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ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/ARG/66
20 February 2002
(02-0866)
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original:  Spanish
NOTIFICATION OF EMERGENCY MEASURES
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).  Live swine.  Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent
relevant or practicable:  All.
4. Title and number of pages of the notified document:  General Sanitary Requirements for
the Importation of Domestic Swine for Breeding into the Argentine Republic  (15 pages).
5. Description of content:  International certification requirements for imports of swine for
breeding into the Argentine Republic.  Annex I: Requirements related to Porcine
Respiratory and Reproductive Syndrome (PRRS) for countries affected by this disease;
systems for establishing the origin of goods and biosecurity systems.
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. Nature of the urgent problem(s): The need to protect animal health and maintain
Argentina's health status with regard to PRRS and other diseases of particular concern to
swine production whilst satisfying the demand for the importation of genetic material fromcountries affected by risk diseases makes an immediate update of the criteria applicable to
the prevention of PRRS necessary.
8. An international standard, guideline or recommendation does not exist [  X ].
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give its appropriate
reference and briefly identify deviations:
9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Available in Spanish
from the National Focal Point.
10. Date of entry into force/period of application (as applicable):  Immediately.G/SPS/N/ARG/66
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11. Texts available from/and 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:
Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries and Food
National Office of Agri-Food Markets
Av. Paseo Colón 922 (C1063ACW) PB, of. 40
Tel.:  (54-11) 4349-2242 or 4349-2243
Fax.  (54-11) 4349 2244
E-mail: gpetri@sagyp.mecon.gov.ar
                ecolom@sagyp.mecon.gov.ar