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G/SPS/N/ARG/150 
8 August 2011  
 (11-3979) 
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):  Laboratory animals for research purposes:  house mice ( Mus musculus ), 
brown rats ( Rattus norvegicus ), guinea pigs ( Cavia porcellus ) and golden hamsters 
(Mesocricetus auratus ) only 
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 de 
animales de laboratorio para investigación (Health requirements for the importation into 
Argentina of laboratory animals for research purposes).  Language(s):  Spanish 
Number of pages:  19 
Text available at:  
http://members.wto.org/crnattach ments/2011/sps/ARG/11_2641_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 laboratory animals for research  purposes.  The draft Resolution includes 
models of the sworn statement providing inform ation on the research project and its staff 
"Declaración jurada - Información sobre el Proyecto de investigación y sus responsables " 
(Annex I), the application form for the importa tion into Argentina of laboratory animals for 
research purposes " Solicitud de importación de animal es de laboratorio con destino a 
investigación " (Annex II) and the international veterinary certificate for the importation 
into Argentina of laboratory  animals for research purposes " Certificado veterinario 
internacional para amparar la importación animales de laboratorio con destino a 
investigación a la República Argentina " (Annex III). 
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.  G/SPS/N/ARG/150 
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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) :  7 October 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) 
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/