WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/ARG/65/Add.1
18 March 2003
(03-1571)
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original:  Spanish
NOTIFICATION OF EMERGENCY MEASURES
Addendum
The following communication from Argentina is being circulated.
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Amendment to SENASA Resolution No. 117/02
National Agriculture and Food Quality and Health Service (SENASA) Resolution No. 117 of
22 January 2002 provided for a decision matrix for the importation of live animals, animal
reproductive material, products, by-products and derivatives of animal origin and goods containing
these products with regard to the risk of Bovi ne Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) being introduced
into the Argentine Republic. Geographical origin is a key risk factor in this decision matrix and the
fact that information on this risk is constantly updated with the new data available on countries' BSEhealth status was also taken into consideration.
Implementation of this decision matrix has revealed the need for certain amendments and/or
additions to ensure that it is applied properly and in a transparent manner so as not to impede trade,
given that SENASA Resolution No. 117 of 22 January 2002 is a trade regulation established
bilaterally with each of the countries involved.
To this end, Articles 8 and 9 and Annex II of SENASA Resolution No. 117 have been
amended. These amendments have been introduced by means of SENASA Resolution No. 1052/02,
which is available in Spanish on the Web site http://infoleg.mecon.gov.ar  and from the National
Enquiry Point, the contact details of which are as follows:
Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries and Food
National Office of Agri-Food Markets
Av. Paseo Colón 922 (C1063ACW) PB of. 40
Tel:  (54-11) 4349-2242 or 4349-2243
Fax.  (54-11) 4349-2244E-mail:  maxmor@sagpya.minproduccion.gov.ar
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