G/SPS/N/ARG/19 5 
 
6 September  2016 
(16-4724) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitar y 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 He alth 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):  Pet dogs and cats (Canis lupus familiaris  and Felis 
silvestris catu s) 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[X] All trading partners  
 other than  animals from Africa and Asia ( with the except ion of  Japan)  
[ ] Specific regions or countries:   
5. Title of the notified docume nt: Proyecto de Modificación de la Resolución SENASA Nº 
295/99. Apruébase un listado de mercancías de origen animal y vegetal que se pueden 
introducir por los puntos de ingreso al país a través del tránsito de personas y/o 
equipajes acompañados, por no con stituir un riesgo desde el p unto de vista 
zoofitosanitario  (Draft Amendment to Resolutio n No. 295/99 of the National Agriculture 
and Food Quality and Health Service  (SENASA ) approving a list of  goods of animal and 
plant origin  which , given that they do not  pose an animal or a plant health risk , may be 
brought  into Argentina  via entry points upon the entry  of person s and/or accompanied 
baggage ).   
Language(s): Spanish   Number of pages: 2    
Text available at:  
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2016/SPS/ARG/16_3706_00_s.pdf    
6. Description of content:  Replacement of section  (A) "Live animals " of part (1) "Goods 
of animal  origin" of the  Annex to  SENASA  Resolutio n No. 295/9 9 of 25 March 1999 with 
the following text :   
"(A) Live animal s  
Pet dogs and cats (Canis lupus familiaris  and Felis silvestris catus ) that comply  with the  
"Animal health requirements  of the States Parties governing the entry  of pet dogs and 
cats" set out  in MERCOSUR Common Market Group (GMC) Resolution No. 17/2015 , 
incorporated into Argentine legislation pursuant to  Resolution No. 727/2015  of the 
former  Ministry of Agric ulture, Livestock and Fisheries ." 
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/1 95 
  
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  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 Organi sation for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number)   
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number)  Terrestrial 
Animal Health Code , Chapter 8.13:  Infection with rabies virus  
[ ] 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:  
Resolución  SENASA Nº 295/99. Apruébase un listado de mercancías de origen animal y 
vegetal que se pueden introducir por los puntos de ingreso al país a través del tránsito 
de perso nas y/o equipajes acompañados, por no constituir un riesgo desde el punto de 
vista zoofitosanitar io (National Agriculture and Food Quality and Health Service  
(SENASA ) Resolutio n No. 295/99  approving a list of  goods of animal and plant origin  
which,  given t hat they do not pose an animal or a plant health risk , may  be brought into 
Argentina  via entry points upon the entry of person s and/or accompanied baggage ) 
Text available at: http://www.senasa.gov.ar/normativas/resolucion -295-1999-senasa -
servicio -nacional -de-sanidad -y-calidad -agroalimentaria  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : After the deadline for submitting 
comments  
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) : Upon publicatio n in the Official Journal  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comment s: [X] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 5 November  2016 
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:   
13. Text(s)  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 , SENA SA 
Coordinación de Relaciones Internacionales e Institucionales  
Av. P. Colón 367, 5° piso, CABA,  1063 
Buenos Aires  
Tel.: (+54 11) 4121 -5353 
Fax: (+54 11) 4121 -5360 
Email:  relint@senasa.gov.ar  
Website:  http://www.sen asa.gov.ar