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ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/ARG/77 
19 July 2005 
 (05-3216) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   Spanish 
  
NOTIFICATION 
1. Member to Agreement notifying:  ARGENTINA
 
If applicable, name of local government involved:        
2. Agency responsible:  National Agriculture and Food Quality and Health Service 
(SENASA).  
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):  Live apicultural material and any othe r apicultural product for use in apiaries.  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected , to the extent relevant or practicable:  
Trading partners.  
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:  Proyecto de Resolución 
del SENASA – Actualización de los Requisitos Sanitarios para Exportar Material Apícola a 
la Argentina (SENASA Draft Resolution – Updating of Sanitary Requirements for the 
Exportation of Apicultural Material to Argentina) (8 pages, in Spanish).  
6. Description of content:  This draft Resolution updates th e general requirements for the 
introduction into Argentina of live apicultural material and any other apicultural product for 
use in apiaries. 
 The measure aims to prevent exotic diseases from entering national territory, so as 
to maintain the health status.  To this end, consignments will be visually inspected at border 
points for signs of parasitic, infectious and contagious diseases. 
 The draft Resolution also contains specific provisions relating to American 
foulbrood ( Paenibacillus larvae larvae) , varroasis ( Varroa destructor) , acariosis (Acarapis 
woodi) , Tropilaelaps spp. mites, European foulbrood (Melissococcus pluton) , chalkbrood 
(Ascosphaera apis)  and the small hive beetle (Aethina tumida Murray) . 
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. International standard, guideline or recommendation: 
[   ] Codex Alimentarius Commission,  [ X ] World Organization for Animal Health 
(OIE), [   ] International Plant Protection Convention,  [   ] None 
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate 
reference and briefly identify deviations:  Part 2,  Section 2.9, of the Terrestrial Animal 
Health Code.  
9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Once adopted, the 
Resolution will be published in the Boletín Oficial  (Official Journal).  G/SPS/N/ARG/77 
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 10. Proposed date of adoption:  After the close of the comment period.  
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  Once adopted.  
12. Final date for comments:  60 days.  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [    ] National notification 
authority, [  X ] National enquiry point, or add ress, fax number and E-mail address (if 
available) of other body:        
13. Texts available from:  [    ] National notification authority, [  X ] National enquiry 
point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body: 
Servicio Nacional de Sanidad y Calidad Agroalimentaria (SENASA) 
Av. Paseo Colón 367 (C1063 ACW), Lima 
Coordinación de Relaciones Internacionales e Institucionales 
Tel.: (5411) 4331-6040/41/42/43/44/45/46/47/ and 4334-0398 Fax: (5411) 4334-4738 E-mail: relint@senasa.gov.ar Website:  www.senasa.gov.ar/sanidad/abejas/abeja.php