WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/COL/53/Corr.1
25 February 2003
(03-1146)
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original:  Spanish
NOTIFICATION
Corrigendum
The following communication, dated 18 February 2003, has been received from Colombia.
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Live animals, animal products and other products of risk to animals
The Colombian Agricultural Institute (ICA) issued Resolution No. 00889 of 19 April 2002
Establishing the Requirement for Establishments which Export Live Animals, Animal Products and
Other Products of Risk to Animals to Colombia to Register with the ICA, which was notified to the
WTO in document G/SPS/N/COL/53 of 13 May 2002.
This Corrigendum is issued in relation to Articles 2 and 7 of Resolution No. 00889 of
19 April 2002, which have been amended by means of Resolution No. 03780 of 23 December 2002,
as follows:
"Registration of establishments shall be valid for a period of:Three (3) years for establishments which produce animal reproductive material,
establishments which produce animal biologics, establishments which produce animal feed, and
establishments which process milk and dairy products of animal species.
One (1) to three (3) years, according to the degree of risk of the product to other
establishments which produce goods considered dangerous to the animal population.
PARAGRAPH 1 :  Registration of accredited establishments shall be by resolution.
PARAGRAPH 2 :  Registration of accredited establishments may be suspended temporarily or
indefinitely in the event of a change in the health status of the country or export establishment or if the
documentation furnished concerning the establishment is established to be incorrect.PARAGRAPH 3 :  The ICA Animal Health Risk Prevention Group shall produce a register of all
establishments accredited or authorized to export to Colombia."
ARTICLE 2.- Article 7 of Resolution No. 00889 of 19 April 2002 shall read as follows:  The
deadline for the establishments mentioned in ARTICLE 1 of this Resolution which are presentlyexporting into Colombia to register with the ICA is 30 June 2003.
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