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ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/COL/38
18 December 2000
(00-5513)
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original:  Spanish
NOTIFICATION OF EMERGENCY MEASURES
1. Member to Agreement notifying:  COLOMBIA
If applicable, name of local government involved:           
2. Agency responsible:  Colombian Agricultural Institute
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national schedules
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where
applicable). Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or
practicable:  Bovine animals, products and by-products which pose a health risk
4. Title and number of pages of the notified document:  Resolution 3122 of
6 December 2000 Suspending the Issuing of Zoosanitary Licences for the Import of Live
Bovine Animals and Bovine Products and By-products which Represent a Risk ofTransmission of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (2 pages)
5. Description of content:  Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy is considered an exotic
disease for the Andean region, and a ban is established on the importation of live bovine
animals and bovine products and by-products as well as concentrated feeds, including bone
and meat meal as well as meals containing mammal proteins intended for animal
feedingstuffs coming from affected countries.  The ban does not extend to semen, milk and
dairy products.
6. 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           
7. Nature of the urgent problem(s):  The appearance of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy
has been confirmed in:  France, Irela nd, Portugal, Switzerland, United Kingdom
(Great Britain, Northern Ireland, Jersey a nd Guernsey, Isle of Man), Denmark, Italy,
Germany, Belgium, the Netherlands, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Spain and Oman.
8. An international standard, guideline or recommendation does not exist [     ].
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give its appropriate
reference and briefly identify deviations:  Measures based on the OIE International
Zoosanitary Code, on mammals, birds and bees, and on Andean CommunityResolution 447, Basic Catalogue of Pests and Diseases Exotic to the Subregion.
9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Andean Community
Resolution 447 (available in Spanish)
10. Date of entry into force/period of application (as applicable):  ImmediatelyG/SPS/N/COL/38
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11. Texts available from/and agency or authority designated to handle comments:
[ X ] National notification authority, [     ] National enquiry point or address, fax
number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:
National enquiry point: Ministerio de Desarrollo Económico
Dirección de Comercio y Promoción de la Competencia
Carerra 13 No. 28 – 01, piso 7°
Santafé de Bogotá, D.C. Colombia
Tel:  (571) 3505500 Ext. 1700
Fax:  (571) 3509564
E-mail:  normalizacion01@mindesa.gov.co
Other body: Instituto Colombiano Agropecuario
División de Sanidad Animal
Calle 37 N° 8 – 23
Santafé de Bogotá, D.C. ColombiaTel:  (571) 2324692
Fax:  (571) 2324695
E-mail:  icasalud@colomsat.net.co