G/SPS/N/ARG/181
2 April 2015
(15-1841)  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): Live animals, animal reproductive material and derivatives of animal 
origin, as well as goods containing these products 
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 Modificación de la Resolución SENASA Nº 
117/2002 y sus modificatorias. Metodología para el Análisis de Riesgo de importaciones de 
animales vivos, su material reproductivo y derivados de origen animal, así como de 
mercaderías que los contengan, en relación con el riesgo de introducción en el país de EEB  
(Draft Amendment to SENASA Resolution No. 117/2002 and the amendments thereto. 
Methodology for the import risk analysis of live animals, animal reproductive material and 
derivatives of animal origin, as well as goods containing these products, in relation to the 
risk of the introduction into Argentina of  Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE))  
Language(s): Spanish  Number of pages: 10 
Text available at: 
http://www.senasa.gov.ar/prensa/Home/cons ulta_publica/215/PROYECTO 799 y 117 dic 
2014 _MODIF JURID_.pdf   
6. Description of content: The notified draft text proposes to amend the methodology for 
the BSE import risk analysis of live animals, animal reproductive material and derivatives 
of animal origin, as well as goods containing these products. This risk management methodology is being updated in the light of World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) 
recommendations in the chapters corresponding to BSE of the Terrestrial Animal Health 
Code, as well as available scientific and technical information.    
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.  G/SPS/N/ARG/181 
- 2 - 
  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)  OIE Terrestrial Animal Health Code: 
Section 2: Risk analysis, Chapter 2.1.: Import risk analysis; Section 11: Bovidae, 
Chapter 11.4.: Bovine spon giform encephalopathy. 
[ ] 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:  Former  
Secretariat of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries and Food (SAGPyA) Resolution ( Resolución ) 
No. 1052/2002; SENASA Resolution No. 315/2006; and OIE Resolution No. 27/2007 
recognizing Argentina as a "negligible BSE-risk country" (available in Spanish); 
"Supporting Document for Chapter 2.3.13. of th e Terrestrial Animal Health Code on Bovine 
Spongiform Encephalopathy" of October 2006 of the European Commission Scientific 
Steering Committee (SSC) and European Food Sa fety Authority (EFSA); and World Health 
Organization (WHO) document "WHO Guidelines on Tissue Infectivity Distribution in Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies", published in 2006 and updated in 2010 (available in English), inter alia .    
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) : Upon publication in the Official Journal 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments: [X] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 1 June 2015 
Agency or authority designated to hand le comments: [ ] National Notification 
Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e-mail address (if 
available) of other body:    
13. Text(s) available from: [ ] National Notifi cation Authority, [X] National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e-mail address (if availabl e) 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/