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ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/COL/47
30 April 2001
(01-2174)
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 also be provided, where applicable).
Cotton.  Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:
Countries or regions where ecotypes of Anthonomus grandis , other than A. grandis grandis ,
and/or of other species of Anthonomus , such as A. grandis thurberiae, A.  grandis
"intermediate form" and A. vestitus , are known to exist.
4. Title and number of pages of the notified document:  ICA Resolution 02757 of
8 November 2000 Adopting Phytosanitary Measures to Promote Campaigns for the
Economical Exclusion, Suppression and Eradication of the Cotton Weevil Pest (3 pages).
5. Description of content:  Application of preventive and restrictive quarantine measures to
cotton imported from cotton areas where ecotypes of Anthonomus  grandis,  other than A.
grandis grandis , and/or of other species of Anthonomus , such as A. grandis thurberiae, A.
grandis  "intermediate form" and A. vestitus , are known to exist.
6. 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
7. An international standard, guideline or recommendation does not exist [  X ].
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give its appropriate
reference and briefly identify differences:           
8. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Resolution
No. 02757 of 8 November 2000 (available in Spanish).
9. Proposed date of adoption:  8 November 2000
10. Proposed date of entry into force:  8 November 2000
11. Final date for comments:  8 May 2001
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:  ICA – Plant healthG/SPS/N/COL/47
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12. Texts available from: [   ] National notification authority, [ X ] National enquiry point
or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:
Grupo de Análisis de Riesgos Agropecu arios y Asuntos Internacionales – ICA
Calle 37 8-43 Oficina 409Bogotá, Colombia
Fax:  232 4695
E-mail:  Subprev@impsat.net.co