G/SPS/N/ARG/191  
14 June 2016  
(16-3235)  Page: 1/2  
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: Spanish  
 
  NOTIFICATION OF EMERGENCY MEASURES 
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): Any product that may cause the spread of the pest Aethina tumida  
(small hive beetle), e.g. live apicultural material, apicultural products, apicultural 
equipment, and fresh fruit and its packaging.  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected , to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[ ] All trading partners, or [X] Specific regions or countries: Brazil and other countries affected by this pest.  
5. Title of the notified document: Resolución 302/2016: Declárese estado de alerta 
sanitario en todo el territorio nacional  (Resolution No. 302/2016 issuing a health alert 
throughout national territory) Language(s): Spanish Number of pages: 3 
6. Description of content: The notified text issues a health alert throughout the Argentine 
Republic in the light of outbreaks of the pest Aethina tumida  in Brazil.  
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. Nature of the urgent problem(s)  and reasons for urgent action: The notified text 
issues a health alert throughout the Argentine Republic due to the presence of Aethina 
tumida  in Brazil. The possibility of this pest entering the country poses a serious risk to the 
bee-keeping sector. Such an event would seriously harm production and cause economic damage. Very stringent administrative and technical control and prevention measures are 
necessary to maintain our country's health status and mitigate the risk of Aethina tumida  
entering national territory.  
9. Is there a relevant international stan dard? 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)  OIE Terrestrial Animal Health Code, 
Chapter 5.7: Animal health measures applicable on arrival; Chapter 9.4: 
Infestation with Aethina tumida  (small hive beetle). 
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention ( e.g. ISPM No. ) 
[ ] None  G/SPS/N/ARG/191 
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  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:   
10. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available:  
11. Date of entry into force ( dd/mm/yy )/period of application (as applicable): 9 June 
2016 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure  
12. 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. Text(s) available from: [ ] National Noti fication Authority, [X] National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and email address (if available) of other body: