WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/ARG/44
19 May 1999
(99-2033)
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:  Fresh poultry
meat and its by-products.
4. Title and number of pages of the notified document:  Health Requirements for the 
Importation of Fresh Poultry Meat and its Derivatives (8 pages)
5. Description of content:  It establishes models of the health certificates which must be used by
the countries authorized to export fresh poultry meat and its by-products to Argentina.
6. Objective and rationale:  [   ] food safety  [ X ] animal health [  ] plant protection
[  ] 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:  Draft Resolution to
establish the health requirements for the importation of fresh poultry meat and its derivatives.
9. Proposed date of adoption:  21 June 1999
10. Proposed date of entry into force:  21 June 1999
11. Final date for comments:   7 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:   National Agriculture and Food Quality and Health Service (SENASA)
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 AiresArgentina
Tel:  (5411) 4331-6041 al 49 int. 1323
Fax:  (5411) 4334-4738
E-mail:  relint@inea.com.ar