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ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/ARG/130 
21 January 2010 
 (10-0329) 
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):  Ruminants and products of ruminant origin 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[X] All trading partners 
[ ] Specific regions or countries: 
5. Title of the notified document:  Proyecto de Resolución acerca de la Importación de 
Rumiantes y Productos Derivados Previniendo EEB (Draft Resolution on the importation 
of ruminants and products of ru minant origin with a view to  preventing Bovine Spongiform 
Encephalopathy) Language:  Spanish Number of pages:  19 
Text available in Spanish online at: 
http://members.wto.org/crnattach ments/2010/sps/ARG/10_0313_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content:  The notified draft Resolution of the National Agriculture and 
Food Quality and Health Service (SENASA) updates the Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) risk management methodology in the light of World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) recommendations in  the chapters corresponding to BSE of the 
Terrestrial Animal Health Code. 
The draft Resolution has four Annexes: 
 - ANNEX I:  Methodology to assess the risk of the introduction of Bovine 
Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) through imports of live animals, the reproductive material thereof, products , by-products and derivatives of 
animal origin and goods in which these are found; 
 - ANNEX II:  Categorization of geographical risk in relation to Bovine 
Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE); 
 - ANNEX III:  Categorization of live animals of species susceptible to 
Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) and the reproductive material 
and products, by-products a nd derivatives thereof;  and G/SPS/N/ARG/130 
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    - ANNEX IV:  Categorization, in relation to the risk of Bovine Spongiform 
Encephalopathy, of the end uses of liv e animals of species susceptible to 
this disease, the reproductive material, products, by-products and derivatives thereof and goods in which these are found. 
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)  Chapter 11.6 of the Terrestrial Animal 
Health Code 
[ ] 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:  
9. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available:  SENASA 
Resolutions Nos. 117 of 22 January 2002 and 238 of 9 February 2001 (available in 
Spanish). 
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  After the close of the comment period 
Proposed 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) :  22 March 2010 
Agency or authority designated to handle 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 (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/