. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/ARG/108 
13 March 2007 
 (07-1044) 
Committee on Sanitary and 
Phytosanitary Measures Original:   Spanish 
 
 
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
1. Member to Agreement notifying:   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):  Reptiles 
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:  Condiciones Sanitarias 
para la Importación de Reptiles con Fin es de su Comercialización a la República 
Argentina (Health Requirements for Importing Rept iles into the Argentine Republic for 
Marketing Purposes) (9 pages, in Spanish) 
6. Description of content:   The standard sets out the health requirements for entry into 
Argentina of reptiles for marketing purposes , with annexes containing models of the 
application form for importing re ptiles (for marketing purposes) ( Solicitud de Importación 
de Reptiles (con fines de su comercialización) ) and the international veterinary certificate for 
the importation of reptiles (for marketin g purposes) into the Argentine Republic ( Modelo de 
Certificado Veterinario Internacional para Am parar la Importación de Reptiles (con fines 
de su comercialización) a la República Argentina ). 
 Amongst other requirements, the farm of origin must be located in the e xporting 
country, authorized by and under the official supervision of the Veterinary Authorities and 
equipped with facilities suitable for operating a pre-exportation quarantine unit where the 
reptiles are to be held in isolation for a period of 21 days prior to dispatch to Argentina.  
These facilities must also apply measures to cont rol potential vectors of diseases that affect 
such species. 
 If the reptiles to be imported into the co untry have undergone treatment and/or health 
tests that were not ma ndatory under the current health requ irements, and the treatment and/or 
tests were performed by veterinarians authorized by the Veterinary Authorities of the exporting country, this must be indicated on th e International Veterina ry Certificate, which 
must be accompanied by the relevant protocols. 
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  G/SPS/N/ARG/108 
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  8. International standard, guideline or recommendation:  
[   ] Codex Alimentarius Commission, [   ] World Organization for Animal Health 
(OIE), [   ] International Plant Protection Convention, [ X ] None 
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate 
reference and briefly identify deviations:   
9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Once adopted, the 
measure will be published in the Boletín Oficial  (Official Journal). 
10. Proposed date of adoption:   To be determined 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:   To be determined 
12. Final date for comments:   60 days after the date of notification 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [ X ] National notification 
authority, [ X ] National enquiry point or  address, 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) 
Coordinación de Relaciones Internacionales Tel.:   (5411) 4121 5353 Fax:   (5411) 4121 5360 E-mail.   relint@senasa.gov.ar 
Web site: http://ww w.senasa.gov.ar