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ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/VEN/4
12 March 2003
(03-1394)
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original:  Spanish
NOTIFICATION
1. Member to Agreement notifying:  VENEZUELA
If applicable, name of local government involved:
2. Agency responsible:  Ministry of Agriculture and Land / Autonomous Agricultural Health
Service (SASA)
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national schedules
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where
applicable):
Chapter I:  01.03:  01.03.10.00, 01.03.91.00, 01.03.92.00
Chapter II:  02.03:  02.03.11.00, 02.03.12.00, 02.03.19.00, 02.03.21.00, 02.03.22.00,
02.03.29.00.  02.06:  02.06.41.00, 02.06.49.00, 02.06.80.00, 02.06.90.00.
02.09: 02.09.00.10.  02.10:   02.10.11.00, 02.10.12.00, 02.10.19.00, 02.10.90.10
Chapter V:  05.02:  05.02.10.00.  05.11:  05.11.99.30, 05.11.99.40
Live swine and the semen, products and by-products thereof
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  All
countries and regions which report the occurrence of swine-related pests and diseases in their
territory.
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:  Resolution Establishing
the Regulations and Requirements for the Importation and Exportation of Live Swine and
the Semen, Products and By-products Thereof.
6. Description of content:  The purpose of this Resolution is  to regulate the importation and
exportation of live swine and the semen, products and by-products thereof and establish the
Autonomous Agricultural Health Service (SAS A) of the Ministry of Agriculture and
Livestock as the competent authority. Regulations and requirements shall be consistent with
those of the Office International des Epizooties (OIE) and with the Andean Health
Regulations of the Board of the Cartagena Agreement (JUNAC) and shall be notified tointerested parties in the corresponding sanitary permit issued by the SASA.
7. Objective and rationale: [     ] food safety,  [  X ] animal health,  [    ] plant protection,
[    ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [  X ] protect territory from
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8. 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:
9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Official Gazette of
the Republic of Venezuela No. 36,196, Resolution DM (Office of the Minister)/No. 702(available in Spanish).
10. Proposed date of adoption:  28 April 1997
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  28 April 1997
12. Final date for comments: Although the measure has already been adopted and entered into
force, comments will be accepted within 60 days of submission of the notification by thePermanent Mission to the Central Registry of Notifications for subsequent amendments.
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [  X ] National notification
authority, [     ] National enquiry point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (if
available) of other body:
Autonomous Agricultural Health Service (SASA),
Av. Lecuna, Torre Este, 12
th floor, Parque Central, El Conde,
Caracas, Venezuela.
Tel.:  (58 212) 509-0140 / 509-0184 / 509-0315 / 509-0378
Fax:  (58 212) 509-0376
E-mail:  mat_sasa@yahoo.es
13. Texts available from:  [  X ] National notification authority, [     ] National enquiry
point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:
Autonomous Agricultural Health Service (SASA),
Av. Lecuna, Torre Este, 12th floor, Parque Central, El Conde,
Caracas, Venezuela.
Tel.:  (58 212) 509-0140 / 509-0184 / 509-0315 / 509-0378
Fax:  (58 212) 509-0376E-mail:  mat_sasa@yahoo.es