G/SPS/N/ARG/167  
13 March 2013  
(13-1374)  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): Day-old  rabbits for breeding. 
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 gazapos de un día de vida con destino a reproducción  (Health 
requirements for the importation into Argentina of day-old  rabbits for breeding) 
Language(s): Spanish Number of pages: 25 
Text available at: 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2013/sps/ARG/13_1105_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content: The notified draft National Agriculture and Food Quality and 
Health Service Resolution approves the health requirements for the importation into Argentina of day-old  rabbits for breeding. The draft Resolution includes models of the 
application form for the importation into Argentina of day-old  rabbits for breeding 
"Solicitud de Importación de gazapos de un día de vida para reproducción " (Annex I) and 
of the international veterinary certificate for the exportation to Argentina of day-old  rabbits 
for breeding " Certificado Veterinario Internacional para amparar la exportación de gazapos 
de un día de vida a la República Argentina con destino a reproducción " (Annex II). 
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/167 
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8. Is there a relevant international st andard? 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:  
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) : 12 May 2013 
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:  
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  
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