. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/COL/132 
2 March 2007 
 
 (07-0885) 
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) 
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 and bubaline animals  
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 Resolución 
del Instituto Colombiano Agropecuario - ICA "P or la cual se reglam entan las condiciones 
sanitarias y de inocuidad en la producción primaria de ganado bovino y bufalino" (Draft 
Colombian Agricultural Institute  (ICA)  Resolution "regulating the sanitary and safety 
requirements governing the primary produc tion of bovine and bubaline animals ") 
(16 pages, in Spanish). 
6. Description of content:   The notified draft Resolution establishes the sanitary 
requirements for primary production establishm ents engaged in the production of bovine 
and bubaline animals for human consumption;  Purpose;  Scope;  Definitions;  Registration 
of establishments;  Registration procedure;  Assessment of establishments;  Sanitary 
requirements for premises, facilities and land;  Sanitation plan;  Requirements for the storage of agricultural and livestock inputs;  Animal health and biosecurity;  Traceability; 
Good practices in the use of veterinary drugs;  Prohibited substances;  Restricted 
substances;  Good practices for animal feeding;  Animal welfare;  Staff;  Registration of 
vehicles engaged in the transport of live bovi ne and bubaline animals;  Requirements for 
vehicles engaged in the transport of live bovi ne and bubaline animals;  Requirements for 
carriers of live bovine and bubaline animals;  Conditions for the transport of bovine and 
bubaline animals;  and Penalty system. 
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 G/SPS/N/COL/132 
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  8. International standard, gu ideline or recommendation: 
[  ] Codex Alimentarius Commission, [  ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE), 
[  ] International Plant Protection Convention, [ X ] 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:   Decrees Nos. 1594 
and 1840 of 1994 of the Ministry of Agricultu re and Rural Development and Resolutions 
Nos. 150 and 3759 of 2003 of the Colombian Ag ricultural Institute - ICA (available in 
Spanish). 
10. Proposed date of adoption:   The date on which the Resolution is signed. 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:   Within a period of up to five (5) years as of the date of 
publication in the Official Journal. 
12. Final date for comments:   28 May 2007 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [  ] National notification 
authority, [  ] 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) 241-0478 
Fax: (+571) 241-0480 
or 
Ministerio de Agricultura y Desarrollo Rural 
Dirección de Desarrollo Tecnológico y Protección Sanitaria Avenida Jiménez Nº 7-65 Bogotá, D.C., Colombia Tel.: (+571) 243-7919, Ext. 446 
Fax: (+571) 282-8173 
E-mail: msaavedra@minagricultura.gov.co 
Web site: http://www.minagricultura.gov.co
 
13. Texts available from:  [ X ] National notificati on authority, [ X ] Na tional enquiry point, 
or address, fax number and E mail ad dress (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:  Dani el Héctor Rico R. 
Tel.: (+571) 606-7676, Ext. 1690 Fax: (+571) 241-0480 
E-mail: drico@mi ncomercio.gov.co 
Web site: http://www.mincomercio.gov.co