. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/COL/158 
22 September 2008 
 (08-4439) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   Spanish 
  
 
 
NOTIFICATION OF EMERGENCY MEASURES 
 
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 number(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO;  ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where 
applicable):  Animals and the risk products thereof capable of transmitting or carrying the 
Newcastle virus 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  Peru 
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:  Resolución Nº 3188 del 
12 de Septiembre 2008 del Instituto Colombiano Ag ropecuario "Por la cual se suspende la 
importación a Colombia de animales y sus produc tos de riesgo susceptibles de transmitir o 
vehiculizar el virus Newcastle, procedentes de los departamentos localizados en el sur del  
Perú por presencia de focos de la enfermedad en ese país"  (Colombian Agricultural 
Institute (ICA) Resolution No. 3188 of 12 Se ptember 2008 suspending the importation into 
Colombia of animals and the risk products thereof capable of transmitting or carrying the 
Newcastle virus from departments in southern Peru following an outbreak of the disease in this country) (3 pages, in Spanish). 
6. Description of content:  Suspension of the entry into Colo mbia of animals susceptible to, 
and risk products capable of transmitting or  carrying, the Newcastle disease virus (NDV) 
from Arequipa and Cuzco in Peru and the de partments bordering the outbreak area (Madre 
de Dios, Ayacucho, Apurimac, Moquegua and Puno)  for a period of six (6) months.  During 
this time the ICA will assess the risk of th e disease being introduced into Colombia by 
means of a review of the latest official information on the status of the disease and in situ  
verification by ICA officials. 
7. Objective and rationale:  [    ] food safety,  [  X ] animal health,  [    ] plant protection,
[   ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [    ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests 
8. Nature of the urgent problem(s) and reasons for urgent action:  According to the 
Immediate notification report of the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) of 
6 September 2008, an outbreak of Newcastle dise ase has been reported in backyard poultry 
in the Peruvian departments of Arequipa and Cuzco.  G/SPS/N/COL/158 
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  9. International standard, guideline 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: 
10. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Not applicable  
11. Date of entry into force/period of application (as applicable):  As from 
17 September 2008, the date of publication in Official Journal No. 47.115 / six (6) months.  
12. 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: 
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. 31690 Fax: +(571) 241-0480 
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 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. 
Tel.: +(571) 606-7676, Ext. 31690 Fax: +(571) 241-0480 E-mail:  drico@mincomercio.gov.co Web site: http://www.mincomercio.gov.co