WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/COL/168 
9 April 2009 
 (09-1719) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   Spanish 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
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):  Poultry 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[X] All trading partners, or 
[ ] Specific regions or countries: 
5. Title of the notified document:  Proyecto de Resolución "Por medio de la cual se adopta 
el programa de prevención y vigilancia de la Influenza Aviar en Colombia" (Draft 
Resolution adopting the programme for the prev ention and surveillance of avian influenza 
in Colombia) Language:  Spanish Number of pages:  6 with Annexes  
6. Description of content:  The notified Resolution adopts the programme for the prevention 
and surveillance of avian influenza in Colombia  with a view to maintaining the country's 
status as free from this disease.  It covers th e following:  Purpose;  Scope;  Health-related 
programme activities;  Obligations of natura l and legal persons;  Resources for programme 
implementation;  Annex 1:  Health-related prevention measure s established at entry points 
to the country, and Annex 2:  Health-rela ted surveillance and prevention measures 
established within national territory. 
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.  G/SPS/N/COL/168 
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  8. Is there a relevant international stan dard?  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: 
9. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available:  Resolution 
No. 00962 of 2002, Resolution No. 3224 of 29 November 2002, Resolution No. 1371 of 2004, Resolution No. 2896 of 2005, Resolution No. 2991 of 9 November 2006 (notified in document G/SPS/N/COL/122), Resolution No. 28 33 of 2007 and Resolution No. 003283 of 
2008 of the Colombian Agricultural Institute , and Resolution No. 881 of 2004, Resolution 
No. 1053 of 2006 and Decision No. 686 of 2008 of the Andean Community. 
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  Date on which the Resolution is signed 
Propose date of publication ( dd/mm/yy) :  Date of publication in the Official Journal 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  [ ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) :  Ninety (90) calendar days as from the date of publication of this draft 
Resolution on the Colombian Agricultural Institu te website and its notification to the WTO 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments:  [ X] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or ( dd/mm/yy ):  8 June 2009 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [ X] National Notification 
Authority, [ X] 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.: +(571) 241-0478 Fax: +(571) 241-0480 
or 
Instituto Colombiano Agropecuario - ICA
 
Direccion Técnica de Asuntos Internacionales Calle 37 # 8-43, Oficina 507 Bogotá, D.C., Colombia 
Tel.: +(571) 232-2201 
Fax: +(571) 285-3485 Website: http://www.ica.gov.co
 G/SPS/N/COL/168 
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  13. Texts available from:  [ X] National Notification 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 
Tel.: +(571) 606-7676, Ext. 1690 
Fax: +(571) 241-0480 Website: http://www.mincomercio.gov.co