. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/BOL/8 
24 March 2004  
 (04-1329) 
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 may be provided in addition, where 
applicable):  Brazil nuts ( Bertholletia excelsa ) in shell  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  Brazil  
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:  Administrative 
Resolution No. 006/2004 of 5 January 2004  (2 pages, in Spanish).  
6. Description of content:  Establishes the general phytosanitary requirements and procedures 
for the importation of Brazil nuts ( Bertholletia excelsa ) in shell from Brazil.  
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: 
[ X ] 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:  National Service for 
Agricultural Health and Food Safety (SENASAG) Administrative Resolution No. 006/2004 
of 5 January 2004 (available in Spanish).  
10. Proposed date of adoption:  5 January 2004 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  5 January 2004  G/SPS/N/BOL/8 
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12. Final date for comments:  No comment period  
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:   
Servicio Nacional de Sanidad Agropecuar ia e Inocuidad Alimentaria (SENASAG) 
Av. José Natusch Velasco No. 221 
Trinidad Departamento del Beni República de Bolivia Tel.:  (591-03) 462-0151 / 462-8106 
Fax:  (591-03) 465-2096 / 465-2136 
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 No. 221 
Trinidad Departamento del Beni República de Bolivia Tel.:  (591-03) 462-0151 / 462-8106 
Fax:  (591-03) 465-2096 / 465-2136 
Web site:  http://macia.gov.bo E-mail: senasag_dir@hotmail.com
 
 senasagunaj@hotmail.com  
 cuarentena_vegetal@yahoo.com  
   
 
    
 
   