G/SPS/N/ARG/179
7 January 2015
(15-0092)  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): Products included in Article 2 of SENASA Resolution No. 544/2014. 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected , to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[ ] All trading partners, or 
[X] Specific regions or countries: Chile 
5. Title of the notified document: Resolución SENASA Nº 544/2014  (SENASA Resolution 
No. 544/2014 declaring a health alert in the pr ovinces of Neuquén, Río Negro, Chubut and 
Santa Cruz in the Argentine Republic, following new outbreaks of infectious salmon anaemia in the Republic of Chile) Language(s): Spanish Number of pages: 9 
http://www.infoleg.gob.ar/infolegInternet /anexos/235000-239999 /239061/norma.htm 
6. Description of content: A health alert has been declared in the provinces of Neuquén, 
Río Negro, Chubut and Santa Cruz, following new outbreaks of infectious salmon anaemia in the Republic of Chile. 
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.  
8. Nature of the urgent problem(s)  and reasons for urgent action: Infectious salmon 
anaemia is a notifiable disease in Argentina and also appears on the list of diseases not 
present in the area of the upper Limay river basin and Alicurá dam, which was set forth in SENASA Resolution No. 375 of 8 August 2013. Very stringent administrative and technical 
control and prevention measures are necessary to maintain the area's health status. 
It is therefore vital to implement special me asures to prevent infectious salmon anaemia 
from entering the above-mentioned area - a situation that would affect the current health status. 
Following the entry into force of Resolution No. 375/13, a sanitary corridor was established 
for trucks from the Republic of Chile carrying live aquaculture materials or other risk items in transit from Chile to Chile. This led to the adoption of route control measures for trucks 
transiting in both directions, given the risk of overturning in areas adjoining the lakes, 
rivers and reservoir that have been declared free of the above-mentioned disease. 
9. Is there a relevant international stan dard? If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g. title or serial number of Codex G/SPS/N/ARG/179 
- 2 - 
  standard or related text)  
[X] World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number)  OIE Aquatic Animal Health Code, Section 
10, Chapter 10.4: Infection with in fectious salmon anaemia virus. 
[ ] 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:   
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): 2 
December 2014. Upon publication in the Official Journal. 
[ ] 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: