. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/COL/175 
14 September 2009  
 (09-4303) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   Spanish 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
1. Notifying Member:  COLOMBIA
 
If applicable, name of local government involved:  
2. Agency responsible:  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):  Meat of bovine origin and the products thereof. 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[ ] All trading partners 
[X] Specific regions or countries:  Canada  
5. Title of the notified document:  Proyecto de Decreto del Ministerio de la Protección 
Social "Por el cual se autoriza y se define n las condiciones para la importación de carne 
de origen bovino y sus productos procedente de Canada" (Draft Decree of the Ministry of 
Social Welfare "Authorizing and defining the conditions for the importation of meat of 
bovine origin and the products thereof from Canada")  Language:  Spanish Number of 
pages:  4 
6. Description of content:  Authorization for the importation of meat from Canada;  Export 
safety certification;  Other certificates;  Control and period of validity. 
7. Objective and rationale:  [ X] food safety, [ X] animal health, [ ] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or  disease, [ ] protect territory from other 
damage from pests.  
8. Is there a relevant international stan dard?  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:   G/SPS/N/COL/175 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available:  
Resolución 1252 de 2009, de la Secret aria General de la Comunidad Andina  
(Resolution No. 1252 of 2009 of the General Secretariat of the Andean Community). 
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  Date on which the Decree is signed 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) :  Date of publication in the Official Journal 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  [ ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) :  As from the date of publication in the Official Journal. 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure 
12. Final date for comments:  [ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the notification 
and/or (dd/mm/yy) :  Not applicable 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [ X] National Notification 
Authority, [ X] National Enquiry Point.  Address , fax number and e-mail address (if 
available) of other body:  
13. Texts available from:  [ X] National Notification 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 No. 13A - 15, tercer piso 
Bogotá, D.C., Colombia  Enquiry Point
: 
Contact person:  Daniel Héctor Rico R. 
E-mail: drico@mincomercio.gov.co 
Tel.: +(571) 606-7676, Ext. 1690 Fax: +(571) 241-0480 Website: http://www.mincomercio.gov.co