. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/COL/108 
11 April 2006 
 (06-1710) 
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:  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):  Ornamental fish  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:   
 Trading partners of Colombia 
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:  Resolución N° 813 del 28 
de Marzo de 2006 del Instituto Colombiano Ag ropecuario "Por la cual se exceptúa de la 
revisión documental, la inspección física y la expedición del Certificado de inspección sanitaria-CIS en el sitio de salida a las exportaciones de peces or namentales procedentes 
del medio natural y acopiados en bodegas de almacenamiento"  (Colombian Agricultural 
Institute (ICA) Resolution No. 813 of 28 March 2006 exempting exports of ornamental fish 
harvested from the natural environment and kept in fish storage facilities from 
documentation control, physical inspection a nd health inspection certification requirements 
at the point of exit)  (2 pages, in Spanish). 
6. Description of content:   Exemption, inspection, amendment and period of validity. 
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. 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 th ese are available:   Resolution No. 3336 
of 28 December 2004 
10. Proposed date of adoption:   Upon publication in the Official Journal. 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:   For Andean Community co untries, once the regulation 
has been entered in the subregional register. G/SPS/N/COL/108 
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  12. Final date for comments:   60 days after notification to the WTO 
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:  
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 N° 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