 
. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/BOL/6 
24 March 2004 
 
 (04-1328) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   Spanish 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
1. Member to Agreement notifying:  BOLIVIA
 
If applicable, name of local government involved:        
2. Agency responsible: National Service for Agricultural Health and Food Safety 
(SENASAG)  
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where applicable):  Apple ( Malus domestica ) 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected , to the extent relevant or practicable:  
 Argentina  
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:  Administrative 
Resolution No. 004/2004 of 5 January 2004 (3 pages).  
6. Description of content:  Sets forth the general and specific phytosanitary requirements for 
all fresh fruit of the species Malus domestica  (apple) imported from Argentina.  
7. Objective and rationale: [    ] food safety,  [    ] animal health,  [  X ] plant protection, 
[ X ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [    ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests        
8. International standard, guideline or recommendation: 
[   ] Codex Alimentarius Commission,  [   ] World Organization for Animal Health 
(OIE), [ X ] International Plant Protection Convention,  [   ] None 
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate 
reference and briefly identify deviations:        
9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Administrative 
Resolution No. 004/2004 of the National Service for Agricultural Health and Food Safety (SENASAG) of 5 January 2004, in Spanish.  
10. Proposed date of adoption:  5 January 2004  
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  5 January 2004  G/SPS/N/BOL/6 
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 12. Final date for comments:  60 days  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [    ] National notification 
authority, [  X ] National enquiry point, or add ress, fax number and E-mail address (if 
available) of other body:   
Servicio Nacional de Sanidad Agropecuar ia e Inocuidad Alimentaria (SENASAG) 
Av. José Natusch Velasco N° 221 
Trinidad Departamento del Beni Bolivia Tel:  (591-03) 4620151 / 4628106 
Fax:  (591-03) 4652096 / 4652136 
E-mail:  senasag_dir@hotmail.com   senasagunaj@hotmail.com   cuarentena_vegetal@yahoo.com  
13. 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 Agropecuar ia e Inocuidad Alimentaria (SENASAG) 
Av. José Natusch Velasco N° 221 
Trinidad Departamento del Beni Bolivia Tel:  (591-03) 4620151 / 4628106 
Fax:  (591-03) 4652096 / 4652136 
E-mail:  senasag_dir@hotmail.com   senasagunaj@hotmail.com   cuarentena_vegetal@yahoo.com  
 
  