WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/ARG/40
29 January 1999
(99-0347)
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original:  Spanish
NOTIFICATION
1. Member to Agreement notifying:  ARGENTINA          
If applicable, name of local government involved:           
2. Agency responsible:   National Agriculture and Food Quality and Health Service
(SENASA)          
3. Products covered (tariff item number(s) as specified in national schedules deposited
with the WTO.  ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):   Live
bivalve molluscs          
4. Title and number of pages of the notified document:   Health Regulations on the
Exploitation and Marketing of Live Bivalve Molluscs (29 pages)          
5. Description of content:   Health Regulations to be Met at all of the Catching or Gathering,
Processing, Storage, Transport and Distribution Stages
6. Objective and rationale:  Protection of public and animal health          
7. An international standard, guideline or recommendation does not exist [ X ].
If an international standard, guideline or  recommendation exists, whenever possible,
identify deviations:           
8. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Draft Resolution of
the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries and Food (available in Spanish)
9. Proposed date of adoption:  30 September 1998          
10. Proposed date of entry into force:  1 February 1999
11. Final date for comments:  1 February 1999          
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:   National Agriculture and Food
Quality and Health Service (SENASA)
12. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [     ] or address, telefax number and
E-mail address (if available) of other body:  Focal Point or National Agriculture and
Food Quality and Health Service (Coordination of International and Institutional Relations),
Paeso Colón 367, 30 piso, (1061) Buenos Aires, Argentina
Tel:  0054 1 345 4110/4112, int. 1322/1323
Fax:  0054 1 334 4738e-mail:  relin@inea.com.ar          