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ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/COL/32
20 October 1999
(99-4543)
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, whereapplicable).  Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or
practicable:  Fresh fruit from Brazil
4. Title and number of pages of the notified document:  Amended Resolution No. 1934 of
22 September 1999 (1 page).
5. Description of content:  Greater clarity has been given to the text on provisions such as:
- Imported fresh fruit from Brazil which is host to Bactrocera s.p.p. must come from
areas which are free of this pest.
- The Colombian Agricultural Quarantine authorities will be requesting a
phytosanitary certificate which will indicate, as an Additional Declaration, that theimported product comes from areas free of Bactrocera s.p.p.
- Phytosanitary licences for importing fresh fruit from Brazil which were granted
prior to the issuing of this Resolution remain bound by the provisions laid down in
the previous Articles.
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 [  X ].
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate
reference and briefly identify deviations:           
8. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Resolution
No. 01937 of 24 September 1999 of the Colombian Agricultural Institute, ICA (available in
Spanish).
9. Proposed date of adoption:  24 September 1999
10. Proposed date of entry into force:  24 September 1999G/SPS/N/COL/32
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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
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
Tel: (57) 3505500  Ext. 1649
Fax: (57) 3506504 – 3506564
email: llombana@sias.gov.co
Bogota, Colombia
División de Sanidad Animal, Instituto Colombiano Agropecuario
Calle 37 8-43
Tel: (57) 2324695
Fax: (57) 2324695
email: icasalud@colomsat.net.co
Bogota, Colombia