G/SPS/N/ARG/168  
27 March 2013  
(13-1651)  Page: 1/2  
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 num bers should be provided in addition, 
where applicable): Domestic rabbits for breeding. 
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: Condiciones sanitarias para autorizar la importación a la 
República Argentina de conejos domésticos con destino a reproducción (Health 
requirements for the importation into Argentina of domestic rabbits for breeding) Language(s): Spanish Number of pages: 26 
Text available at: 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2013/sps/ARG/13_1298_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content: The notified draft National Agriculture and Food Quality and 
Health Service Resolution approves the health requirements for the importation into Argentina of rabbits for breeding. The draft Re solution includes models of the application 
form for the importation into Argentina of domestic rabbits for breeding " Solicitud de 
Importación de Conejos Domésticos con Destino a Reproducción " (Annex I) and of the 
international veterinary certificate for the exportation to Argentina of domestic rabbits for 
breeding " Certificado Veterinario Internacional para Amparar la Exportación de Conejos 
Domésticos a la República Argentina con Destino a Reproducción " (Annex II). 
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.  G/SPS/N/ARG/168 
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8. Is there a relevant international st andard? 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. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number)  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number)  
[ ] 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: 
9. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available:  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : After the close of the comment period. 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : After adoption. 
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) : Immediately after publication. 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments: [X] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 26 May 2013 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [  ] National Notification 
Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point.  Address, fax number and e-mail address 
(if available) of other body:  
Servicio Nacional de Sanidad y Calidad Agroalimentaria (SENASA) 
Coordinación de Relaciones Internacionales Tel.: (+54) 11 4121-5353 
Fax: (+54) 11 4121-5360 
E-mail: relint@senasa.gov.ar  
Website: http://www.senasa.gov.ar  
13. Texts available from: [  ] National Notification Authority, [X] National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e-mail address (if availabl e) of other body: 
Servicio Nacional de Sanidad y Calidad Agroalimentaria (SENASA) 
Coordinación de Relaciones Internacionales Tel.: (+54) 11 4121-5353 
Fax: (+54) 11 4121-5360 
E-mail: relint@senasa.gov.ar  
Website: http://www.senasa.gov.ar