G/SPS/N/ARG/165  
 
1 March 2013  
(13-1124)  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): Large felines destined for zoos.  
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 grandes felinos destinados a jardines zoológicos  
(Health requirements for the importation into Argentina of large felines destined for zoos) Language(s): Spanish Number of pages: 21 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2013/sps/ARG/13_0978_00_s.pdf 
6. Description of content: Draft Resolution of the National Agriculture and Food Quality 
and Health Service approving the health requirements for the importation into Argentina of large felines destined for zoos. The draft text includes a model of the application form for the importation of large felines destined for zoos (Annex I) and a model of the 
international veterinary certificate for the exportation to Argentina of large felines 
destined for zoos (Annex II). 
7. Objective and rationale: [ ] food safety, [X] animal health, [ ] plant protection, 
[X] 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 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:  G/SPS/N/ARG/165 
 
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  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) : 30 April 2013 
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: 
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 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