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ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/ARG/64
20 February 2002
(02-0865)
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original:  Spanish
NOTIFICATION OF EMERGENCY MEASURES
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).  Live animals of species susceptible to encephalitis (including West Nile Virus
- WNV).  Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or
practicable:  Countries which export to Argentina.
4. Title and number of pages of the notified document:  Sanitary Requirements for the
Importation of Species Susceptible to Arboviral Encephalitis  - Including West Nile Virus
(five pages).  These requirements supplement existing regulations which, at national level,
correspond to SENASA Resolution No. 280/2000 on the importation of equine animals,
SENASA Resolution No. 221/1995 on the importation of day-old chicks and SENASA
Resolution No. 1354/1994.
5. Description of content:  International certification requirements for imports of equine
animals, domestic and ornamental birds and day-old chicks.
6. Objective and rationale:  [     ] food safety,  [  X ] animal health,  [     ] plant protection,
[ X ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [     ] protect territory from
other damage from pests
7. Nature of the urgent problem(s):  The need to protect animal health and maintain
Argentina's health status with regard to WNV and other strains of encephalitis  of particular
concern to public and animal health and to deal with the appearance of new cases or a fresh
outbreak of the disease in affected countries makes an immediate update of the criteria
applicable to the prevention of WNV necessary.
8. An international standard, guideline or recommendation does not exist [     ].
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give its appropriate
reference and briefly identify deviations:  World Organization for Animal Health (OIE)
recommendations, European Union decisions and technical opinions on the issue were taken
into consideration.
9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Requirement
No. m1001: available in Spanish from the National Focal Point and published on the
SENASA Web site, http://www.senasa.gov.ar.
10. Date of entry into force/period of application (as applicable):  Immediately.G/SPS/N/ARG/64
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11. Texts available from/and agency or authority designated to handle comments:
[    ] National notification authority, [  X ] National enquiry point or address, fax
number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:
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 2244
E-mail: gpetri@sagyp.mecon.gov.ar
                ecolom@sagyp.mecon.gov.ar