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ORGANIZATION   
G/SPS/N/ARG/160 
27 September 2012 
 (12-5208) 
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 numbe r(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO;  ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where 
applicable):  Live aquatic organisms for research purposes  
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 organismos acuá ticos vivos con destino a investigación 
(Health requirements for the importation into  Argentina of live aquatic organisms for 
research purposes). Language(s):  Spanish Number of pages:  20 
Text available at: 
http://members.wto.org/crnattach ments/2012/sps/ARG/12_3846_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content:  The notified draft National Agri culture and Food Quality and 
Health Service Resolution establishes the h ealth requirements for the importation into 
Argentina of live aquatic organisms for resea rch purposes.  The draft Resolution includes 
models of the sworn statement providing inform ation on the research project and its staff 
("Declaración jurada - Información sobre el proyecto de investigación y responsables ") 
(Annex I), the application form for the importa tion into Argentina of live aquatic organisms 
for research purposes (" Solicitud de Importación de organism os acuáticos vivos con destino 
a investigación ") (Annex II) and of the international h ealth certificate for the exportation to 
Argentina of live aquatic organisms for research purposes (" Certificado Sanitario 
Internacional para amparar la exportación de  organismos acuáticos vivos con destino a 
investigación a la República Argentina ") (Annex III). 
7. Objective and rationale:  [ ] food safety, [X] animal health, [ ] plant protection, 
[X] protect humans from animal/plant pest or  disease, [ ] protect territory from other 
damage from pests.  G/SPS/N/ARG/160 
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  8. 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)  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number)  
[ ] 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:  Available in 
Spanish. 
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) :  26 November 2012 
Agency or authority designated to handl e comments:  [ ] National Notification 
Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point.   Address, fax number and e-mail address 
(if available) of other body:  
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