G/SPS/N/ARG/178  
 
15 May 2014  
(14-2988)  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):  South American camelids ( Lama glama , Lama guanicoe , 
Vicugna pacos  and Vicugna vicugna ) 
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 Resolución sobre las Condiciones 
Sanitarias para Autorizar la Importación a la República Argentina de Camélidos 
Sudamericanos (Draft Resolution on the health requirements for the importation into 
Argentina of South American camelids)  Language(s):  Spanish  Number of pages:  
25  
Text available at: 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2014/sps/ARG/14_2362_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content:  The notified draft National Agriculture and Food Quality and 
Health Service Resolution establishes the health requirements for the importation into Argentina of South American camelids. The draft Resolution includes models of the 
application form for the importation of South American camelids (" Solicitud de 
importación de camélidos sudamericanos ") (Annex I) and the international veterinary 
certificate for the exportation to Argentina of South American camelids (" Certificado 
veterinario internacional para amparar la exportación a la República Argentina de 
camélidos sudamericanos ") (Annex II).    
7. Objective and rationale:  [ ] food safety, [X] animal health, [ ] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pe st 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  n u m b e r  o f  C o d e x  
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/178 
 
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  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:   
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 upon 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) :  14 July 2014 
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:   
13. Texts available from:  [ ] National Notification Authority, [X] National Enquiry 
Point.  Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body: