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ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/COL/54
24 May 2002
(02-2889)
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).  Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or
practicable:  Honduras, Guatemala, Ni caragua, El Salvador, Belize and Mexico.
4. Title and number of pages of the notified document:  Resolution 00950 of 7 May 2002
Adopting Health-Related Measures to Prevent the Introduction and Spread of AvianInfluenza  (two pages).
5. Description of content:  This Resolution suspends the issuance of animal health documents
for the importation of one-day old chicks, adult poultry and other susceptible species and
products thereof until the in situ risk of the disease being introduced has been assessed.
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 [  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 03593 of
13 December 2001
9. Proposed date of adoption:  7 May 2002
10. Proposed date of entry into force:  Upon publication in the Official Journal.G/SPS/N/COL/54
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11. Final date for comments:  Not applicable
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [     ] National notification
authority, [     ] 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) 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
Directorate of Commerce and Promotion of Competition
Carrera 13, No. 28 - 01, 7th floor
Bogotá, D.C., Colombia
Tel.: (571) 350-5500, Ext. 713Fax: (571) 350-9564
E-mail: normalizacion01@mindesa.gov.co
COLOMBIA@mindesa.gov.co