G/SPS/N/ARG/245  
13 January  2021 
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Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original:  Spanish  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
1. Notifying Member : ARGENTINA  
If applicable, name of local government involved:  
2. Agency responsible : Servicio Nacional de Sanidad y Calidad Agroalimentaria , SENASA 
(National Agriculture and Food Quality and Health Service)  
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) : Fresh poultry meat and its by -products  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  
[X] All trading partners  
[ ] Specific regions or countries:  
5. Title of the notified document : Proyecto de Resolución "Abrogación de la Resolución 
SAGPyA Nº 46/2000"  (Draft Resolution repealing Secretariat of Agriculture, Livestock, 
Fisheries and Food (SAGPyA) Resolution No. 46/2000) Language(s) : Spanish Number 
of pages : 2 
6. Description of content : The notified text repeals Resolution No. 46 of 3 1 January 2 000 
of the former Secretariat of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries and Food : "Questionnaire on 
the epidemiological situation  of Newcastle disease , for countries interested in exporting 
fresh poultry meat and its derivatives to the Argentine Republic".  
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. Is there a relevant international standard ? If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g. title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) : 
[X] World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. T errestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) : Section 10, Chapter 10.9 : Infectio n 
with Newcastle disease virus  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. I SPM No.) : 
[ ] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[X] Yes [ ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:  G/SPS/N/ARG/245  
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : After publication  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : After the deadline for submitting 
comments  
11. Proposed date of entry into force : [ ] Six months from date of publication, and/or 
(dd/mm/yy) : After adoption  
[X] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments : [ ]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 30 days from the date of circulation of the 
notification  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments : [X] National Notification 
Authority, [ ] National Enquiry Point . Address, fax number and email address (if 
available) of other body:  
Ministerio de Agricultura, Ganadería y Pesca (Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and 
Fisheries)  
Dirección Nacional de Mercados Agroindustriales Internacionales  (National Directorate of 
International Agro -Industrial Markets)  
Paseo Col ón 982  
Piso 2, Oficina 222 (CP 1063)  
Buenos Aires, Argentina  
Tel.: (+5411) 4349 1673  
Email:  sps-argentina@magyp.gob.ar  
maxmor@magyp.gob.ar  
13. Text(s) available from : [ ] National Notification Authority, [X]  National Enquiry 
Point . Address, fax number and email address (if available) of other body:  
Servicio Nacional de Sanidad y Calidad Agroalimentaria (SENASA)  
Coordinación de Relaciones Internacionales (Coordinating Office  for International 
Relations)  
Tel.: (+5411) 4121 5353  
Fax: (+5411) 4121 5360  
Email: r elint@senasa.gov.ar  
Website: http://www.senasa.gov.ar