WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION   
G/SPS/N/COL/221 
15 June 2011 
 (11-2934) 
Committee on Sanitary and 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 and risk products 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[ ] All trading partners [X] Specific regions or countries:  North Rhine-Westphalia region (Germany)  
5. Title of the notified document:  Resolución N° 002440 del 3 de junio de 2011 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 procedentes de la región de Nordrhein - Westfalen (Alemania)" (Colombian 
Agricultural Institute Resolution No. 002440 of 3 June 2011 "Suspending the importation 
into Colombia from the North Rhine-Westpha lia region (Germany) of poultry and risk 
products capable of transmitting avian influenza").  Language(s):  Spanish  Number of 
pages:  3 
Text available online at: 
http://members.wto.org/crnattach ments/2011/sps/COL/11_1876_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content:  Suspension of imports into Colombia from the North 
Rhine-Westphalia region (Germany) of poultry and risk products capable of transmitting 
avian influenza for a period of six months;  A ssessment of the risk of introduction of the 
disease into Colombia;  Suspension of applica tions 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 Organisation 
for Animal Health (OIE) report of 27 May 2011 notified an outbreak of type H7 Low 
Pathogenic Avian Influenza (LPAI) in North Rhine-Westphalia (Germany). G/SPS/N/COL/221 
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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 number)  
[ ] 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 langua ge(s) in which these are available:   Article 17 of 
Law No. 1255 of 2008 
11. Date of entry into force ( dd/mm/yy )/period of application (as applicable):  As from 
10 June 2011, the date of publication in O fficial Journal No. 48.096, for a period of 
six (6) months. 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Agency or authority designated to handle 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/221 
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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. 
Tel.: +(57-1) 606-7676, Ext. 1690 Fax: +(57-1) 606-4777 E-mail: drico@mincomercio.gov.co  Puntocontactotc-msf@mincomercio.gov.co