. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/ARG/139 
5 January 2011 
 (11-0008) 
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):  Pet ferrets 
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:  Condiciones Sanitarias para Autorizar la Importación a 
la República Argentina de Hurones en Calidad de Animales de Compañía 
(Health requirements for the importation into Argentina of pet ferrets) Language:  Spanish  
Number of pages:  17 
 
Text available in Spanish online at: http://members.wto.org/crnattach ments/2010/sps/ARG/10_4731_00_s.pdf
 
6. Description of content:  The notified draft National Agri culture and Food Quality and 
Health Service Resolution lays down the h ealth requirements for the importation into 
Argentina of pet ferrets.  The draft Resolution includes models of the application form for 
the importation of pet ferrets (" Solicitud de Importación de Hurones en Calidad de 
Animales de Compañía ") (Annex II) and the internationa l veterinary certificate for the 
importation into Argentina of pet ferrets (" Certificado Veterinario Internacional para 
Amparar la Importación de Hurones a la Repú blica Argentina en Calidad de Animales de 
Compañía ") (Annex III). 
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/139 
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  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)  
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number)  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number)  
[X] None Does this proposed regulation conform to  the relevant international standard? 
 [ ] 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 
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) :  6 March 2011 
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:  
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