WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/COL/216 
17 March 2011 
 (11-1348) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   Spanish 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
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):  Pasteurized milk products, matured or cooked sausages, matured or cooked 
boneless hams and shoulders and pre-cooked shrimps. 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[X] All trading partners [ ] Specific regions or countries: 
5. Title of the notified document:  Proyecto de Resolución del Instituto Colombiano 
Agropecuario - ICA "Por medio de la c ual se exime de documento zoosanitario de 
importación algunos producto s de origen animal para consumo humano que ingresen a 
Colombia como equipaje acompañado"  (Draft Colombian Agricultural Institute (ICA) 
Resolution waiving the animal health impor t document requirement for certain animal 
products for human consumption that en ter Colombia as accompanied baggage) 
Language:  Spanish Number of pages:  3 
Text available at http://members.wto.org/crnattach ments/2011/sps/COL/11_0830_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content:  The notified draft Resolution covers the following:  Purpose;  
labelling;  sanitary status;  notification 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)  
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number)  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number)  
[X] None  G/SPS/N/COL/216 
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   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: 
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Decision 
No. 737 of 4 June 2010 " Reglamento Andino de Cuarentena para el Comercio o la 
Movilización Intrasubregional y con Terc eros Países de Animales Terrestres y sus 
Productos " ("Andean quarantine regulations govern ing trade in and the movement of 
terrestrial animals and products thereof at intr a-subregional level and with third countries") 
and Resolution No. 3865 of 20 December 2005 (available in Spanish) 
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  Date on which the Resolution 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) :  Date of publication in the Official Journal 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure 
12. Final date for comments:  [X] Sixty days  from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) :  15 May 2011 
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:  
Servicio Nacional de Información 
Ministerio de Comercio, Industria y Turismo 
Dirección de Regulación Calle 28 N° 13A - 15, tercer piso 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/216 
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  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 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