WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/ARG/38
29 January 1999
(99-0348)
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 (tariff item number(s) as specified in national schedules deposited
with the WTO.  ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):    Semen
of ruminant animals susceptible to transmissible spongiform encephalopathy (TSE)
4. Title and number of pages of the notified document:   Resolution No. 30 of the Ministry
of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries and Food of 18 September 1998 (6 pages)
5. Description of content:   Categorizes the import of ruminant animals and products thereof
susceptible to transmissible spongiform encephalopathy (TSE) into Argentina.  Reclassifies
the semen of these animals (6 pages).
6. Objective and rationale:  To categorize the import of ruminant animals and products
thereof susceptible to transmissible spongifor m encephalopathy (TSE) into Argentina, more
particularly to reclassify the semen of these animals.
7. An international standard, guideline or recommendation does not exist [    ].
If an international standard, guideline or  recommendation exists, whenever possible,
identify deviations:   There are no deviations.
8. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available: Resolution No. 30 of
the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Fish eries and Food of 18 September 1998 (6 pages,
in Spanish, upon request)
9. Proposed date of adoption:  As of 22 September 1998, published in Official Bulletin
28.985 of 22 September 1998.
10. Proposed date of entry into force:   As of 22 September 1998, published in Official
Bulletin 28.985 of 22 September 1998.
11.Final date for comments:
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:
12.Texts available from:  National enquiry point [     ] or address, telefax number and
E-mail address (if available) of other body: Focal Point or National Agriculture and Food
Quality and Health Service (Coordination of International and Institutional Relations),Paseo Colón 367, 3° piso, (1061)  Buenos Aires, Argentina
Tel:  0054 1 345 4110/4112, int. 1322/1323
Fax:  0054 1 334 4738
e-mail:  relin@inea.com.ar