Information provided by SENASA for the recognition of Argentina as a Region comprised in Article 

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NATIONAL ANIMAL HEALTH AND AGRIFOOD QUALITY 

SERVICE 

APPENDIX III: 

WHAT LAWS, REGULATIONS, AND 

POLICIES ARE IN EFFECT 

Abril 2003 
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A full version of regulations listed below is attached when available (see URL)

National Law # 3959/1902. Animal Health Law Enforcement Authority. 

Decree # 4238/68. Issued by the National Executive Branch. Requires inspection of all 

officially-approved slaughterhouses that manufacture animal products and by-product. 

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National Law # 24.305/93. Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) National Law. Establishes 

eradication of FMD country-wide. Regulates FMD National Eradication Plan. 

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SENASA Resolution 630/94. Establishes procedures and conditions for the import of 

animal products and by-products. 

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Decree # 643/96. Issued by the National Executive Branch. Regulates Law # 

24.305. 

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SENASA Resolution 1354/94. Authorization standards for the import of live animals 

and/or reproductive material. 

SENASA Resolution 1415/94. Authorization standards for the import of semen, ova and 

embryos. 

 

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SENASA Resolution 104/95. Limits the handling of FMD virus. 

SENASA Resolution 219/95. Establishes requirements regarding biosafety of laboratories that manufacture vaccines and perform diagnostic and research activities. Establishes FMD vaccine controls. 

SENASA Resolution 225/95. Ban on pig feeding with untreated wastes and/or residues. 

Bans the presence of pigs in garbage dumps, granting SENASA the power of confiscation and slaughter of same. 

SENASA Resolution 472/95. Creates Biosafety Committee. 
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SENASA Resolution 234/96. Implements the National Epidemiological Surveillance 

System. 

SENASA Resolution 152/99. Establishes requirements, controls and proceedings to 

which residues of organic materials (mainly catering residues) from ships and airplanes 

must be subjected to in ports and airports (collection, transport and storage applying 

biosafety criteria, avoiding exposure to FMD-susceptible species). 

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SENASA Resolution 295/99. Establishes a positive list of animal and plant products for 

which prior import authorization is not required since they do not pose any sanitary risk. 

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SENASA Resolution 299/99. Approves Procedure Manual for Passengers and Luggage 

Control at country points of entry. 

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SAGPyA Resolution 378/99. Regulates the Registry of Notifications and Suspect Cases 

of Foot and Mouth Disease and diseases that could betaken for FMD (as amended by 

Resolution 383/2001). 

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SENASA Resolution 398/99. Establishes requirements regarding FMD for the import of 

animals of susceptible species and derived products from countries and regions with 

different FMD sanitary status. 

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SENASA Resolution 478/99. Provides for actions to adopt when attending FMD outbreaks. (as amended by Resolution 192/2001) 

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SENASA, AFIP (Federal Administration of Public Income) and SAGPyA Joint Resolution 760/99. Implements an Affidavit to be completed by persons entering the country 

with regard to the possession of animal and plant goods. 

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SENASA Resolution 779/99. Regulates the National Sanitary Emergency System and 

Regional Teams for Emergency Response. 

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SENASA Resolution 1131/2000. Establishes control and preventive measures to avoid 

the introduction of the FMD agent. 

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SENASA Resolution 1139/2000. Adoption of surveillance and control measures for 

maximum prevention by all sectors comprised in the Surveillance and Epidemiological 

Follow-up System. 

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SENASA Resolution 1508/00. Amends SENASA Resolution 630/94 

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SENASA Resolution 5/2001. Approves FMD National Eradication Plan. 

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SENASA Resolution 9/2001. Implements sanitary barrier at 42° parallel. 

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SENASA Resolution 58/2001. Establishes rules and requirements for movement 

of animals, products and by-products among regions delimited in the FMD Eradication Plan. 

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Disposition 5 and 18 issued by SENASA National Bureau of Animal Health and 

National Bureau of Agrifood Inspection. Partial modification of annexes of Resolution 58/2001. 

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SENASA Resolution 104/2001. Establishes requirements for movement and concentration of FMD-susceptible animals. Amended by Resolution 414/2002. 

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SENASA Resolution 178/2001. Regulates proceedings to ensure origin identification of 

animals to be moved to whatever destination.

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SENASA Resolution 192/2001. Partial amendment of Resolution 478/1999, regarding 

sanitary measures to adopt with susceptible, ill and in-contact animals in the focal and 

peri-focal areas. 

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SENASA Resolution 195/2001. Validates the use of FMD vaccines in emergency situations, manufactured pursuant to the terms and conditions set forth in the National Public 

Tender, in compliance with official campaign. 

SENASA Resolution 229/2001. Proposes widening of Patagonia Northern Region 

A of the FMD Eradication Plan (with vaccination). 

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SENASA Resolution 370/2001. Implements operative and communication procedures in 

case FMD is detected in dairy farms. 

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SENASA Resolution 383/2001. Implements information system for notification and Suspicion of vesicular Diseases. Establishes operation. Resolution 510/2001 modifies information flow of Resolution 383/2001. 

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SENASA Resolution 462/2001. Establishes sanitary measures to be adopted with regard to treatment of residues and organic waste of animal and plant origin coming from 

foreign territories by any means of transport. 

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SENASA Resolution 464/2001. Establishes temporary suspension of all SENASAapproved network laboratories to perform diagnostic tests for FMD epidemiological surveillance. 

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SENASA Resolution 495/2001. Establishes requirements for shipping FMD-susceptible 

livestock to slaughter for the European Union market. 

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SENASA Resolution 35/2002. Approves Program for epidemiological Investigations and 

Containment Actions should an FMD-suspect case occur. 

SENASA Resolution 37/2002. Establishes measures to prevent spread of FMD, should 

a clinical case occur or factor risks appear. 

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SENASA Resolution 112/2002. Bans the entry of FMD-vaccinated animals to Patagonia 

Northern B and Southern regions. 

SENASA Resolution 115/2002. Establishes requirements for shipping FMD-susceptible 

livestock from farms approved to export to the EU or markets with equivalent requirements. 

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SENASA Resolution 623/2002. Provides for the structure, organization and operation of 

Local Sanitary Entities. 

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SENASA Resolution 1051/2002. Bans the entry of live animals of FMD-susceptible 

species from whatever origin, condition and to any destination into “Patagonia 

Southern Region” free zones and “Patagonia Northern B region” surveillance areas. 

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