. /.WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/COL/53
13 May 2002
(02-2632)
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).  Live animals, animal products and other products of risk to animals.  Regions
or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  All countries
and establishments which export live animals, animal products and other products of risk to
animals.
4. Title and number of pages of the notified document:  Resolution No. 00889 of
19 April 2002 Establishing the Requirement for Establishments which Export Live
Animals, Animal Products and Other Products of Risk to Animals to Colombia to Register
with the ICA  (2 pages).
5. Description of content:  This Resolution establishes the requirement subjecting the
following establishments, accredited or auth orized by the ICA to export to Colombia, to
prior registration with this body:  establishments which produce animals for purposes ofanimal improvement;  establishments which slaughter animals;  establishments which
process meat;  establishments which produce animal reproductive material;  establishments
which produce animal biologics;  establishments which produce animal feed;
establishments which process milk and dairy products of animal species;  and other
establishments which produce goods considered dangerous to the animal population.
Establishments which produce fish, crustaceans and molluscs are exempt from this
requirement.  Registration of establishments accredited or authorized by the ColombianAgricultural Institute (ICA) is granted for one (1) year and may be suspended in the event of
a change in the health status of the country or export establishment.
6. Objective and rationale: [     ] food safety,  [  X ] animal health,  [     ] plant protection,
[    ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [     ] protect territory from
other damage from pests
7. An international standard, guideline or recommendation does not exist [     ].
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate
reference and briefly identify deviations:  Andean Community Resolution No. 447,
International Animal Health Code.
8. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Decree No. 1840 of
1994 and Decree No. 1454 of 2001 (in Spanish).
9. Proposed date of adoption:  19 April 2002G/SPS/N/COL/53
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10. Proposed date of entry into force:  31 December 2002
11. Final date for comments:  25 June 2002
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
Agricultural Risks and Internati onal Affairs Analysis Group (ICA)
Calle 37 #8-43, Office 409
Bogotá, D.C., Colombia
Tel:  (571) 287-2129
Fax:  (587) 232-4695
E-mail:  analisis.riesgos@ica.gov.co
 Subprev@impsat.net.co
12. Texts available from: [     ] National notification authority, [     ] National enquiry point
or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:
Ministry of Economic Development
Department of Trade and Promotion of Competition
Carrera 13, No. 28 – 01, 7th floor
Bogotá, D. C., Colombia
Tel:  (571) 350-5500, Ext. 713
Fax:  (571) 350-9564E-mail:  normalizacion01@mindesa.gov.co
 COLOMBIA@mindesa.gov.co