 2645 of 1993, 1840 of 1994, 1454 of 2001 and Resolution 2950 of 2001 (in Spanish). 
11. Date of entry into force/period of application (as applicable): As from 
25 February 2006, the date of its publication in the Diario Oficial (Official Journal) 
No. 46.193 and for countries of Andean commun ity, upon entry in the subregional register, 
for an indefinite period.   G/SPS/N/COL/107 
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  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: 
Servicio Nacional de Información 
Ministerio Comercio, Industria y Turismo 
Dirección de Regulación 
Tel.:  (571) 6067676 Ext. 1205 Fax:  (571) 2410480 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) 2853485 Fax:  (571) 2324695 
Web site:  http://www.ica.gov.co
 
13. Texts available from:  [    ] National notification authority, [    ] 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) 6067676 Ext.1690 Fax:  (571) 2410480 
Web site:  http://www.mincomercio.gov.co