WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/COL/172 
14 July 2009 
 (09-3428) 
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):  Bovine animals, sheep, goats, sw ine and other species susceptible to 
foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) and other products that pose a risk of transmitting the virus 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[ ] All trading partners 
[X] Specific regions or countries:  Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela  
5. Title of the notified document:  Resolución Nº 002200 del 12 de junio de 2009, "Por 
medio de la cual se suspende la importación a Colombia desde Venezuela, de animales y 
sus productos de riesgo que sean susceptibles de  transmitir o vehiculizar el virus de la 
fiebre aftosa"  (Resolution No. 002200 of 12 June 2009 suspending the importation into 
Colombia from Venezuela of animals and the risk products thereof capable of transmitting 
or carrying the foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) virus). Language:  Spanish Number of pages:  2 
6. Description of content:  Suspension for a period of six (6) months of the entry into 
Colombia from Venezuela of animals and the risk products thereof capable of transmitting 
or carrying the foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) virus. 
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. Nature of the urgent problem(s) and reason for urgent action:  Venezuela's health 
status with regard to foot-and-mouth disease has not changed in the last six months, according to the epidemiological reports on foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) and vesicular stomatitis ( Informes Epidemiológicos sobre Fieb re Aftosa y Estomatitis Vesicular ) issued 
by the Pan-American Foot-and-Mouth Disease Centre ( Centro Panamericano de Fiebre 
Aftosa , PANAFTOSA) in weeks 1, 8 and 9, corresponding to the period 18 January 2009 to 
14 March 2009, which report outbreaks of serot ype-O and serotype-A FMD in various parts 
of Venezuela. G/SPS/N/COL/172 
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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)  
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number)  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number)  
[X] 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 langu age(s) in which these are available:   Resolution 
No. 3754 of 4 November 2008, notified in document G/SPS/N/COL/163. 
11. Date of entry into force ( dd/mm/yy )/period of application (as applicable):  As from 
16 June 2009, for a period of six (6) months 
[X] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [ X] National Notification 
Authority, [ X] National Enquiry Point.  Add ress, fax number and e-mail address (if 
available) of other body:  
Enquiry Point  
Ministerio de Comercio, Industria y Turismo Dirección de Regulación Calle 28 No. 13A-15, tercer piso 
Bogotá, D.C., Colombia 
Tel.: +(571) 606-7676, Ext. 1690 Fax: +(571) 241-0480 
or Instituto Colombiano Agropecuario - ICA
 
Subgerencia de Regulación Sanitaria y Fitosanitaria 
Calle 37 #8-43 Piso 5° 
Bogotá, D.C., Colombia Tel.: +(571) 332-3702 Fax: +(571) 288-4169 Website: http://www.ica.gov.co
  G/SPS/N/COL/172 
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  13. Texts available from:  [ ] National Notificati on Authority, [ ] 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 No.13A-15, tercer piso 
Bogotá, D.C., Colombia 
Enquiry Point
: 
Contact person:  Daniel Héctor Rico R. Tel.: +(571) 606-7676, Ext. 1690 Fax: +(571) 241-0480 
E-mail: drico@mincomercio.gov.co 
Website: http://www.mincomercio.gov.co