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ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/ARG/143 
23 February 2011 
 (11-0937) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd 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 numbe r(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO;  ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where 
applicable):  Poultry hatching eggs 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 de 
huevos de ave de corral para incubar  (Health requirements for the importation of poultry 
hatching eggs).  Language:  Spanish.  Number of pages:  24. 
6. Description of content:  The notified draft National Agri culture and Food Quality and 
Health Service Resolution approves the hea lth requirements for the importation into 
Argentina of poultry hatching eggs.  The draft Resolution includes models of the 
application form for the importation of poultry hatching eggs for breeding (" Solicitud de 
importación de huevos de aves de corra l para incubar con destino a reproducción ") 
(Annex II) and the international veterinary certif icate for the importation into Argentina of 
poultry hatching eggs for breeding (" Certificado veterinario inter nacional para amparar la 
importación de huevos de aves de corral par a incubar a la República Argentina con 
destino a reproducción ") (Annex III).  
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.  
8. Is there a relevant international stan dard?  If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g. title or serial number of Codex standard 
or related text)  
[X] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) Section 10 of the Terrestrial Animal Health 
Code.  G/SPS/N/ARG/143 
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   [ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number)  
[ ] None Does this proposed regulation conform to  the relevant international standard? 
 [ ] Yes [X] No 
 If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard: 
The notified draft Resolution includes requi rements additional to those recommended by 
the OIE Terrestrial Code.  
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) :  24 April 2011 
Agency or authority designated to handl e 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:  
Servicio Nacional de Sanidad y Calidad Agroalimentaria (SENASA) 
Unidad 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/