G/SPS/N/ARG/164  
19 February 2013  
(13-0902)  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; IC S numbers should be provided in 
addition, where applicable): In vivo -derived ovine embryos.  
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 
de embriones ovinos recolectados in vivo a la República Argentina (Health requirements 
for the importation of in vivo -derived ovine embryos into Argentina)  
Language(s): Spanish Number of pages: 10 
Text available at: 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2013/sps/ARG/13_0767_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content: The notified draft text amends Resolution No. 177 
of 11 March 2009 of the former Secretariat of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries and Food 
(SAGPyA), which lays down the health requirements for the importation into Argentina 
of in vivo -derived ovine embryos, and adopts measures addressing Scrapie 
and Rift Valley fever (RVF). 
The draft text contains the model of the international veterinary certificate for the 
importation into Argentina of in vivo -derived ovine embryos, which replaces Annex III 
to SAGPyA Resolution No. 177/2009.  
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/164 
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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  n u m b e r  o f  C o d e x  
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: 
Available in Spanish. 
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) : 20 April 2013 
Agency or authority designated to hand le 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 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