. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/ARG/123 
9 February 2009 
 (09-0619) 
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 number(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO;  ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where 
applicable):  Marine mammals of the order Carnivora,  superfamily Pinnipedia, and of the 
order Cetacea 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[X] All trading partners, or 
[ ] Specific regions or countries: 
5. Title of the notified document:  Condiciones sanitarias para autorizar la importación de 
mamíferos marinos con destino a oceanarios a la República Argentina (Health 
requirements for the importation into Argentina of marine mammals destined for oceanaria) 
Language:  Spanish Number of pages:  11 
6. Description of content:  The notified draft Resolution sets forth the health requirements 
for the importation into Argentina of marine  mammals destined for oceanaria.  The 
requirements include provisions relating to th e influenza A virus, phocid distemper virus, 
phocid herpesviruses, variola virus and San Mi guel virus.  The draft Resolution contains 
models of the international veterinary certif icate and the application form for importing 
marine mammals destined for oceanaria. 
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)  
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number)  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM N°)  
[X] None G/SPS/N/ARG/123 
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  8. Is there a relevant international standa rd?  If so, identify the standard:   (cont'd) 
Does this proposed regulation conform to  the relevant international standard? 
 [ ] Yes [ X] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how a nd 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 
Propose date of publication ( dd/mm/yy) :  Approximately five days after adoption 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  [ ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) :  The day following publication in the Official Journal 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments:  [ X] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or ( dd/mm/yy ):  10 April 2009 
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 
Unidad de Relaciones Internacionales Tel.: +(54 11) 4121-5353 
Telefax: +(54 11) 4121-5360 
E-mail: relint@senasa.gov.ar Website: www.senasa.gov.ar