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G/SPS/N/ARG/152 
31 October 2011 
 (11-5463) 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original:   Spanish 
  
 
NOTIFICATION OF EMERGENCY MEASURES 
 
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):  Foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) risk products 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[ ] All trading partners [X] Specific regions or countries:  Paraguay  
5. Title of the notified document:  Resolución SENASA declarando el alerta sanitario como 
consecuencia de un brote de afto sa en la República de Paraguay (National Agriculture and 
Food Quality and Health Service Resolution declaring a state of health emergency 
following an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease in Paraguay). Language(s):  Spanish Number of pages:  5 
Text available online at: 
http://www.senasa.gov.ar/Archivos /File/File5415-Res684_2011.pdf 
6. Description of content:  The notified Resolution declares a state of health emergency 
throughout Argentine national territory followi ng an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease in 
Paraguay which requires the adoption/strengt hening of all existing mechanisms and 
measures in order to prevent the en try of the disease into Argentina. 
The Resolution establishes a preventive suspension of the entry into Argentina, either as 
imports or goods in transit be tween third countries, of all products capable of transmitting 
the foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) virus from Paraguay. 
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. Nature of the urgent problem(s) and reason for urgent action:  Preventive measure to 
safeguard against the introduction of foot-and-mouth disease into Argentina. G/SPS/N/ARG/152 
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  9. Is there a relevant international standa rd?  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)  
[ ] 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:  
10. Other relevant documents and langua ge(s) in which these are available:   
11. Date of entry into force ( dd/mm/yy )/period of application (as applicable):  
19 September 2011 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure  
12. 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:  
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/  
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/  
 
Text also available at: 
http://www.senasa.gov.ar/Archivos /File/File5415-Res684_2011.pdf