. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/VEN/12 
18 August 2005 
 
 (05-3685) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   Spanish 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
1. Member to Agreement notifying:  VENEZUELA
 
If applicable, name of local government involved:   
2. Agency responsible:  Autonomous Agricultural Health Service ( Servicio Autónomo de 
Sanidad Agropecuaria – SASA)  
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where 
applicable):   
Section IX:  Wood and articles of wood;  wood charcoal;  cork and articles of cork; 
manufactures of straw, of  esparto or of other plaiting materials;  basketware 
and wickerwork  
Chapter 44:  Wood and articles of wood;  wood charcoal;  cork and articles of cork 
Subheadings 4401 to 4421 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  All 
countries  
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:  Phytosanitary measures 
to reduce the risk of the introduction or spr ead of quarantine pests associated with wood 
packaging manufactured from unworked wood and in use in international trade. 
 Official Gazette No. 38.177.  Resolution No. 098, published on 2 May 2005.  
Available in Spanish (2 pages).  
6. Description of content:  The purpose of this Resolution is to establish procedures for the 
certification of wood packaging manufact ured from unworked wood for export and 
produced in plants authorized by the Autonom ous Agricultural Health  Service (SASA), and 
to regulate wood packaging manufactured from unworked wood accompanying imports. 
It applies only to packaging used for any plant, plant product, storage place, 
packaging, conveyance, container, soil and any other organism, object or material capable of harbouring or spreading pests, deemed to re quire phytosanitary measures, particularly in 
international transportation. 
Treatment:  Officially authorized procedure for killing, eliminating or sterilizing 
pests. G/SPS/N/VEN/12 
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 6. Description of content:  (cont'd) 
 Heat treatment:  Process whereby a basic produc t is heated to a minimum 
temperature for a minimum period, in accordan ce with officially recognized technical 
specifications. 
 Furthermore, any natural or legal person interested in the production, marketing and 
phytosanitary treatment of wood packaging must  register with the Autonomous Agricultural 
Health Service (SASA). 
7. Objective and rationale: [  X ] food safety,  [    ] animal health,  [  X ] plant protection, 
[ X ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [  X ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests        
8. International standard, guideline or recommendation: 
[   ] Codex Alimentarius Commission,  [   ] World Organization for Animal Health 
(OIE), [ X ] International Plant Protection Convention,  [   ] None If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate 
reference and briefly identify deviations:  Andean Community  
9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Official Gazette 
No. 38.177.  Resolution No. 098, published on 2 May 2005.  Available in Spanish (2 pages)  
10. Proposed date of adoption:  15 March 2005  
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  2 May 2005  
12. Final date for comments:        
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [  X ] National notification 
authority, [  X ] National enquiry point, or add ress, fax number and E-mail address (if 
available) of other body:        
13. Texts available from:  [  X ] National notification authority, [  X ] National enquiry 
point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:   
Servicio Autónomo de Sani dad Agropecuaria (SASA) :  Official Gazette No. 38.177.  
Resolution No. 098, published on 2 May 2005.  Available in Spanish. 
Address:  Esquina de Colón a Dr. Diaz 
Antiguo Edificio del BTV 
Sector la Hoyada Planta Baja.  Ministerio de Agricultura y Tierras  Tel.:  542.44.83 
Fax:  54542.18.83 
E-mail:  mat sasa@yahoo.es