. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/COL/138 
18 April 2007 
 (07-1591) 
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 numbe r(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where applicable):  Swine  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:
 
 Colombia's trading partners 
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:  Proyecto de Resolución 
del Instituto Colombiano Agropecuario - ICA "Por la cual se establecen los requisitos 
sanitarios y de inocuidad en la producción primaria de ganado porcino"  (Draft Colombian 
Agricultural Institute (ICA) Resolution "Estab lishing the sanitary and safety requirements 
governing the primary production of swine") (21 pages, in Spanish). 
6. Description of content:   The notified draft Resolution sets forth the sanitary requirements 
for primary production establishments engage d in the production of swine for human 
consumption; Purpose;  Scope;  Definitions;  Farm registration;  Assessment;  Sanitary 
standards for pig farms;  Primary production safety assurance system;  Transport of live 
swine;  and Environmental aspects. 
7. Objective and rationale:  [   ] food safety, [ X ] animal health, [   ] plant protection, 
[ X ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [   ] protect territory from other damage from pests 
8. International standard, gu ideline or recommendation:  
[  ] Codex Alimentarius Commission, [  ] World Organization for Animal Health 
(OIE), [   ] International Plant Protection Convention, [ X ] 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:   Framework Decree, 
Decrees Nos. 1753 and 1840 of 1994, Decr ee No. 948 of 1995, Decree No. 1220 of 2005 
and Colombian Agricultural Institute (ICA)  Resolutions Nos. 150 and 3759 of 2003 
(available in Spanish). 
10. Proposed date of adoption:   Date on which the Resolution is signed. G/SPS/N/COL/138 
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  11. Proposed date of entry into force:   Within a period of up to three (3) years as from the 
date of publication in the Official Journal. 
12. Final date for comments:   10 July 2007 
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. 13 A - 15, tercer piso Bogotá D.C. 
Colombia 
Tel.: +(571) 2410478 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:  [ X ] National notificati on 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. 13 A - 15, tercer piso  Bogotá D.C. Colombia 
 
Contact person:  Daniel Héctor Rico R. E-mail: drico@mincomercio.gov.co
 
Tel.: +(571) 6067676, Ext. 1690 Fax: +(571) 2410480 
Web site: http://www.mincomercio.gov.co