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ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/ARG/46
17 May 1999
(99-1971)
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 (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national schedules
deposited with the WTO;  ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable).
Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:
Products of animal origin.  Countries  exporting products of animal origin
4. Title and number of pages of the notified document:  Procedural Rule for the Application
of the Residue and Hygiene Control Plan for Foods of Animal Origin (CREHA) to Imported
Products of Animal Origin
5. Description of content:  This procedural rule applies to imported products of animal origin in
the framework of  the Residue and Hygiene Cont rol Plan (CREHA Plan) in force in Argentina
in order to detect residues, prohibited substan ces and micro-organisms in products of the said
origin which exceed the limits permitted in our country.
6. Objective and rationale:  [  X ] food safety  [  ] animal health [  ] plant protection
[ X ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease  [  ]  protect territory from other
damage from pests
7. An international standa rd, guideline or recommendati on does not exist [  ].
If an international standard , guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate
reference and briefly identify deviations:
There is no deviation from international rules or directives.
8. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Procedural Rule for the
Application of the Residue a nd Hygiene Control Plan for F oods of Animal Origin (CREHA
Plan) to Imported Products of Animal Origin.
9. Proposed date of adoption :  21 June 1999
10. Proposed date of entry into force:  21 June 1999
11. Final date for comments:   11 June 1999
Agency or authority designated to handle comme nts:  [  ] National notification authority,
[ X ] National enquiry point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of
other body:G/SPS/N/ARG/46
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12. Texts available from:  [  ] National notification authority,  [ X ]  National enquiry point,
or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:
Servicio Nacional de Sanidad y Calidad Agroalimentaria
Av. Paseo Colón 367 (1063) 3o piso – frente
Buenos Aires
Argentina
Tel:  (541) 331-6041 al 49 int. 1323
Fax:  (541) 334-4738E-mail:  relint@inea.com.ar