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ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/COL/117 
12 September 2006 
 (06-4335) 
Committee on Sanitary and 
Phytosanitary Measures  Original:   Spanish 
 
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
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):  Domestic and wild birds, day-old ch icks, hatching eggs and semen, fresh 
meat and meat products of  domestic and wild birds. 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  Brazil 
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:  Resolución No. 02265 
del 15 de Agosto de 2006 del ICA "Por la c ual se toman medidas de carácter sanitario 
para prevenir la introducción a Colombia  de la enfermedad de New Castle " (Colombian 
Agricultural Institute (ICA) Resolution No . 02265 of 15 August 2006 adopting health-
related measures to prevent the introduction into  Colombia of Newcastle disease) (2 pages, 
in Spanish). 
6. Description of content:   Suspension of the entry into Co lombia of the products specified 
and immediate cancellation of the related animal health documents. 
7. Objective and rationale:  [ X ] food safety,  [  ] animal health,  [  ] plant protection,   
[  ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or  disease, [  ] protect territory from other 
damage from pests  
8. 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:  
9. Relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available:   Andean Community 
Resolution No. 447 and the Terrestrial Anim al Health Code (available in Spanish). 
10. Proposed date of adoption:   15 August 2006 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:   As of 18 August 2006, the date of publication in the 
Official Journal, and, for Andean Commun ity Member Countries, once the Resolution has 
been entered in the Sub-Regional Register. G/SPS/N/COL/117 
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  12. Final date for comments:   Not applicable. 
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 N° 13A - 15, tercer piso 
Tel.: (571) 606-7676, Ext. 1690 
Fax: (571) 241-0478 
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