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Ref: RESOLUCIÓN 148/08

Buenos Aires, 11/3/2008
HAVING REGARD TO File # S01:0335346/2007 of the Register of the MINISTRY OF ECONOMY AND PRODUCTION, Resolutions # 725 of November 15 of 2005, 754 of October 30 of 2006, 876 of Decemb er 19 of 2006 and 109 of February 26 of 2007, all of the NATIONAL SERVICE OF AGRIFOOD HEALTH AND QUALITY, and

WHEREAS:

The San itary S ituation in the REPUBLIC OF ARGENTINA with reference to Foot and Mouth Disease directly influences access of Argentine meat to international market s , also taking into account the high economic impact of said disease and that its report is obligatory.
That the EUROPEAN UNION is one of the main world markets for meat, and therefore to enter and keep said market is essential for the growth of the Argentine livestock sector.
That by means of Resolution # 109 of February 26 of 2007 of the NATIONAL SERVICE OF AGRIFOOD HEALTH AND QUALITY the territory that forms the South Patagonia Region and North B Patagonia Region ( Regiones Patagón ica Sur y Patagónica Norte B ), determined by SENASA Resolution # 725 of November 15 of 2005, was declared “ Zone Free of Foot and Mouth Disease without Vaccination ”

. That the WORLD ORGANIZATION OF ANIMAL HEALTH (OIE) in its 75th General Session approved, by means of Resolution # XXI, an extension of the Free Zone without Vaccination to include the North B Patagonia Region.
That the EUROPEAN UNION as a block of purchasing countries establishes additional sanitary requirements related to traceability for the t rade of Argentine meat with bone from species susceptible to Foot and Mouth Disease.
That said additional requirements include the recognition of the EUROPEAN UNION itself of the sanitary condition of the region of origin of the meat it imports, independen t of recognition by other international health agencies.
That North B Patagonia Region is not recognized by the EUROPEAN UNION as a Zone Free of Foot and Mouth Disease without Vaccination.That South Patagonia Region is recognized by the EUROPEAN UNION as a Zone Free of Foot and Mouth Disease without Vaccination. This recognition makes it possible to export meat from said region to the block of countries of the EUROPEAN UNION.
That until such time as the EUROPEAN UNION recognizes the North B Patagonia Regio n as a Zone Free of Foot and Mouth Disease without Vaccination, it is necessary to establish additional traceability requirements for animals of species susceptible to Foot and Mouth Disease that enter the South Patagonia Region from the North B Patagonia Region, so as to maintain the sanitary condition of the former and its possibility of exporting meat to the EUROPEAN UNION and other international destinations.
That the Direction of Legal Affairs has intervened according to its jurisdiction.

That the unde rsigned is competent to resolve at this level of jurisdiction according to Article 2, Clause d) Law # 24 , 305 on Foot and Mouth and Article 8, Clauses c) and h) of Decree # 1585 of December 19 of 1996, replaced by the similar one # 680 of September 1 st of 2 003.Therefore,

THE PRESIDENT OF THE NATIONAL SERVICE OF AGRIFOOD HEALTH AND QUALITY

RESOLVES:

Article 1

— To incorporate to Resolution # 725 of November 15 of 2005 of the NATIONAL SERVICE OF AGRIFOOD HEALTH AND QUALITY, the form "Request for Authorization , Report of Dispatch and Entry to Immediate Slaughter ” established in Annex I of this Resolution. Said form is incorporated as Appendix A of Annex III of said Resolution and forms part of the same.

Art. 2

— To incorporate to SENASA Resolution # 725/2005 th e form "Waybill" established in Annex II of this R esolution. Said form is incorporated as Appendix B of Annex III of SENASA Resolution # 725/2005 and forms part of the same.

Art. 3

— To modify point 1.5 of Annex III of SENASA Resolution # 725/2005, which
w ill remain as follows:
"1.5. Entry to the South Patagonia Region of animals susceptible to Foot and Mouth Disease is only authorized for animals from operations located in North B Patagonia Region.

1.5.1. The animals detailed in Point 1.5 that are destined for immediate slaughter in slaughterhouses located in the South Patagonia Region must comply with the following requirements.
1.5.1.1. The destination of the animals can never be a slaughterhouse authorized to slaughter with the EUROPEAN UNION as destinat ion.
1.5.1.2. The destination slaughterhouse must be authorized and inspected by SENASA.1.5.1.3. The Animal Transit Document ( Documento para el Tránsito Animal , DTA) that supports the movement of animals must be exclusively issued by the Local Office of
o rigin and cannot be issued by a delegation or in an auction fair.
1.5.1.4. Before dispatch of the animals, the Local Veterinarian of the place of origin must request authorization for shipping the animals from the Head of Veterinary Inspection of the desti nation slaughterhouse. Authorization must be processed filling in the form “ Request for Authorization, Report of Dispatch and Entry to Immediate Slaughter ” established in Appendix A of Annex III of this Resolution.
1.5.1.5. Once the Head of the Veterinary Inspection of the destination slaughterhouse has authorized the shipment, the Local Veterinarian of the place of origin must issue the corresponding DTA together with the “ Request for Authorization, Report of Dispatch and Entry to Immediate Slaughter ” esta blished in Appendix A of Annex III of this Resolution.
1.5.1.6. The animals must be moved directly from the livestock operation of origin to the destination slaughterhouse.
1.5.1.7. The Head of the Veterinary Inspection of the destination slaughterhouse mu st reliably report the arrival of the animals to the Local Veterinarian of the place of origin using the same form “ Request for Authorization, Report of Dispatch and Entry to Immediate Slaughter ” used to dispatch the animals.

1.5.1.8. The meat from these a nimals cannot go to export with destination the EUROPEAN UNION.
1.5.2. The animals detailed in Point 1.5 that are destined for livestock operations located in the South Patagonia Region must comply with the following requirements:

1.5.2.1. The animals to b e moved must have been born and bred in the Zone Free of FMD without Vaccination and must not have been in contact with animals from Zones where FMD Vaccination takes place.
1.5.2.2. The destination livestock operations must possess appropriate facilities for the separation and sanitary inspection of the animals that are entering it.
1.5.2.3. The destination livestock operation cannot be registered for export to the EUROPEAN UNION.
1.5.2.4. The bovine animals to be shipped must be identified by ear tags, ac cording to SENASA Resolution # 754 of October 30 of 2006, whatever their category, sex and age.
1.5.2.5. The ovine animals to be shipped must be identified with ear tags, which will have printed on them the Unique Identification Livestock Code ( Clave Unica de Identificación Ganadera, CUIG), in accordance with Annex I of SENASA Resolution # 876 of December 19 of 2006.1.5.2.6. The DTA that supports the animal movement must be exclusively issued by the Local Office of the place of origin and cannot be issued by a SENASA Delegation or at an auction fair.
1.5.2.7. The Local Veterinarian of the place of origin must request authorization for the animal shipment from the Local Veterinarian of the place of destination. Said authorization must be processed by complet ing the form “ Entry Authorization ” established in Appendix A of Annex I of this Resolution.
1.5.2.8. The Local Veterinarian of the place of origin must inform the Local Veterinarian of the place of destination of the date of shipment.

1.5.2.9. The animals must be transported in a truck authorized by SENASA for live animal transport.
1.5.2.10. The truck with the animals must not travel through Zones where FMD Vaccination is carried out, unless expressly authorized by SENASA to do so.

1.5.2.11. When SENASA au thorizes transit of the animals through zones where FMD Vaccination is performed, the following requirements must be complied with:
1.5.2.11.1. Before issuance of the DTA the owner or person responsible for the truck must inform what itinerary they are goi ng to follow, and complete the form “ Waybill ” according to the model established in Appendix B of Annex III of this Resolution. All the information in said form is considered to be a Sworn Statement.
1.5.2.11.2. The itinerary declared in the “ Waybill ” must include, obligatorily, the passage of the truck by an entry control post and an exit control post of the FMD Vaccination Zone. The aforementioned posts must be SENASA authorized posts.
1.5.2.11.3. The movement of the truck must obligatorily follow the iti nerary declared in the “ Waybill ”

. 1.5.2.11.4. The truck must be sealed during its whole journey.
1.5.2.11.5. All the procedures described in Point 1.5.2.11. must be authorized by the Official Veterinarians of origin and destination, and the person responsi ble for each control post must also be involved.
1.5.2.11.6. The owner of the destination operation is under the obligation of reporting the arrival of the animals to the Local SENASA Office with jurisdiction in the area, within FORTY

- EIGHT (48) hours.

1.5 .2.12. Once the transported animals arrive at the destination livestock operation, they will remain separate from all other animals of FMD susceptible species for TWENTY

- ONE (21) days.
1.5.2.13. The destination livestock operation will be kept in attenuate d quarantine for TWENTY

- ONE (21) days as indicated in the point above and can only send animals to slaughter if authorized by the Local Veterinarian.1.5.2.14. Once the quarantine is ended, SENASA will free the livestock operation of restrictions, after in spection of the newly

- entered animals.

Art. 4. — This Resolution will be in force from the day after its publication in the Official Bulletin.

Art. 5

— — For its due publication, application and record this Resolution is passed and adopted, sent to the Natio nal Direction of the Official Register and filed.

— Jorge N. Amaya.ANNEX I

NATIONAL SERVICE FOR AGRIFOOD HEALTH AND QUALITY

NATIONAL DIRECTION OF ANIMAL HEALTH REQUEST FOR AUTHORIZATION REPORT OF DISPATCH AND ENTRY TO IMMEDIATE SLAUGHTER
REQUEST FO R AUTHORIZATION: RENSPA # / / / / DEPARTMENT:

...................................................... PROVINCE:

........................ OWNER:

............................................................................................. LIVESTOCK OPERATION:

.......................................... TELEPHONE:

........................ NUMBER OF ANIMALS:

................................. .SPECIES:

........................ .. CATEGORIES:

........................................................................ SLAUGHTERHOUSE:

....................................... PLACE:

..................... Place and Date:

................................. .

............................................. . Signature and Seal of the DNFA Inspector

---------------------- NOTIFICATION OF SLAUGHTERHOUSE AUTHORIZATION Place and Date:

.............................. ... . AUTHORIZED: YES NO (STRIKETHROUGH WHAT DOES NOT CORRESPOND)

.................................... Signature and Seal of the DNFA Inspector

--------------- NOTIFICATION OF DISPATCH Place and Date:

................................. .

.................................... Signature and Seal of the loca l DNSA Veterinarian

--------------- NOTIFICATION OF RECEPTION PLACE AND DATE:

................................. .

.................................... Signature and Seal of the DNFA InspectorANNEX II

WAYBILL FOR CONTROL OF LIVESTOCK MOVEMENT IN SANITARY REGION WITHOUT FMD VACCINATION TRAV ELING THROUGH SANITARY REGION WITH FMD VACCINATION
Livestock Operation

.................................... RENSPA #

............ .. Locality

................................................... Province

..................... DTA #

................................................... ..Seal #

........................ . Destination Livestock Operation

......................................................... RESNPA #..................

....................................................................................... Locality

................................................... Province

..................... Detail of the Animals

.................................................................. ..

............................................................................................. ITINERARY

........................................................................... ..

.................................... ......................................................... ..

Control and Verification Post New Items Seal

- Signature

FMD vaccination zone entry control post Name:

............... .. Tel:

..................... Seal check Date:

............ . Hour:

...............
FMD vaccination zone exit control post Name:

............... .. Tel:

..................... Seal check Date:

............ . Hour:

...............
DESTINATION Trip ended Operation RENSPA # Slaughterhouse # Date:

............ . Hour:

...............

Place and date

.............................. Seal and Signature of SENASA Veterinarian