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ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/COL/57
28 June 2002
(02-3627)
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original: Spanish
NOTIFICATION OF EMERGENCY MEASURES
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):  Apples, pears, peaches and nectarines.
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  Chile
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:  Resolution No. 01225 of
12 June 2002 "Suspending the Issue of Licences or Documentation with Phytosanitary
Requirements for the Import of Fruit from Chile and Taking Phytosanitary Measures to
Prevent the Introduction into Colombia of the Codling Moth ( Cydia Pomonella ) and the
Oriental Fruit Moth ( Cydia Molesta )." (2 pages, in Spanish)
6. Description of content: This Resolution suspends the issue of documentation or licences
with phytosanitary requirements.
The suspension shall remain in force until the ICA receives official and updated
information on preventive and corrective measures.
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 codling moth
(Cydia pomonella ) and the oriental fruit moth ( Cydia molesta ), classified as quarantine pests
in Colombia, have been detected in shipments of apples, pears, peaches and nectarines fromChile.
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:           
11. Date of entry into force/period of application (as applicable):  From the date of
publication in the Official Journal/for a period of three calendar months.G/SPS/N/COL/57
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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:           
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-General of Trade and Promotion of CompetitionCarrera 13 No. 28 - 01, piso 7°
Bogotá, D.C., Colombia
E-mail:  normalizacion01@mindesa.gov.co
Contact point:  COLOMBIA@mindesa.gov.co
Tel:  (571) 3505500 Ext. 713
Fax:  (571) 3509564
Colombian Agricultural Institute (ICA)
Agricultural Risks and Intern ational Affairs Analysis Group
Calle 37 # 8-43, Oficina 409
Bogotá, D.C., Colombia
Tel.: (571) 287-2129Fax: (587) 232-4695
E-mail: analisis.riesgos@ica.gov.co
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