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ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/COL/39/Rev.1
8 August 2002
(02-4359)
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original:  Spanish
NOTIFICATION OF EMERGENCY MEASURES
Revision
1. Member to Agreement notifying:  COLOMBIA
If applicable, name of local government involved:
2. Agency responsible:  Colombian Agricultural Institute (ICA)
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).  All live plant material (plants, parts of plants, fresh fruit).
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:
Australia, India, China, Indonesia, Saudi Arabia, the Philippines, Hong Kong, the
Netherlands Antilles, Grenada, British Virgin Islands, Saint Lucia, Trinidad and Tobago,
Hawaii, Puerto Rico, Guyana and Venezuela.
5. Title and number of pages of the notified document:  Resolution No. 01682 of 15 July
2002 Upholding the Declaration of a Phytosanitary Emergency in the National Territory to
Prevent the Introduction and Establishment of the Pest Known as the Pink Hibiscus Mealy
Bug, Maconellicoccus hirsutus  (Green)  (3 pages, in Spanish).
6. Description of content:  a) This Resolution maintains the phytosanitary emergency in the
national territory to prevent the introduction and establishment in Colombia of the pest
known as the pink hibiscus mealy bug, Maconellicoccus hirsutus  (Green); b) The
emergency measure shall remain in place for a period of two (2) years; c) Proof is required
that all live plant material (plants, parts of plants, fresh fruit) comes from pest-free areas and
such status must be confirmed by the Colombian phytosanitary authorities.
7. Objective and rationale:  [     ] food safety,  [     ] animal health,  [  X ] 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:  The pink hibiscus
mealy bug, Maconellicoccus hirsutus  (Green), is present in Venezuela and the other
countries listed in paragraph 4. Colombia currently enjoys the status of free from this pest.
9. International standard, guideline or recommendation:
[    ] Codex Alimentarius Commission,  [    ] Office International des Epizooties,[    ] International Plant Protection Convention, [ X ] 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:  Resolution No. 1287
of 29 May 2000  (in Spanish).G/SPS/N/COL/39/Rev.1
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11. Date of entry into force/period of application (as applicable):  Fifteen (15) days after
publication in the Official Journal / two (2) years.
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:
Colombian Agricultural Institute (ICA)
Agricultural Risks and Intern ational Affairs Analysis Group
Calle 37 #8-43, Office 409
Bogotá, D.C., Colombia
Tel:  (571) 285-3485
Fax:  (571) 232-4695
E-mail: analisis.riesgos@ica.gov.co
Subprev@impsat.net.co
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:
Ministry of Economic Development
Directorate of Commerce and Promotion of Competition
Carrera 13, No. 28 - 01, 7th floor
Bogotá, D.C., Colombia
Tel.: (571) 350-5500, Ext. 713Fax: (571) 350-9564
E-mail: normalizacion01@mindesa.gov.co
COLOMBIA@mindesa.gov.co  (Enquiry point)