. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/COL/122 
23 November 2006 
 (06-5654) 
Committee on Sanitary and 
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):  Live birds, eggs for hatc hing and consumption, meat products of avian origin 
and other risk products  and livestock goods containing these products.  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  All 
countries. 
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:  Resolución Nº 002991 del 
9 de noviembre de 2006 del Instituto Colombiano Agropecuario  "Por la cual se toman 
medidas de carácter sanitario para prevenir la introducción a Colombia de Influenza 
Aviar " (Colombian Agricultural Institute  (ICA)  Resolution No. 002991 of 9 November 2006 
"adopting health-related measures to preven t the introduction into Colombia of avian 
influenza ") (2 pages, in Spanish). 
6. Description of content:   The notified Resolution establishes health-related measures to 
prevent the introduction into Colombia of avian influenza;  Ban on the entry into Colombia 
of live birds;  Measures to be taken in the ev ent of the detection of avian influenza in the 
country of origin;  and Period of validity. 
7. Objective and rationale:  [   ] food safety, [ X ] animal health, [   ] plant protection,   
[   ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or  disease, [   ] protec t territory from other 
damage from pests 
8. International standard, gu ideline 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:    
9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:   Andean Community 
Decision No. 515 and Resolution No. 1053 of 2006 (available in Spanish). 
10. Proposed date of adoption:   9 November 2006, the date on which the Resolution was 
signed. G/SPS/N/COL/122 
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  11. Proposed date of entry into force:   For Andean Community Member Countries, once the 
Resolution has been entered in the Sub-Regional Register, and for third countries, 60 calendar days as of the date of notification by the World Trade Organization (WTO). 
12. Final date for comments:   22 January 2007 
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: 
National Enquiry Point  
Ministerio de Comercio, Industria y Turismo Dirección de Regulación Calle 28 Nº 13A - 15, tercer piso Bogotá, D.C., Colombia 
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 notificati on authority, [ X ] Na tional enquiry point, 
or address, fax number and E mail ad dress (if available) of other body: 
Ministerio de Comercio, Industria y Turismo 
Dirección de Regulación Calle 28 Nº 13A - 15, tercer piso  Bogotá, D.C., Colombia Enquiry Point 
Contact person:  Daniel  Héctor Rico R.  
E-mail: danielrico@m incomercio.gov.co 
Tel.: (+571) 606-7676, Ext. 1690 Fax: (+571) 241-0480 Web site: http://www.mincomercio.gov.co