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ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/ARG/47/Rev.1
22 July 1999
(99-3064)
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original:  Spanish
NOTIFICATION
Revision
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:  Frozen
bovine semen.  Countries exporting frozen bovine semen.
4. Title and number of pages of the notified document:  General Health Requirements for the
Importation of Frozen Bovine Semen into Argentina
5. Description of content:   On the basis of the comments received from various Member States,
the general health requirements for the importa tion of frozen bovine semen into Argentina as
established in the original notification have been amended.
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 standa rd, guideline or recommendati on does not exist [  ].
If an international standard , guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate
reference and briefly identify deviations:  There is no deviation from international rules or
directives.
8. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  General Health
Requirements for the Importation of Fr ozen Bovine Semen into Argentina
9. Proposed date of adoption:  9 August 1999
10. Proposed date of entry into force:  9 August 1999
11. Final date for comments:   2 August 1999
Agency or authority designated to handle comme nts:  [  ] National notification authority,
[ X ] National enquiry point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) ofother body:G/SPS/N/ARG/47/Rev.1
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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) 5o piso
Buenos Aires
ArgentinaTel:  (541) 331-6041/49, ext. 1323
Fax:  (541) 334-4738
E-mail:  relint@inea.com.ar