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G/SPS/N/ARG/158 
19 June 2012 
 (12-3226) 
Committee on Sanitary and 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):  Brine shrimps ( Artemia ) and/or the eggs thereof 
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 aut orizar la importación a la 
República Argentina de Artemias y/o sus huevos (Health requirements for the importation 
into Argentina of brine shrimps and/or the eggs thereof).  Language(s):  Spanish 
Number of pages:  15 
Text available at: 
http://members.wto.org/crnattach ments/2012/sps/ARG/12_2282_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content:  The notified draft National Agri culture and Food Quality and 
Health Service Resolution approves the hea lth requirements for the importation into 
Argentina of brine shrimps and/or the eggs th ereof.  The draft Resolution includes models 
of the application form for the importation into  Argentina of brine shrimps and/or the eggs 
thereof (" Solicitud de importación de Artemias y/o sus huevos ") (Annex I) and of the 
international veterinary certificate for the expor tation to Argentina of brine shrimps and/or 
the eggs thereof (" Certificado veterinario internacional pa ra amparar las exportaciones de 
Artemias y/o sus huevos a la República Argentina ") (Annex II).  
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. 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 Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number)  G/SPS/N/ARG/158 
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  [ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number)  
[ ] None 
Does this proposed regulation conform to  the relevant international standard? 
 [ ] Yes [X] No  If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:  The notified draft Resolution includes requirements additional to 
those recommended by the OIE. 
9. Other relevant documents and langua ge(s) in which these are available:  
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 after 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 August 2012 
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