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ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/COL/64
6 August 2002
(02-4321)
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).  Bovine animals, sheep, swine and other susceptible species and the risk
products thereof.
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:
Paraguay
5. Title and number of pages of the notified document:  Resolution No. 01679 of 12 July
2002 Extending the Suspension of the Issue of Animal Health Documents for the Import ofBovine Animals, Sheep, Swine and Other Susceptible Species and the Risk Products
Thereof from Paraguay  (two pages).
6. Description of content:  This Resolution extends for a period of three (3) calendar months
as of 19 July 2002 the suspension of the issue of animal health documents for the import of
bovine animals, sheep, swine and other susceptible species and the risk products thereof
from Paraguay.
7. 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
8. Nature of the urgent problem(s) and reasons for urgent action:  There is a need for
verification to be carried out in situ  with regard to the epidemiological situation and for an
assessment of the sanitary procedures implemented by the veterinary service of the
Republic of Paraguay, in relation to the comments of the European Union.
9. International standard, guideline or recommendation:
[    ] Codex Alimentarius Commission,  [ X ] Office International des Epizooties,
[    ] International Plant Protection Convention, [    ] None
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate
reference and briefly identify deviations:G/SPS/N/COL/64
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10. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Resolution No. 0803
of 11 April 2002  (in Spanish).
11. Date of entry into force/period of application (as applicable):  Three (3) months after
publication in the Official Journal.
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) 232-4695E-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 Economic Development
Directorate of Commerce and Promotion of Competition
Carrera 13, No. 28 - 01, 7th floor
Bogotá, D.C., ColombiaTel.: (571) 350-5500, Ext. 713
Fax: (571) 350-9564
E-mail: normalizacion01@mindesa.gov.co
COLOMBIA@mindesa.gov.co  (Enquiry point)