G/SPS/N/ARG/170  
24 April 2013  
(13-2179)  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): Fertile hatching eggs of wild birds 
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 huevos fértiles de aves silvestres para incubar (Health requirements for the importation into Argentina of fertile hatching eggs of wild birds) Language(s): Spanish Number of pages: 25 
Text available at: 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2013/sps/ARG/13_1678_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content: The notified draft National Agriculture and Food Quality 
and Health Service Resolution approves th e health requirements for the importation 
into Argentina of fertile hatching eggs of wild birds. The draft Resolution includes models 
of the application form for the importation into Argentina of fertile hatching eggs of wild 
birds (Annex I) and of the international veterinary certificate for the exportation to Argentina of fertile hatching eggs of wild birds (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.  
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  G/SPS/N/ARG/170 
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   Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard? 
 [X] Yes [  ] No 
 If no, describe, whenever possib le, how and why it deviates from 
the international standard: 
9. Other relevant documents and langua ge(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) : 23 June 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 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