G/SPS/N/ARG/166  
8 March 2013  
(13-1278)  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): Zoo rhinoceros  
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 rinocerontes destinados a zoológicos (Health requirements for 
the importation into Argentina of zoo rhinoceros)  
Language(s): Spanish Number of pages: 20 
Text available at: 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2013/sps/ARG/13_1052_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 zoo rhinoceros. The draft Resolution includes models of the application form 
for the importation into Argentina of zoo rhinoceros " Solicitud de importación de 
rinocerontes destinados a jardines zoológicos " (Annex I) and of the international veterinary 
certificate for the exportation to Argentina of zoo rhinoceros " Certificado veterinario 
internacional para amparar la exportación a la República Argentina de rinocerontes 
destinados a jardines zoológicos " (Annex II). 
7. Objective and rationale: [  ] food safety, [X] animal health, [ ] plant protection, 
[X] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [  ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.  G/SPS/N/ARG/166 
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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: 
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 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) : 6 May 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: 
13. Texts available from: [ ] National Notifi cation 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