WORLD TRADE G/SPS/N/ARG/8
14August 1997
ORGANIZATION
(97-3402)
Committee onSanitary andPhytosanitary Measures
NOTIFICATION
1. Member toAgreement notifying: ARGENTINA
Ifapplicable, name oflocal government involved:
2. Agency responsible: National Health andFoodstuff Quality Service
3. Products covered (tariff item number(s) asspecified innational schedules deposited with the
WTO. ICSnumbers maybeprovided inaddition, where applicable): Poultry products for
human consumption, one-day oldchicks, fertile eggsforincubation, adult poultry for
exhibitions andwild fowl (0207; 0407001; 04070019; 01051110; 01051200;
01051900; 01060000)
4. Title andnumber ofpages ofthenotified document: Questionnaire ontheepidemiological
situation ofNewcastle disease addressed tocountries wishing toexport poultry products,
one-day oldchicks, fertile eggs forincubation, adult poultry forexhibitions and
wildfowl toArgentina (3pages)
5. Description ofcontent: Countries wishing toexport these products must reply toa
questionnaire onthesituation ofNewcastle disease intheirrespective countries inorder
toobtain therelevant authorization, based onriskanalysis.
6. Objective andrationale: Tomaintain Argentina 'shealth status asacountry freefrom
velogenic strains ofNewcastle disease (Decision 446/97 oftheMinistry ofAgriculture,
Livestock, Fisheries andFood).
7. Aninternational standard, guideline orrecommendation does notexist [].
Ifaninternational standard, guideline orrecommendation exists, whenever possible,
identify deviations: There arenodeviations.
8. Relevant documents andlanguage(s) inwhich these areavailable: Boletín Oficial (Official
Gazette)
9. Proposed date ofadoption: 1October 1997
10. Proposed date ofentry intoforce: 1October 1997
11. Final date forcomments: 60days
Agency orauthority designated tohandle comments: National Health andFoodstuff
Quality Service
12. Texts available from: National enquiry point [X]oraddress, telefax number andE-mail
address (ifavailable) ofother body:
National Health andFoodstuff Quality Service
Paseo Colón 367
3er.Piso(1061)
Buenos Aires
ARGENTINA Telefax: 0054-13344738