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ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/ARG/128 
20 July 2009 
 (09-3550) 
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 and poultry products 
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:  Incorporación de la Influenza Aviar de Declaración 
Obligatoria al Reglamento General de Policía Sanitaria de los Animales (Incorporation of 
avian influenza as a notifiable disease into the General Regulation on Animal Health Monitoring and Surveillance).  
Language:  Spanish Number of pages:  6 
6. Description of content:  The notified draft Resolution of the National Agriculture and 
Food Quality and Health Service incorporates th e concept of avian influenza as a notifiable 
disease into Argentine legislation, in accordan ce with OIE Terrestrial Animal Health Code 
recommendations.  The Resolution also updates existing preventive measures.  
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.  
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)  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM N°)  
[ ] None G/SPS/N/ARG/128 
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   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 
Propose 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 upon 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 September 2009 
Agency or authority designated to handl e comments:  [ ] National Notification 
Authority, [ X] National Enquiry Point.  Add ress, 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) 
Coordinación de Relaciones Internacionales e Institucionales Tel.: +(54 11) 4121-5353 Fax: +(54 11) 4121-5360 
E-mail: relint@senasa.gov.ar
 
Website: http://www.senasa.gov.ar