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ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/VEN/1
12 March 2003
(03-1392)
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:  01.05:   01.05.92.00, 01.05.93.00, 01.05.99.00.
Live adult birds and one (1) day-old chicks.
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  All
countries and regions which report outbreaks of poultry diseases in their territory.
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:  Resolution
Implementing a Programme Establishing Nueva Esparta State as an Area Free From Poultry
Diseases  (3 pages, in Spanish).
6. Description of content:  The Resolution provides for the implementation of a programme
establishing Nueva Esparta State as an area free from poultry diseases, based on a
comprehensive assessment of its poultry health situation.
The entry of live adult birds from other regions is therefore restricted until the
assessment phase is completed. All batches of live adult birds, the final destination of which
is Nueva Esparta State, will also be subject to mandatory quarantine.
The Nueva Esparta State Poultry Health Commission, comprising representatives of
the State Agricultural Development Unit (UE DA) of the Autonomous Agricultural Health
Service (SASA), the State government, the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, the
Armed Forces (FAC) and producers from th e region, will be set up to implement and
monitor this programme.
Furthermore, natural and legal persons who market one (1) day-old chicks to Nueva
Esparta State will be required to obtain from their suppliers a certificate issued by the
animal health authorities of the place of origin guaranteeing that batches are free from
poultry diseases.
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. 36,711, Resolution DM (Office of the Minister)/No. 266(available in Spanish).
10. Proposed date of adoption:  25 May 1999
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  28 May 1999
12. Final date for comments:  Although the measure has already been adopted and entered into
force, comments will be accepted for 60 days fo llowing submission of the notification by the
Permanent 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, 12th 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