WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/COL/180 
1 October 2009  
 (09-4599) 
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):  Bovine animals and other products and by-products that pose a risk of 
transmitting bovine spongifor m encephalopathy (BSE). 
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 establece los requisitos sanitarios para 
prevenir la introducción de la Encefalopat ía Espongiforme Bovina, a través de la 
importación de animales, produc tos y subproductos de riesgo" (Draft Resolution of the 
Colombian Agricultural Institute "Laying dow n health requirements with a view to 
preventing the introduction into Colombia of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) 
through the importation of animals, products and by-products at risk") Language:  Spanish 
Number of pages:  6 
6. Description of content:  Purpose;  Scope;  Authorized imports;  Importation of meat and 
offal;  Prohibitions;  Penalties;  Communicati on and notification;  and Period of validity.  
7. Objective and rationale:  [ ] food safety, [ X] animal health, [ ] plant protection, 
[X] 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/180 
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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:  Decree 
(Decreto ) No. 1840 of 1994;  Resolution ( Resolución ) No. 3122 of 6 December 2000, 
notified in document G/SPS/N/COL/38;  Resolution No. 3607 of 13 December 2001, notified in document G/SPS/N/COL/111;  Resolution No. 3865 of 24 December 2003, notified in document G/SPS/N/COL/73;  Resolution No. 959 of 2004;  Resolution No. 111 
of 2005;  and Resolution No. 1073 of 26 April 2006, notified in document 
G/SPS/N/COL/112. 
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) :  As from the 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) :  29 November 2009 
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:  
National Enquiry Point 
Ministerio de Comercio, Industria y Turismo 
Dirección de Regulación Calle 28 N° 13A-15, tercer piso Bogotá, D.C., Colombia Tel.: +(571) 241-0478 Fax: +(571) 241-0480 
or 
Instituto Colombiano Agropecuario - ICA 
Subgerencia de Regulación Sanitaria y Fitosanitaria Dirección Técnica de Asuntos Internacionales Calle 37 # 8-43, Piso 4, Oficina 411 
Bogotá, D.C., Colombia 
Tel.: +(571) 287-2728 Fax: +(571) 285-3485 Website: http://www.ica.gov.co
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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 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