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APPENDIX 2: 

~ WHAT ARE THE REQUIRED PROCEDURES FOR 

SPECIMEN COLLECTION? 

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For each relevant hazard, is the pest or disease agent known to exist in the 

region? 

The required procedures for specimen collection are described in the following 

section: 

Epithelium sample submission: 

• Samples must be obtained from the most recent lingual or podal vesicles; if 

the vesicle has to be broken is even better. Check the necessary animals in 

order to obtain enough samples. The better the quality and quantity of the 

remitted material, the better the chances for a quick diagnosis. 

• Once the sample was obtained, place it into the provided plastic jar with 

Vallee medium; label it indicating the Sample Remission Protocol number. 

When sending more than one jar, please identify each one of them with the 

protocol number and correlative jar number. 

• Vallee medium must be pink. If it turned yellow, discard it. 

• Close the jar and seal it with adhesive or masking tape. 

• After the jar is closed, disinfect the external part of the jar using a proper disinfectant (0.2% citric acid), if not available, use pure vinegar. 

• Then, wrap the jar in cotton or any other absorbent material. 

• Piace the jar into a rigid and unbreakable container with a thread or pressure lid (powdered milk can or similar, plastic container, tupperware, etc) 

• Use cotton or paper to fill any remaining empty space to avoid movement of 

the sample. 

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~ • Put the container into a Styrofoam box with enough ice-packs to keep it cold 

for the shipping time. 

• Close the box, seal the top using masking or adhesive tape. 

• In the external part of the box paste a plastic envelope with the pertinent 

protocol. Place the label with the "BIOHAZARD" sign and indicating: "EPITHELIUM", its destination (Virologia- Fiebre Aftosa) and the sender data. 

Do not place into the same box any other type of sample (serum). 

Serum sample remission 

The serum sample remitted must be placed into a Styrofoam box, with the tubes 

correctly identified and placed in such way to avoid damage and leaks. 

- Put into the box enough ice-packs to keep it cold during the shipping time, close it 

and seal it. 

In the external part of the box paste the plastic envelope with a protocol photocopy 

indicating the species . Label the box with the "BIOHAZARD" sign, indicating that it 

is "SERUM" and its destination (Virologia- Fiebre Aftosa) as well as the sender 

data. 

Each sample must be sent in its pertinent box. Send serum and epithelium in 

separated boxes, attaching the protocols to the box using plastic envelopes. 

Never send serum with epithelium for FMD diagnosis in the same box. 

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Please indicate in all cases: 

District (town, place) from where the sample is shipped. 

Transport company. 

Number of shipping document. 

Estimated day and time of arrival. 

Use "BIOHAZARD" labels only when delivering samples of vesicular disease suspect, or when the remitted material needs to be so identified. 

The computerized sample reception system will reject any remission that 

does not comply with these requirements. 

Oesophageal-pharyngeal liquid (OPL) remission 

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Equipment: 

• Eagle medium. 

• Probang cups. 

• 2 plastic buckets. 

• Sterile plastic jars for sample collection (one for each animal). 

• Styrofoam coolers. 

• Freezed ice packs, -20° C(not from refrigerator or dry ice). 

• Coveralls. 

• Boots 

• Washcloths. 

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• Protocolized sample remission forms. 

• Disinfectant (1 % acetic acid or sodium carbonate). 

Animals Preparation 

Animals to be sampled must fast 12 hours (food and water). 

Supply them water one hour before sample collection to avoid food presence in the 

sample and to lubricate the digestive tract. It is recommended to collect samples in 

the morning. 

Sample collection 

The animal must be restrained. Get the sample of pharynge and the anterior portion of the esophagus with the adequate size Probang. To do this, put the cup in 

the mouth and, making a slight pressure, allow the animal to swallow it by moving 

the cup up and down, three or four times (more times can stimulate regurgitation, 

which is not advisable). Remove the cup avoiding any trauma and bleeding. Keep 

the animal's mouth open gently without spoiling its content. If regurgitation happens, a small amount of water can be used to stimulate swallowing before a trying 

to get a new sample. The use of disinfectant is not recommended because residues can remain in the cup that may inactivate the virus. 

After sampling disinfect all the equipment (cups, boots, etc, as well as the vehicle 

before leaving the premises) using 1% acetic acid. 

Preparation of the sample 

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- Mix the sample collected with an equivalent volume of the transport solution (Eagle 

medium); close it and seal it to avoid leaking and identify the jar. Shake vigorously 

and freeze using a jar with dry ice moving the material for a uniform freezing. 

VERY IMPORTANT: If the period elapsed from sample collection to the arrival to 

the laboratory is NOT more than 24 hs the sample can go refrigerated (use -20° C 

freeze ice-packs). On the contrary dry ice must always be used. 

Boxes prepared to be sent 

Prepare the boxes just before sending them. If the sample goes refrigerated, include several ice packs. Close the box with adhesive tape. 

In the external part of the box, attach the protocol in a plastic envelope, place a 

Biohazard label indicating that "IT CONTAINS OESOPHAGEAL-PHARYNGEAL 

LIQUID SAMPLE" as well as the destination address (Virologia- Fiebre Aftosa) and 

sender information. 

OPL samples to perform PCR 

Put into tubes with 5 ml of Trizol (monophasic solution of phenol and guanidine 

isothiocyanate), only 2 ml of the OPL sample. 

Put it in Styrofoam box with enough ice-packs. Seal the tube lids with adhesive 

tape and place them in a vertical position to avoid leaking. 

Send samples for Probang and samples for PCR in separated boxes. 

Warning: Trizol is toxic, handle it using latex gloves. 

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- In the external part of the box, attach the protocol in a plastic envelope, place a 

biohazard label indicating that "IT CONTAINS OESOPHAGEAL-PHARYNGEAL 

LIQUID SAMPLE WITH TRIZOL" as well as the destination address (Virologia Fiebre Aftosa) and sender information. 

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WHAT LAWS, REGULATIONS, AND 

POLICIES ARE IN EFFECT 

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One of the first laws related to animal health in Argentina is Law number 3959 from year 

1902. It was signed by the Argentinean President and is known as Animal 's S'anitary 

Police. 

Presidential Decree N° 4238/68, which establishes the inspection of nationally habilitated 

slaughter plants. 

See in internet 

Law N° 24.305/93, Argentinean President. National Foot and Mouth Disease Law. Declares 

FMD eradication of national interest and rules different aspects of the National FMD 

Program. 

See in internet 

SENASA's Resolution 630/94; establishes procedures and conditions for animal products 

and by-producs importation. 

See in internet. 

1^ SENASA"s Resolution 1353/94; establishes procedures for live animals and reproductive 

material exportation. 

SENASA"s Resolution 1354/94; standards for live animals and/or reproductive material 

importation authorization. 

SENASA"s Resolution 1415/94; standards for semen, ova and embryo importation 

authorization. 

See in internet 

Decree N° 643/96 Argentinean President. Rules Law 24.305. 

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SENASA"s Resolution N° 104/95. Restricts FMD vin.is manipulation. 

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SENASA's Resolution N° 219/95, establishes biosecurity requirements for laboratories that 

produce FMD vaccine, (diagnoses and investigation). Also establishes FMD vaccine 

controls. 

SENASA's Resolution N° 225/95. Banns feeding pigs with waste and/or residues without a 

prior treatment. Also banns the presence of pigs in rubbish dump. SENASA can recall and 

sacrifice animals in case of detecting abnormal situations. 

SENASA's Resolution N° 472/95, creates the Biosecurity Commission. 

SENASA's Resolution N° 234/96, creates the National Epidemiological SLirveillance 

System. 

SENASA's Resolution N° 152/99. Determines the requirements, controls and proceedings 

for waste from organic material from boats and airplanes in ports and airports regarding its 

recollection (mainly residues from catering) must go under, transport and deposit with 

biosecurity criteria, avoiding in this way the exposition to FMD susceptible species. 

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SENASA's Resolution N° 295/99, establishes a"Positive List" of low sanitary risk animal 

and plant origin goods that can entry the country without any pre- importation procedure. 

See in internet 

SENASA's Resolution N° 299/99, approves the "Proceedings Manual for passengers and 

luggage control in entry ports of the country". 

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Resolution N° 378/99, Secretary of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries and Food, rules the 

record of suspicion and notification of FMD and confoundable diseases. (Modified by 

Resolution N° 383/2001). 

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SENASA's Resolution N° 398/99, determines the requirements regarding FMD for the 

importation of FMD susceptible species and by-products, from countries and regions with a 

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different status of FMD. 

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SENASA's Resolution N° 478/99, establishes the action to carry out in the attention of 

FMD outbreaks. (Modified by Resolution N° 192/2001) 

See in internet 

Resolution N° 760/99 SENASA conjointly with the Revenue Federal Administration 

(AFIP) and Secretary of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries and Food. Incorporates the 

Declaration Form to individuals that come into the country regarding the tenancy of animal 

and plant origin goods. 

See in internet 

SENASA's Resolution N° 779/99, rules the National Sanitary Emergency System, with 

Regional Emergency Response Teams. 

See in internet 

SENASA's Resolution N° 1131 /2000, establishes the prevention and control measures to 

prevent the entry of FMD virus. 

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SENASA's Resolution N° 1139/2000, establishes the adoption of surveillance and control 

measures. 

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SENASA"s Resolution 1508/00; modification of SENASA"s Resolution 630/94 

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SENASA's Resolution N" 5/2001, approves FMD National Eradication Plan. 

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SENASA's Resolution N° 9/2001, Implements sanitary barrier in parallel 42°. 

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SENASA's Resolution N° 58/2001, establishes standards and requirements for animal, 

products and by-products movement within rebions, as stated on the FMD National 

~ Eradication Plan. 

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Disposition N° 5 y 18, National Animal 1-lealth Bureau and National Abrifood lnspection 

Bureau, modified partially annexes of Resolution N° 58/2001. 

See in internet 

SENASA's Resolution N° 104/2001, establishes requirements for FMD susceptible animal 

movements and concentration. Modified by Resolution N° 414/2002. 

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SENASA's Resolution N° 178/2001, rules the proceedings to guarantee the animal's orlgln 

identification of animals transported to any destination. 

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SENASA's Resolution N° 192/2001, Modifies partially Resolution N° 478/1999, regarding 

sanitary measures to be adopted with FMD susceptible animals, ill animals and contacts, 

from the focal and perifocal area. 

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SENASA's Resolution N° 195/2001, set the standards for FMD vaccines use in emergency 

cases. Vaccine produced within the frame of National Public Bidding, to comply with 

official's campaigns. 

SENASA's Resolution N° 229/2001, proposes the amplification of Northern Patagonia A 

region (FMD free with vaccination). 

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SENASA's Resolution N" 370/2001, implements the operative and communicative 

procedures for FMD cases detected in dairy farms. 

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SENASA"s Resolution N° 383/2001, implements the Suspicion and Notification 

Information System of vesicular diseases and its operation. Resolution N° 510/2001, 

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modifies the flow of information . 

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SENASA"s Resolution N° 462/2001, establishes sanitary measures regarding the treatment 

of animal and vegetal organic waste and residues coming from abroad in any type of 

transport. 

See in internet 

SENASA"s Resolution N° 464/2001, temporarily suspension of all SENASA"s netlaboratories to carry out FMD epidemiological surveillance diagnostic tests. 

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SENASA"s Resolution N° 495/2001, establishes requirements for FMD susceptible cattle 

to be slaughter for the European Union markets. 

See in internet 

SENASA"s Resolution N° 33/2002, establishes supervision mechanisms of the local 

vaccination, through SENASA"s Local Offices. 

See in internet 

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SENASA"s Resolution N° 34/2002, establishes FMD vaccination periods for bovines and 

by regions in accordance witli each region"s epidemiological, geographical and productive 

conditions. Modified by Resolution 413/2002. 

See in internet 

SENASA"s Resolution N° 35/2002 approves Epidemiological Investigations and 

Contingency Programs in case of FMD suspicion. 

SENASA"s Resolution N° 37/2002, establishes the preservation of non-affected areas when 

FMD risk factors appear in the country. 

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SENASA"s Resolution N° 112/2002, banns the entry of FMD vaccinated animals into 

Northern Patagonia B and Southern Patagonia Regions. 

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SENASA"s Resolution N° 115/2002, establishes the requirements for FMD susceptible 

cattle from approved farms, to be slaughter for the EU markets or markets with similar 

requirements. 

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SENASA"s Resolution N° 623/2002, establishes the structure, organization and functioning 

of Sanitary Local Entities. 

See in internet 

SENASA"s Resolution N° 624/2002, establishes FMD vaccine acquisition by Sanitary 

Local Entities. 

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Disposition N° 5/2002, National Animal Health Bureau, establishes second vaccination 

period of 2002 dates. 

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3.7 POG (General Operational Procedure): describes in general the 

methodology necessary for carrying out a given operation 

Border Control Point: It designates the airports, ports, railway stations, or 

positions of road control opened to the international trade of goods and/or 

transit of people, in which SENASA carries out veterinary inspections through 

a significant Operational Unit stably. 

3.8 Intervention Requirement: Is the form that the interested party 

should present in the model in effect, with 24 hs. in advance, before the 

Intervening Operational Unit for the purpose of requesting the presence of its 

personnel, as what is determined in the Decree 4238/68—Chapter XXVIII - 

numeral 28.25). 

3.9 Coordination of Certification of Export of Products: 

3.10 Program for Charge: 

3.11 The end of Charge: 

4.-Responsible: Personnel of the Intervening Operational Unit that is found to 

be empowered to fulfill the terms of the present procedure. 

5. - Description of the procedure: 

5.1 Communication of the Program for Charge (POE N° 1): The office 

~ Coordination of Certifications of Export retransmits to the Office from the 

Port of SW Ace, communication received from the exporting Signature. 

This document consists of a list in which the following data are specified: 

Plant of origin, Country of destination, Vessel, Type of Merchandise, Port 

Terminal and day of charge. 

For the case of which of the aforementioned data the refusal to Export on the 

part of the Coordination of Certification of Exports emerged, it will 

communicate by E-mail to the interested Company so that she has an abortion 

the shipment before the consolidated of the holder. 

Charge the end: Document this that La Empresa interested party will transmit 

way E-mail or Fax, one see consolidated the charge in the plant of origin, to 

the Coordination of Certification of Export, and to the UOI of the port; this 

document will take in addition to the data stated in "Communication of 

Charge the numbers of: Provisional Health Permit of Export, holder, 

precintos, and schedule in which the U.O.I should intervene.; this document 

will be sent way E-mail to the Coordination of Exports and to the U.O.I. of the 

Port. 

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The U.O.I. of the Port will have prominent personnel in the indicated Port 

terminal, on the preestablished day and time by the interested Company, 

where it will carry out the habitual verifications, anticipating in this form, the 

order of charge of the vessel. 

Which means that it is established that every export consolidated in plant of 

origin should be confirmed by personnel of the UOI, within the property of 

one Port terminal. 

Not to arise impediment in the documentary verification and of 

correspondence of precintos, holders etc., the U.O.I will authorize the burden 

to the Vessel sealing the permission of Shipment. 

The Company arranged, in light of the Coordination of Certification of 

Exports, the Definitive Health Certificate, simultaneously with the operative 

one of shipment. 

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General Operational Procedure for the Control of Importaitions of 

Animals and Eggs, that require authorization prior to the importation 

and later quarantine 

6 Purpose: Describe the operational methodology in order to evaluate the 

feasibility of the income of animals and eggs for incubaton through 

documentary, physical and identity control. 

7 Reach: Authorize the entry, when they might be surpassed the physical 

controls, documentary and of identity, through the document of 

corresponding transit and not to authorize the entry when they were not 

surpassed these controls, preparing the proceedings of corresponding 

evidence. 

3 Definitions: 

r- 3.1.ACT (Proceedings): it designates a document of format and 

preestablished fields, whose worked by the staff inember iterviniente of 

the PFH, will leave on record a given situation. It will be always 

associated with an Instructions (INS), being part of this. 

3.2.International Health Certificate:It is the certificate issued by the 

Health Authority of the exporting country recognized by SENASA, 

protecting the goods. 

3.3.1dentity control: it is the verification through ocular inspection, of the 

correspondence of the goods with the documents or certificates of 

protection, as well as the concordance of the required identifications. 

3.4.Documentary control: it is the examination of the certificates or 

documents that protect the goods arrived at the PFH. 

3.5.Physical control: it is the evidence of the conditions sanitary of the 

shipment, where they will be confirmed in addition and when it 

corresponds, compliance with the standards of animal well-being. 

3.6.Quarantine Establishment of destination: It is the establishment 

empowered indicated in the Request of authorized Importation, where 

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the animals are sent in order to fulfill the importation quarantine, being 

for the youths of a day and eggs in order to incubate, the establishment 

~ of final destination of the importation. 

3.7.FOR (Form): it designates a document of format and preestablished 

fields, in order to be completed by the Interested Party, for knowledge 

of the Intervening Operational Unit. It will be always associated with a 

Specific Operational Procedure (POE), being part of this. 

3.8.INS (Instructions): it is the detailed description of a given action, 

identified in a Specific Operational Procedure (POE). It can contain 

disaggregated for its better execution a Proceedings (ACT). 

3.9.Interested Party: It designates that person in charge of processing the 

present operative before the Intervening Operational Unit. 

3.10. Disembarkation Permission: It is the one duplicated of the PTR 

whose recipient is the General Bureau of Customhouses (DGA). 

3.11. Disembarkation Permission: It is the one duplicated of the PTR 

whose recipient is the General Bureau of Customhouses (DGA). 

3.12. Restricted Transit Permission (PTR): It is original of the 

document that extends in triplicate the Intervening Office, in order to 

protect the transfer of the goods up to the Quarantine Establishment of 

~--~ destination. 

3.13. POE (Specific Operational Procedure): it describes the 

standardized methodology for its uniform application in a given 

intervention. It can contain disaggregated for their better execution: 

Instructions (INS), Forms (FOR), or Proceedings (ACT). 

3.14. POG (General Operational Procedure): describes in general the 

methodology necessary for carrying out a given operation 

3.15. Position of Border Paymaster: It designates the airports, ports, 

railway stations, or positions of road control opened to the international 

trade of goods and/or transit of people, in which SENASA carries out 

veterinary inspections through a significant Operational Unit stably. 

3.16. Intervention Requirement: Is the form that the interested party 

should present in the model in effect, with 24 hs. in advance, before the 

Intervening Operational Unit for the purpose of requesting the presence 

of its personnel, as what is determined in the Decree 4238/68—Chapter 

XXVIII - numera128.25). 

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3.17. Importation Request: It is the original of the document issued by 

the Address of Animal Quarantine of the National Directorate of 

'-' Animal Health or by delegation of This, identified with its 

corresponding numeration and signed by the working professional of 

such Area, extended in the name of the Responsible Importer registered 

before SENASA where there are detailed among others, the data of 

identification of the animals. 

3.18. Intervention Request: Is the form that the user should present in 

the model in effect, with 24 hs. in advance, before the Intervening 

Office for the purpose of requesting the presence of its personnel, as 

what is determined in the Decree 4238/68—Chapter XXVIII - numeral 

28.25). 

3.19. Heel: It is the tripled of the PTR for the Intervening Office. 

3.20. Heel: It is the tripled of the PTR for proof of the Intervening 

Operational Unit. 

3.21. Intervening Operational Unit: It is the Veterinary Service of the 

significant SENASA in the Position of Border Paymaster (PFH). 

3.22. Operational Unit: It is the Veterinary Service of the significant 

SENASA in the Position of Border Paymaster (PFH). 

4 Responsible: It is the staff inember of the Intervening Office, that is found 

r-1 to be empowered to carry out the present procedure. 

5 Description: 

5. 1. Presentation by the interested party of the Intervention 

Application. 

5.2. Control of the documentation required prior to the intervention. 

5.2.1. Request of authorized Importation. 

5.2.2. International Health Certificate, in original. 

5.2.3. Copy of the customhouse office. 

5.3. Physical inspection of the animals or eggs to incubate 

Corroborate the physical condition and to confirm the identity. 

5.3. lIn case of holders or trucks. 

5.3.1.1. Transfer up to the beach of inspection to confirm: 

5.3.1.2. General conditions of the means of transportation 

5.3.1.3. Identifying correspondence of the precinto 

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5.3.1.4. Correspondence of the identification of the means of 

transportation. 

~ 5.3.1.5. Opening jointly with the DGA (INS No. 1 POE No. 3). 

5.3.1.6. Verification of the general conditions of the burden. 

5.3.1.7. Identity of the animals (species, race, coat, tattooing, 

private signs, photographs, others). 

5.3.1.8. Physical condition of the a.nimals. 

5.3.1.9. Sampling (when it corresponds). 

5.3.2In case of aerial charges 

5.3.2.1 Transfer to the deposit or chamber of the importation sector 

to confirm 

5.3.2.2. General conditions of the burden. Verification of the 

general conditions of the burden. 

5.3.2.3. Identity of the animals (species, race, coat, tattooing, 

private signs, photographs, others). 

5.3.2.4. Physical condition of the animals. 

5.3.2.5. Sampling (when it corresponds). 

5.4.Authorization of the transit up to the Quarantine Establishment: 

5.4.1. When the means of transportation in which graduate from the 

PFH, the animals, or eggs in order to incubate, were not the same 

with which entered the Position of Border Paymaster, the 

~— conditions of burden of the same should be confirmed. 

5.4.2. Precintado or reprecintado of the means of transportation. 

5.4.3. Extension in triplicate of the Permission of Restricted Transit. 

5.5. Documentation that should accompany the animals or eggs in 

order to incubate up to the authorized Quarantine Establishment. 

5.5.1 Permission of Restricted Transit. 

5.5.2 International Health Certificate in original 

5.6Registry of the intervention and file of the documentation 

5.6.1 Once finalized the intervention, the latter should be registered in 

the Book of Registry of Imports" that for that purpose this 

available in the Intervening Office. 

5.6.2 The documentation generated in the intervention: 

5.6.2.1 International Health Certificate in copy. 

5.6.2.2 Request of Importation, in original. 

5.6.2.3 Office of Importation of Customhouse in copy. 

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5.6.2.4 Heel. 

5.6.2.5 Document of the Company of transportation of the goods in 

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Shouldbe filedbuttoned correlatively in "boxes file" provided for that 

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PROCEDURE OPERATIONAL GENERAL NO. 4 

Purpose: Confirm the technical-documentary viability in export of animals 

and animal reproductive material. 

Reach: 

Confirm that the protection documentation is corresponded with the one 

required per the importing Country. 

Confirm that the data of identification of the animals or the material of 

reproduction, there are corresponded with what is certificate. 

Confirm that the clinical conditions of the animals, whether it is the adequate 

for export. 

Grant when it corresponds the document that authorizes its shipment. 

Definiciornes: 

DGA: General bureau of Customhouses. 

DCA: Office of the Director of Animal Quarantine: Area dependent on the 

Office of the Director National of Animal Health, responsible to issue or to 

~ delegate the emission of the Health Certificates of Export of animals. 

Health Permit of Export: Certificate granted by a professional of SENASA, 

authorized by the DCA, the one responsible for the fulfillment of the sanitary 

conditions required by the importing country. 

Request of Intervention: List through which the responsible Operator for 

export, requests the intervention of the Service. 

Description: 

With a minimum of 24 hs. previous to being carried out export, the Operator 

responsible for the same, should present in the corresponding office the 

Request of Intervention (FRM No. 1 POE No. 1). 

Prior to the entry of the transportation to the Customs Primary Area, the 

Operator responsible for export should present before SENASA: 

For airway: 

Health Export Permit, 

Copy of the Airbill. 

Copy of the Customs Shipment Permission 

For terrestrial way: 

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Health Permit of Export. 

Copy of the Manifesto of Charge and 

— Copy of the Permission of Customs Shipment. 

For maritime way: 

Provisional Export Permit 

Copy of the Bill of Leading (BL) 

Copy of the Permission of Customs Shipment. 

The inspection of the animals prior to their shipment should be carried out as 

near as it operationally is feasible of the moment of the exit of the Country. 

When the Inspection technical—documentary turned out satisfactory, will 

extend the Permission of Shipment that will authorize its export. 

Once finalized the intervention, it will be proceeded with the seat of the same 

in the export book. 

Once settled the intervention, will be filed the do and Airbill. 

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APPENDIX IV: 

PROCEDURES FOLLOWED 

AT PORTS OF ENTRY 

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POG NO. 1 

General Operative Procedure No. 1, for the analysis of viabiGty of 

imports of products, by-products and animal derivatives, destined to the 

Food Industry 

1 Purpose: Describes the operational methodology in order to evaluate the 

feasibility of the goods"entry through documentary, physical and identity 

control. 

2 Reach: Determine the destination of the goods arrived at the Border 

Control Point. 

3 Definitions: 

3.1. ACT (Proceedings): it designates a document with a 

preestablished format and fields, signed by the official, and keeping it 

recorded. It will be always associated with an Instructive Form (INS), being 

part of this. 

3.2. Importation Authorization: It is a copy of the document issued by 

the Coordination of Importation of Products (Direction of International 

Traffic, National Direction of Food and Agriculture Fiscalization), identified 

~ with its corresponding numeration and signed by the official, extended in the 

name of the Responsible Importer registered in SENASA (with the data of 

the authorized goods, as No. of registry // country of origin and requirements 

that should be stated in the International Health Certificate). 

3.3.Arrival notification: Is the original document issued by the area of 

SENASA empowered to the effect, with its corresponding numeration, 

signature, and explanatory stamp of the working professional whose 

model is stated as appendix III of the Resolution 630/94 of SENASA 

3.4.International Health Certificate:It is the certificate issued by the 

Health Authority of the exporting country recognized by SENASA, 

protecting the merchandise. 

3.5.Identity control: it is the verification through ocular inspection, of the 

correspondence of the goods with the documents or certificates of 

protection, as well as the presence and concordance of labels and other 

required identifications. 

3.6.Documentary control: it is the examination of the certificates or 

documents that protect the goods arrived at the PFH. 

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3.7.Physical control: it is the evidence of the organoleptic characteristics of 

the goods, which can include the thermal control, and of the conditions 

of containers and hygienic sanitary of the burden. It includes when it 

might correspond, the sampling for laboratory test as well as the 

integrity and correlation of the seal-tags. 

3.8.Copy of the approval of the label.•Is a hardcopy of the documentation 

issued by the Coordination of Approval of Food Products of the Office 

of the Director of dependent Food and Agriculture Quality of the 

National Directorate of Food and Agriculture Control in order to 

approve the label of the goods, where is stated the model of the 

aforementioned label, as well as the stamp of approval of such 

Coordination and signature and explanatory stamp of the working 

professional. 

3.9.Establishment of destination: It is the establishment authorized in the 

Notification of arrival, where the good is sent. 

3.10. FOR (Form): it designates a document of preestablished format 

and fields, in order to be completed by the Interested Party, for 

knowledge of the Intervening Operational Unit. It will be always 

associated with a Specific Operational Procedure (POE), being part of 

this. 

3.11. INS (Instructions): it is the detailed description of a given action, 

identified in a Specific Operational Procedure (POE). 

^ 3.12. Interested Party: It designates that person in charge of processing 

the present operative before the Intervening Operational Unit. 

3.13. Disembarkation Permission: It is the one duplicated of the PTR 

whose recipient is the General Bureau of Customhouses (DGA). 

3.14. Restricted Transit Permission (PTR): It is original of the 

document that extends in triplicate the Intervening Operational Unit, in 

order to protect the transfer of the goods in the capacity of intervened, 

up to the authorized establishment. 

3.15. POE (Specific Operational Procedure): it describes the 

standardized methodology for its uniform application in a given 

intervention. It can contain disaggregated for their better execution: 

Instructions (INS), Forms (FOR), or Proceedings (ACT). 

3.16. POG (General Operational Procedure): describes in general the 

methodology necessary for carrying out a given operation - 

3.17. Position of Border Paymaster: It designates the airports, ports, 

railway stations, or positions of road control opened to the international 

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trade of goods and/or transit of people, in which SENASA carries out 

veterinary inspections through a significant Operational Unit stably. 

~ 3.18. Intervention Requirement: Is the form that the interested party 

should present in the model in effect, with 24 hs. in advance, before the 

Intervening Operational Unit for the purpose of requesting the presence 

of its personnel, as what is determined in the Decree 4238/68—Chapter 

XXVIII - numera128.25). 

3.19. Heel Recipt: It is the tripled of the PTR f:or proof of the 

Intervening Operational Unit. 

3.20. Intervening Operational Unit: It is the Veterinary Service of 

SENASA appointed in the Habilitated Border Point (PFH). 

4 Responsible: It is the staff inember of the Intervening Operational Unit, 

that is found to be empowered to fulfill the terms of the present procedure. 

5 Description: 

5.1.Presentation the interested party of the application of intervention 

(POE No. 1) 

5.2.Documentary verification (POE NO2) 

Documentation required for its verification. 

5.2.1. Arrival notification. 

le~ 5.2.2. Authorization of Importation. 

5.2.3. Copy of the approval of the label. 

5.2.4. International Health Certificate, in original. 

5.2.5. Document of the company of transportation of the goods, in copy. 

5.2.6. Office of Importation of the General Bureau of Customhouses, in 

copy. 

5.3. Verification of the goods (POE No. 3) 

Corroborate the documentary correspondence, physical and of identity 

(INS No. 1 POE No. 3) 

5.3.1 In case of cointainers or trucks 

• General conditions of the means of transportation. 

• Identifying correspondence of the seal-tags 

• Correspondence of the identification of the means of 

transportation. 

5.3.2 Verification of the general conditions of the burden. 

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Physical control and of identity of the goods by the verification 

of: 

• Labels 

• Packing 

• Thermal control if it corresponds (INS No. 2 POE No. 3). 

5.4 Authorization of the transit up to the authorized establishment 

(POE No. 4): 

5.4.1 When the means of transportation in which the goods leave were not 

the same with which entered the Border Point, burden conditions should be 

confirmed. 

5.4.2 Seal-tag or reseal-tagged of the means of tra.nsportation. 

5.4.3 Extension in triplicate of the Permission of Restricted Transit. 

• Documentation that should accompany the goods up to the 

establishment of destination. 

• Permission of Restricted Transit. 

• International Health Certificate in original. 

• Arrival notification in copy. 

• Copy of the approval of the label. 

• Authorization of Importation in copy. 

5.5 Registry of the intervention and file of the documentation (POE 

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• Once finalized the intervention, the latter should be registered in the 

"Book of Registry of Imports" that for that purpose this available in the 

Intervening Office. 

• The documentation generated in the intervention: 

• International Health Certificate in copy. 

• Arrival notification. 

• Importation Authorization 

• Copy of the approval of the label 

• Office of Importation of Customhouse in copy. 

• Trlicate-Heel-receipt. 

• Document of the Company of transportation of the goods in copy 

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?1_1 POG No. 2 bis 

General Operational Procedure for the export control exits by the Port of 

Buenos Aires. 

1.-Purpose: Establish the operative specific so that every merchandise for 

export, it is shipped with the intervention of the Inspection Service of the Port 

of Buenos Aires, subject to authorization by the Coordination of Certification 

of Export of Products. 

2.-Scope: 

Confirm that every merchandise to be exported by the Port of the City of 

Buenos Aires, has been authorized by the Coordination of Certification of 

Export, authorizing its charge to the DGA, with the intervention on the back 

of the Permission of Shipment. 

3.-Defmitions: 

3.1 Documentary control: it is the examination of the certificates or 

documents that protect the goods arrived at the PFH. 

r-- 3.2 FOR (Form): it designates a document of format and preestablished 

fields, in order to be completed by the Interested Party, for knowledge of the 

Intervening Operational Unit. It will be always associated with a Specific 

Operational Procedure (POE), being part of this. 

3.3 Interested Party: It designates that person in charge of processing 

the present operative before the Intervening Operational Unit. 

3.4 Provisional Health Export Permit: It is the document issued by the 

Official Veterinary Service of the exporting plant, in the provided form for 

that purpose. 

3.5 Shipment Permission: It is the one duplicated of the Provisional 

Health Permit of Export, whose recipient is the General Bureau of 

Customhouses (DGA). 

3.6 POE (Specific Operational Procedure): it describes the standardized 

methodology for its uniform application in a given intervention. It can contain 

disaggregated for their better execution: Instructions (INS), Forms (FOR), or 

Proceedings (ACT). 

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APPENDIX 5: 

PROCEEDING MANUAL FOR THE ATTENTION OF FMD 

OUTBREAKS, NOVEMBER 2001 

November 2002 

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Correctores: Coordinadores Regionales y Veterinarios de Oficinas Locales. 

Editor Responsable: Coordinacion de Gestion Tecnica. 

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