G/SPS/N/ARG/184  
 
10 November 2015  
(15-5930)  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; IC S numbers should be provided in 
addition, where applicable): Fresh, chilled or frozen salmon products  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected , to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[ ] All trading partners  [X] Specific regions or countries: Chile 
5. Title of the notified document: Condiciones sanitarias para la importación a la 
República Argentina de productos de la salmonicultura procedentes de la República de Chile y el tránsito de los mismos por la zona declarada libre de enfermedades de los 
salmónidos  (Health requirements governing the importation into Argentina of farmed 
salmon products from the Republic of Chile and the transit thereof through the zone declared free from salmonid diseases)   
Language(s): Spanish  Number of pages: 9 
Text available at: 
http://viejaweb.senasa.gov.ar/prensa/Hom e/consulta_publica/2015/240/Proyecto_CP24
0.pdf 
6. Description of content: The National Agriculture and Food Quality and Health Service 
(SENASA) is maintaining the health alert in the Argentine provinces of Neuquén, 
Río Negro, Chubut and Santa Cruz, following new outbreaks of infectious salmon anaemia in Chile.  
The submission of an "international veterinary certificate for the transit of fresh, chilled 
or frozen salmon products from the Republic of Chile through the infectious salmon 
anaemia-free zone in Argentina", issued by the Chilean National Fisheries Service, is required for the importation or international transit of farmed salmon products from 
Chile. 
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/184 
 
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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  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)  Aquatic Animal Health Code, 
Chapter 10.4: Infection with infectious salmon anaemia virus  
[ ] 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:  
- Resolución SENASA Nº 275/13, Declara zona libre de enfermedades de los 
salmónidos a la zona comprendida por la cuenca alta del río Limay, incluyendo al 
Embalse Alicurá hasta la presa hidroeléctrica del mismo nombre  (National Agriculture 
and Food Quality and Health Service Resolution No. 275/13 declaring the upper Limay river basin area, including Alicurá reservoir to Alicurá hydroelectric dam, free 
from salmonid diseases)  
 http://www.infoleg.gob.ar/inf olegInternet/anexos/215000-
219999/218772/norma.htm ; 
- Resolución SENASA Nº 544/2014, Declara Alerta Sanitario en las Provincias de 
Neuquén, Río Negro, Chubut y Santa Cruz , con motivo de la presencia de nuevos 
focos de Anemia Infecciosa del Salmón en la República de Chile  (National Agriculture 
and Food Quality and Health Service Resolution No. 544/2014 declaring a health 
alert in the Argentine provinces of Neuq uén, Río Negro, Chubut and Santa Cruz, 
following new outbreaks of infectious salmon anaemia in the Republic of Chile) 
 http://infoleg.mecon.gov.ar/infolegInternet/anexos/235000-
239999/239061/norma.htm  
 (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 upon publication in the Official Journal of the 
Argentine Republic 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments: [X] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 9 January 2016 
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. Texts available from: [ ] National Notifi cation Authority, [X] National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body: