G/SPS/N/ARG/223  
31 January 2019  
(19-0546) 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 numbers should be provided in addition, 
where applicable) : Veterinary products co ntaining colistin and colistin salts in their 
formulas  
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 : Productos veterinarios : prohibición de elaboración, 
distribución, importación, uso y tenencia Colistina y sus sales (Ban on the production, 
distribution, importation, use and possession of veterinary products containing colistin 
and colistin salts) Language(s) : Spanish Number of pages : 3 
Text available from: http://servicios.infoleg.gob.ar/infolegInternet/anexos/315000 -
319999/318811/norma.htm  
6. Description of content : The notified text prohibits, throughout the national territory, 
the production, distribution, importation, use and possession of veterinary products 
containing the active ingredient colistin and colistin salts in their formulas.  
7. Objective and rationale : [ ] food safety, [ ] animal health, [ ] plant protection, 
[X] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [ ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.  
8. Is there a relevant international standard ? 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. T errestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) : Terrestrial Animal Health Code , 
Chapter 6.8 : Harmonisation of national antimicrobial resistance surveillance and 
monitoring programmes  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention ( e.g. I SPM No. ): 
[ ] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[X] Yes [ ] No G/SPS/N/ARG/223  
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  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:  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 16 January 2 019 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 15 January 2 019 
11. Proposed date of entry into force : [ ] Six months from date of publication, and/or 
(dd/mm/yy ): 14 July 2 019 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments : [ ]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or ( dd/mm/yy ): Not applicable.  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments : [ ] National Notification 
Authority, [X]  National Enquiry Point . Address, fax number and email address 
(if available) of other bod y: 
Punto Focal SPS Argentina  (SPS Focal Point of Argentina)  
Azopardo 1025, Piso 11 Of. 7 - CP: C1107ADQ  
Ciudad de Buenos Aires - Argentina  
Tel.: (+54 11) 4363 6289  
Email : sps-argentina@magyp.gob.ar   
13. Text(s) available from : [X] National Notification Authority, [ ] National Enquiry 
Point . Address, fax number and email address (if available) of other body:  
Servicio Nacional de Sanidad y Calidad Agroalimentaria , SENASA (National Agriculture 
and Food Quali ty and Health Service)  
Coordinación de Relaciones Internacionales  (Coordinating Office for International 
Relations)  
Tel.: (+54 11) 4121 5353  
Email : relint@senasa.gob.ar