G/SPS/N/ARG/177  
20 March 2014  
(14-1767)  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): Aquatic animals 
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 sobre la incorporación de 
enfermedades de los animales acuáticos al Reglamento de Política Sanitaria  (Draft 
Resolution incorporating aquatic animal diseases into the Health Policy Regulations) Language(s): Spanish Number of pages: 3 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2014/sps/ARG/14_1507_00_s.pdf 
6. Description of content: The notified draft Resolution incorporates the following diseases 
into Article 4 of the General Animal Health Po licy Regulations approved by the Decree of 8 
November 1906: White Spot Disease; Yellowhead Disease; Taura Syndrome; Infectious Hypodermal and Haematopoietic Necrosis Virus and Infectious Myonecrosis affecting 
decapod crustaceans; Gyrodactylus, Epizootic Ulcerative Syndrome, Spring Viraemia of 
Carp, and Koi Herpesvirus, affecting farmed and ornamental fish species; and Oyster Herpesvirus type 1, a disease of commercial significance affecting the farmed species 
Crassostrea gigas .  
7. Objective and rationale: [ ] food safety, [X] animal heal th, [ ] plant protection, [ ] 
protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [ ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.  G/SPS/N/ARG/177 
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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 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:   
9. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available:  
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) : 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) : 19 May 2014 
Agency or authority designated to hand le comments: [ ] National Notification 
Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and email address (if 
available) of other body:   
13. Texts available from: [ ] National Notification Authority, [X] National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and email address (if available) of other body: