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ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/BOL/1
25 January 2002
(02-0379)
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original:  Spanish
NOTIFICATION OF EMERGENCY MEASURES
1. Member to Agreement notifying:  BOLIVIA
If applicable, name of local government involved:
2. Agency responsible:  National Service for Agricultural Health and Food Safety
(SENASAG)
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).   Ruminants and live swine, semen and embryos of ruminants or pigs, fresh,
chilled or frozen meat, entrails and offal, untanned hides and skins, unwashed or greasy
wool, and products of these species used in animal feed; non-sterile organic products,
fodder and hay.  Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or
practicable:  Argentina
4. Title and number of pages of the notified document:  National Service for Agricultural
Health and Food Safety (SENASAG) Admini strative Resolution No. 003/2002 Adopting
Appropriate Measures to Prevent Foot-and-Mouth Disease Entering Bolivia from theArgentine Republic  (2 pages, dated 4 January 2002).
5. Description of content:  Temporary suspension for a period of ninety days as from the
publication of this Administrative Resolution of the importation from the Argentine
Republic of ruminants and live swine, semen and embryos of ruminants or pigs, fresh,
chilled or frozen meat, entrails and offal, untanned hides and skins, unwashed or greasy
wool, and products of these species used in animal feed; non-sterile organic products,
fodder and hay.
6. Objective and rationale:  [  X ] food safety,  [  X ] animal health,  [    ] plant protection,
[    ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [  X ] protect territory from
other damage from pests
The risks arising from the disease being introduced in free areas and becoming established
and spreading to livestock and livestock product producing areas.  The risks arising from the
importation of the ruminants and products specified in point 5.  The establishment and
spread of the disease and the social and economic harm this would cause to the country'slivestock production.
7. Nature of the urgent problem(s):  Ensure that Bolivia remains free from foot-and-mouth
disease.
8. An international standard, guideline or recommendation does not exist [   ].
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give its appropriate
reference and briefly identify deviations:G/SPS/N/BOL/1
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9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  National Service for
Agricultural Health and Food Safety (SENAS AG) Administrative Resolution No. 003/2002
(available in Spanish).
10. Date of entry into force/period of application (as applicable):  Suspension of the
importation of the products specified in point 5 above and which fail to comply with
zoosanitary requirements.  Period of application: (90) ninety days from 15 January 2002 to
15 April 2002.
11. Texts available from/and 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:
National enquiry point
National Service for Agricultural Health and Food Safety (SENASAG)
Av. 27 de Mayo, esquina Laureano Villar García
TrinidadBeni Province
Republic of Bolivia
Tel.:  (591-03) 462-0151 / 462-2081
Fax:  (591-03) 465-2096 / 465-2136
E-mail: senasagdir@hotmail.com
senasag@sauce.ben.entelnet.bo
National notification authority
Dr. Raúl Añez Campos
National Director (SENASAG)
Av. 27 de Mayo, esquina Laureano Villar García
Trinidad
Beni ProvinceRepublic of Bolivia
Tel.:  (591-03) 462-2081
Fax:  (591-03) 465-2136