WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/COL/211 
7 January 2011 
 (11-0066) 
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):  Poultry 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[ ] All trading partners, or 
[X] Specific regions or countries:  Germany 
5. Title of the notified document:  Resolución N° 4102 del 15 de diciembre de 2010 del 
Instituto Colombiano Agropecuario – ICA "Por medio de la cual se suspende la 
importación a Colombia de aves de corral y productos de riesgo que sean susceptibles de 
transmitir la Influenza Aviar proceden tes del Estado de Mecklenburgo-Pomerania 
Occidental (Alemania)" (Colombian Agricultural Institute Resolution No. 4102 of 
15 December 2010, "Suspending the importation into Colombia from the State of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania (Germany) of  poultry and risk products capable of 
transmitting avian influenza") Language:  Spanish Number of pages:  3 
Text available online at:  
http://members.wto.org/crnattach ments/2010/sps/COL/10_4815_00_s.pdf
 
6. Description of content:  Suspension of imports into Colombia from the State of 
Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania (Germany) of  poultry and risk products capable of 
transmitting avian influenza for a period of six months;  Assessment of the risk of 
introduction of the disease into Colombia;  Suspen sion of applications for import permits;  
Notification and entry into force. 
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:  The World Organization 
for Animal Health (OIE) report dated 15 November 2010 notified an outbreak of Low 
Pathogenic Avian Influenza. (LPAI), type  H5N2, in Kobande (Mecklenburg-Western 
Pomerania, Germany). G/SPS/N/COL/211 
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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)  
[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:  
10. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  
Not applicable 
11. Date of entry into force (dd/mm/yy)/period of application (as applicable):  As from 
16 December 2010, the date of publication in O fficial Journal No. 47.925, for a period of 
six (6) months. 
[ ] Trading facility measure  
12. Agency or authority designated to handl e comments:  [X] National Notification 
Authority, [ ] 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.: +(57 1) 606-4775 Fax: +(57 1) 606-4777 
or Instituto Colombiano Agropecuario, ICA 
Subgerencia de Regulación Sanitaria y Fitosanitaria 
Dirección Técnica de Asuntos Internacionales Carrera 41 # 17 - 84, Piso 4, Oficina 411 (Zona Industrial Puente Aranda) Bogotá, D.C., Colombia Tel.: +(57 1) 332-3700 
Fax: +(57 1) 288-4800 
Website: http://www.ica.gov.co
  G/SPS/N/COL/211 
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  13. Texts available from:  [X] National Noti fication 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  Puntocontactotc-msf@mincomercio.gov.co 
Tel.: +(57 1) 606-7676, Ext. 1690 
Fax: +(57 1) 606-4777