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G/SPS/N/ARG/157 
19 June 2012 
 (12-3221) 
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 numbe r(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO;  ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where 
applicable):  Meerkats 
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 aut orizar la importación a la 
República Argentina de suricatas destinadas a zoológicos  (Health requirements for the 
importation into Argentina of meerkats intended for zoos). 
Language(s):  Spanish Number of pages:  17 
Text available at: 
http://members.wto.org/crnattach ments/2012/sps/ARG/12_2281_00_s.pdf  
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 meerkats intended for zoos.  The draft Resolution includes models of the 
application form for the importation into Argentina of meerkats intended for zoos 
("Solicitud de importación de Suric atas destinadas a zoológicos ") (Annex I) and of the 
international veterinary certificate for the exportation to Argentina of meerkats ( Suricata 
suricatta ) intended for zoos (" Certificado veterinario internacional para amparar la 
exportación a la República Argentina de Sur icatas (Suricata suricatta) destinadas a 
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/157 
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  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 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? 
 [ ] Yes [X] No 
 If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:  The notified draft Resolution includes requirements additional to 
those recommended by the OIE. 
9. Other relevant documents and langua ge(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) :  18 August 2012 
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, [ ] 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/