WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/COL/25
12 January 1999
(99-0067)
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures
NOTIFICATION OF EMERGENCY MEASURES
1. Member to Agreement notifying:  COLOMBIA
If applicable, name of local government involved:
2. Agency responsible:   Instituto Colombiano Agropecuar io, ICA (Colombian Agricultural
Institute)
3. Products covered (tariff item number(s) as specified in national schedules deposited
with the WTO.  ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):   Rice
4. Title and number of pages of the notified document:   Resolution Governing the Issue of
Phytosanitary Permits for the Import of Rice (2 pages)
5. Description of content:  Phytosanitary permits are subject to the following requirements:
(1) The material must come from areas free of Malanoma glumarum, Oospora oryzatorum;
(2) must be free from Caulophylus oryzae, Ephelis oryzae;  (3) the rice imported must be innew packaging;  and (4) the material must not be transgenic or have been subject to genetic
manipulation.
6. Objective and rationale: National phytosanitary emergency
7. Nature of the urgent problem(s):   Attacks of Thrips
8. An international standard, guideline or recommendation does not exist [ X ].
If an international standard, guideline or  recommendation exists, whenever possible,
identify deviations:
9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Spanish
10. Date of entry into force/period of application (as applicable): Immediately
11. Texts available from/and agency or authority designated to handle comments:
National enquiry point [     ] or address, telefax number and E-mail address (if
available) of other body:
Ministerio de Desarrollo Económico
División de Normalización y Calidad
Carrera 13 No. 28 - 01, piso 60
Santafé de Bogotá, D.C., ColombiaTel:  320 0077  Fax:  288 7004
Address, telefax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:
Instituto Colombiano Agropecuario
Calle 37 No. 8-43 Santafé de Bogotá, D.C., Colombia
Tel:  (57) 2884438
Telefax: 2884169
E-mail:  icasalud@colomsat.net.co