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ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/COL/70
25 February 2003
(03-1144)
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 should 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:  State of
California, United States of America.
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:  Colombian Agricultural
Institute (ICA) Resolution No. 00018 del 15 January 2003 Extending the Suspension of theImportation of Apples, Pears, Peaches and Nectarines from the State of California
(United States of America) and Adopting 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 extends the suspension of the importation of
apples, pears, peaches and nectarines from the State of California, United States of America,
for a period of three calendar months as of 6 February 2003.
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 from
the State of California, United States of America. Colombia currently enjoys the status of
free from both of these pests.
9. International standard, guideline or recommendation:
[   ] Codex Alimentarius Commission, [   ] Office International des Epizooties,
[  ] International Plant Protection Convention,  [ X ] NoneIf 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:  Colombian
Agricultural Institute (ICA) Resolution No. 02408 of 22 October 2002 (in Spanish).G/SPS/N/COL/70
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11. Date of entry into force/period of application (as applicable):
6 February 2003/three (3) months
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:
Colombian Agricultural Institute (ICA)
Agricultural Risks and Intern ational Affairs Analysis Group
Calle 37 #8-43, Office 409
Bogotá, D.C., Colombia
Tel:  (571) 285-3485
Fax:  (571) 232-4695
E-mail:    analisis.riesgos@ica.gov.co
Subprev@impsat.net.co
Web site: http://www.ica.gov.co
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 Commerce, Industry and Tourism
General Directorate of Regulation
Calle 28, No. 13A - 15, 1st floor
Bogotá, D. C., Colombia
Tel.:  (571) 350-5500, ext. 713Fax:  (571) 350-9564
E-mail: normalizacion01@mindesa.gov.co
             COLOMBIA@mindesa.gov.co  (Enquiry point)