. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/COL/161 
15 October 2008 
 (08-4954) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   Spanish 
  
 
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
1. Member to Agreement notifying:   COLOMBIA
 
If applicable, name of local government involved: 
2. Agency responsible:  Ministerio de Agricultura y Desarrollo Rural  (Ministry of Agriculture 
and Rural Development) 
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):  Fresh poultry meat, live poultry, eggs for hatching and consump tion, other meat 
products of avian origin, and animals and the ri sk products thereof capable of transmitting or 
carrying the Newcastle virus. 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable: 
 Colombia's trading partners.  
5. Title, language and number of p ages of the notified document:  Proyecto de ley N° 291 
de 2008 Senado, "Por la cual  se declara de interés social nacional y como prioridad 
sanitaria la creación de un programa que preserve el estado sanitario de país libre de 
influenza aviar, así como el control y erradi cación de la enfermedad de Newcastle en el 
territorio nacional y se dictan otras medidas encaminadas a fortalecer el desarrollo del sector avícola nacional"  (Draft Law No. 291 of 2008 Senate "declaring the creation of a 
programme to preserve the avian influenza-free he alth status of the country and the control 
and eradication of Newcastle disease in national territory to be of national social interest and a health priority, and issuing other measures to  strengthen the development of the domestic 
poultry sector") (available in Spanish, 7 pages) 
6. Description of content:  Principles of consultation and jo int management;  Inclusion in 
development plans of activities for the prevention and/or control of avian influenza;  
Epidemiological surveillance;  Avian influe nza programme;  Eradication of Newcastle 
disease;  General provisions on avian influen za and Newcastle disease;  National Poultry 
Commission;  Poultry development fee;  Penalties and responsibilities;  and Period of 
validity. 
7. Objective and rationale:  [ X ] food safety, [ X ] animal health, [   ] plant protection, [ X ] 
protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [  ] protect territory from other 
damage from pests  G/SPS/N/COL/161 
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  8. International standard, guideline 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:  Law No.117 of 1994, 
Decree No. 1840 of 1994 (available in Spanish) 
10. Proposed date of adoption:  As of date on which the Law is enacted. 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  As of its enactment in the Official Journal. 
12. Final date for comments:  Sixty (60) days after being notified by the World Trade 
Organization. 
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 (Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Tourism) 
Dirección de Regulación Calle 28 No. 13 A - 15, tercer piso Tel.:  +(571) 241 0478 
Fax:  +(571) 241 0480 
or Ministerio de Agricultura y Desarrollo Rural
 
Dirección de Comercio y Financiamiento Avenida Jiménez #  7 - 65 
Bogotá D.C., Colombia 
Tel.:  +(571) 284 2758 Fax:  +(571) 336 1562 E-mail:  smtorres@minagricultura.gov.co 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 N°.13A - 15, tercer piso Bogotá, D.C., Colombia  
Contact person
:  Daniel Héctor Rico R. 
Tel.:  +(571) 606 7676, Ext. 1690 Fax:  +(571) 241 0480 E-mail:  drico@mincomercio.gov.co Web site:  http://www.mincomercio.gov.co