. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/COL/118 
13 September 2006 
 (06-4360) 
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:  Ministerio de Agricultura y Desarrollo Rural  (Ministry of Agriculture 
and Rural Development) and Ministerio de la Protección Social  (Ministry of Social Welfare) 
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):  Specified risk material (SRM) and products and processed products of 
bovine origin  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:
 
 Trading partners of Colombia  
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:  Proyecto de Decreto del 
Ministerio de Agricultura y Desarrollo Rural y de l Ministerio de la Protección Social "Por 
el cual se modifica el Decreto No 2350 del 26 de julio de 2004 y se dictan otras 
disposiciones " (Draft Decree of the Ministry of Ag riculture and Rural Development and the 
Ministry of Social Welfare amending Decr ee No. 2350 of 26 July 2004 and adopting other 
provisions) (3 pages, in Spanish). 
6. Description of content:   Specified risk material (SRM).  Ban on the importation for human 
consumption of specified risk material (SPM);  products of bovine origin the importation of 
which into Colombia is permitted;  and bodies responsible for authorizing the importation of meat into the country. 
7. Objective and rationale:  [ X ] food safety,  [   ] animal health,  [   ] plant protection,   
[   ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [   ] protect 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:   Decree No. 2350 of 
2004, Andean Community Resolution No. 447 and the Terrestrial Animal Health Code 
(available in Spanish). 
10. Proposed date of adoption:   Date on which the Decree is signed. G/SPS/N/COL/118 
Page 2  
 
  11. Proposed date of entry into force:   Upon publication in the Official Journal, and, for 
Andean Community Member Countries, once the Decree has been entered in the Sub-
Regional Register. 
12. Final date for comments:   Not applicable. 
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 Ministerio de Agricultura y Desarrollo Rural
 
Avenida Jiménez  Nº 7 - 65, cuarto piso 
Bogotá, D.C., Colombia 
Tel.:  (+571) 334-1199  Fax:  (+571) 282-8388 E-mail:  masoto@minagricultura.gov.co
 
Web site: www.minagricultura.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, tercer 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 
Web site: http://www.mincomercio.gov.co