WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/COL/210 
17 November 2010 
 (10-6136) 
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:  Spain 
5. Title of the notified document:  Resolución N° 003245 del 14 de octubre de 2010, "Por 
medio de la cual se suspende la importación a Colombia de aves silvestres y ornamentales 
procedentes de España por presencia de Fiebre del Nilo Occidental" (Resolution 
No. 003245 of 14 October 2010, "Suspending th e importation into Colombia of wild and 
ornamental birds from Spain following  outbreaks of West Nile fever") Language:  Spanish 
Number of pages:  2 
Text available online at: 
http://members.wto.org/crnattach ments/2010/sps/COL/10_4352_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content:  Suspension of imports into Colo mbia of wild and ornamental 
birds from Spain for a period of six months;  A ssessment of the risk of introduction of the 
disease into Colombia;  Suspension of applica tions 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 10 September 2010 notified two outbreaks of 
West Nile fever in Cádiz (Andalucía, Spain).  G/SPS/N/COL/210 
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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 
15 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/210 
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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