. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/COL/104 
1 November 2005 
 (05-5046) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   Spanish 
  
 
NOTIFICATION OF EMERGENCY MEASURES 
 
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 number(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where applicable):  Bovine animals, sheep, swine and othe r species susceptible to foot-and-mouth 
disease (FMD) and the risk products thereof  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  Brazil  
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:  Resolución N° 03007 
del 20 de octubre de 2005 del Instituto Colombi ano Agropecuario "Por la cual se suspende 
la importación a Colombia de bovinos, ovinos , porcinos, demás especies susceptibles y sus 
productos de riesgo de transmitir Fiebre Aftosa , procedentes de Brasil, por presencia de un 
foco de Fiebre aftosa en ese país"   (Colombian Agricultural Institute (ICA) Resolution 
No. 03007 of 20 October 2005 suspending the importation into Colombia of bovine 
animals, sheep, swine and other species susceptible to foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) and 
the risk products thereof from Brazil following an  outbreak of the disease in that country)  
(3 pages, in Spanish).  
6. Description of content:  Suspension for a period of six months of imports from Brazil of 
live bovine animals, sheep, swine and othe r species susceptible to foot-and-mouth disease 
(FMD) and the risk products thereof, during which time the ICA will assess the risk of the 
disease being introduced into Colombia by means of a review of updated official 
information on the status of the disease and in situ  verification by ICA officials.  
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. Nature of the urgent problem(s) and reasons for urgent action:  Outbreak of type O 
foot-and-mouth disease in the municipality of El Dorado, Mato Grosso do Sul, which is recognized as an FMD-free zone where vaccination is practised.  G/SPS/N/COL/104 
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 9. International standard, guideline or recommendation: 
[   ] Codex Alimentarius Commission,  [ X ] World Organization for Animal Health 
(OIE), [   ] International Plant Protection Convention,  [   ] None 
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate 
reference and briefly identify deviations:        
10. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Law No. 395 of 
1997 (available in Spanish).  
11. Date of entry into force/period of application (as applicable):  24 October 2005 / 
Six months as from the date of publication in Official Journal No. 46071.  
12. 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:   
Servicio Nacional de Información (National Enquiry Point) 
Ministerio de Comercio, Industria y Turismo Dirección de Regulación 
Tel.:   (571) 606-7676, Ext. 1205 
Fax:   (571) 241-0480 
or Instituto Colombiano Agropecuario 
Grupo de Análisis de Riesgos Agropecu arios y Asuntos Internacionales - ICA 
Calle 37 # 8-43, Oficina 409 
Bogotá, D.C., Colombia 
Tel.:   (571) 285-3485 Fax:   (571) 232-4695 Website: 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 No. 13A - 15, cuarto 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 Website: http://www.mincomercio.gov.co