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ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/COL/30
20 October 1999
(99-4541)
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:  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).  Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or
practicable: Fresh fruit
4. Title and number of pages of the notified document:  Communication to Peru Accepting
the Justification of the Declaration of Pest-Free Areas (1 page).
5. Description of content:  Greater clarity has been given to some provisions of the text such
as:
- Temporary acceptance of the justification of the declaration of pest-free
areas as laid down under Articles 1 and 2 of Resolution 01384 of
9 July 1999.
- Colombia will accept the phytosanitary certificates issued by SENASA
which specify that products come from pest-free areas and comply with the
requirements of Articles 1 and 2 of Resolution 01384 of 9 July 1999.
- Checks can be made to ensure that the areas referred to in the request made
by the health authorities of Peru and accepted by the Colombian authorities
remain pest-free.
6. Objective and rationale: [   ] food safety,  [   ] animal health,  [  X ] plant protection, [   ]
protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [  X ] protect territory from other
damage from pests
7. An international standard, guideline or recommendation does not exist [   ]. If an
international standard, guideline or recom mendation exists, give the appropriate
reference and briefly identify deviations:  International Plant Protection Convention
8. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Communication
No. 09065 of 7 September 1999, of the Colombian Agricultural Institute (ICA)
9. Proposed date of adoption:  7 September 1999
10. Proposed date of entry into force:  7 September 1999G/SPS/N/COL/30
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11. Final date for comments:
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:  Colombian Agricultural Institute (ICA)
12. Texts available from: [   ] National notification authority, [   ] National enquiry point or
address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:
Ministerio de Desarrollo Económico
Carrera 13 28-01
Telephone: (57) 3505500 Ext. 1649
Fax: (57) 3506504 – 3506564
E-mail:  llombana@sias.gov.co
Bogotá, Colombia
División de Sanidad Animal, Instituto Colombiano Agropecuario
Calle 37 8-43
Telephone: (57) 2324695
Fax: (57) 2324695
E-mail:  icasalud@colomsat.net.co
Bogotá, Colombia