WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/ARG/49
11 August 1999
(99-3407)
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures
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:  Live equine animals.  All countries
4. Title and number of pages of the notified document:  Animal Health Requirements for
the Import of Equine Animals into Argentina (5 pages)
5. Description of content:  Establishment of the model health requirements for the import of
live equine animals into 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 standard, guideline or recommendation does not exist [   ].
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate
reference and briefly identify deviations:  There are no deviations from the DIE
international standards and guidelines.
8. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Animal Health
Requirements for the Import of Equine Animals into Argentina (in Spanish)
9. Proposed date of adoption:  20 September 1999
10. Proposed date of entry into force:  20 September 1999
11. Final date for comments:  13 September 1999
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:  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) 5° piso
Tel.:  (5411) 4331-6041 al 49 int. 1323
Fax:  (5411) 4334-4738
E-mail:  relint@inea.com.ar