  
 WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/COL/77/Add.2 
19 November 2004 
 (04-5016) 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original:   Spanish 
 
  
NOTIFICATION OF EMERGENCY MEASURES 
 
Addendum
 
 
 
 The following communication, dated 15 November 2004, is being circulated at the request of 
the delegation of Colombia . 
 
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 Health-related measures to prevent the introduction into Colombia of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD):  
Bovine animals, sheep, swine and other susceptible species and the products and by-products thereof 
that pose a risk of transmitting FMD  
 
 The health measure notified in document  G/SPS/N/COL/77 of 11 March 2004 and extended 
by document G/SPS/N/COL/77/Add.1 of 10 August 2004 has been amended pursuant to Colombian Agricultural Institute (ICA) Resolution No. 2365  of 4 November 2004 to the effect that the 
suspension of imports into Colombia of bovine animals, sheep, swine and other species susceptible to 
foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) and the risk products thereof from Venezuela has been extended for a 
period of four (4) calendar months as of 11 November 2004, during which time the ICA will assess 
the risk of the disease being introduced into Colombia by means of a review of updated official 
information on the status of the disease and in situ  verification by ICA officials.   
 
 The text of this Resolution is available from: 
Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Tourism 
Regulation Department National notification authority Contact person:  Daniel Hector Rico R. 
E-mail: danielrico@mincomercio.gov.co
 
 Calle 28 No. 13A - 15, 1st floor 
 Bogotá, D.C., Colombia 
Tel.: (571) 350-5500, Ext. 713 
Fax: (571) 350-9564 
 
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