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ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/ARG/105 
16 January 2007 
 (07-0208) 
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):  In vivo -derived  ovine embryos  
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 Autorización de la Importación de Em briones Ovinos Recolectados In Vivo a la 
República Argentina  (Health Requirements for Importing In Vivo- Derived  Ovine Embryos 
into the Argentine Republic) (13 pages, in Spanish) 
6. Description of content:   The notified draft document cont ains models of the application 
form for importing ovine embryos ( Solicitud de Importación de Embriones Ovinos ) and the 
international veterinary certificat e authorizing the importation of in vivo- derived  ovine 
embryos into the Argentine Republic ( Certificado Veterinario Internacional para la 
Autorización de la Importación de Embriones Ovinos Recolectados  In Vivo  a la República 
Argentina ). 
 Among other requirements, neither the farm of origin nor the embryo collection 
centre must have any officially reported cas es of foot and mouth disease, bluetongue, 
vesicular stomatitis, infection caused by Brucella abortus  or Brucella  melitensis , 
contagious agalactia, enzootic abortion of ewes, Nairobi sheep disease, ovine pulmonary 
adenomatosis or maedi-visna in the 12 months  prior to the first collection date of the 
embryos for export.  
 Donor females in the farm of origin and in the centre where embryos for export to 
the Argentine Republic are collected must have been held for a 30-day pre-collection period 
immediately prior to the first collection date. 
 Donor animals must have been born in th e exporting country and must not have left 
that country since birth.  Donor females must  be individually identif ied and kept isolated 
from all other ruminants during the pre-collecti on and collection period.  They must not be 
vaccinated against any disease during this period.  Donor animals must be examined by the embryo collection team veterinarian or by an official veterinarian from the beginning of the
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  6. Description of content:   (cont'd)  pre-collection period up until 30 days following the final 
collection of the embryos destined for export to the Argentine Republic.  They must also be 
examined whenever samples are taken for laboratory tests.  In all cases, the animals examined must be pronounced free of any disease which can be transmitted through an 
embryonic transfer. 
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, [   ] 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:   
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:  [   ] 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: