National Service of Agri-Food Health and Quality (SENASA)

Address

Av. Paseo Colón 367 – C.A.B.A. (C.P.: C1063ACD). República Argentina

Country

Argentina

Web site

http://www.senasa.gov.ar/

[email protected]

Phone number(s)

(+54-11) 4121-5000 ; 0800-999-2386

Areas of expertise

农业政策, 农业贸易和市场, 农产品安全/植物卫生和动物卫生控制, 食品安全/食品质量和标准, 动物卫生和兽医服务, 植物生产/保护, 能力建设

Mandate, main activities of the institution and competencies

Mandate

SENASA is a governmental organization that plans, organizes and executes specific programmes and activities to regulate the production of safe food for human and animal consumption.

Competencies

It is responsible for executing the national policies regarding animal and plant quality and safety, as well as food safety. It also verifies the respect and implementation of the current legislation on the matter.

In addition, it oversees the federal imports and exports of products and sub-products of animal and plant origin, food, veterinary and agro-chemical drugs, fertilizers and others.

SENASA is present throughout the country and has 14 Regional Centers.

Legal status and Government arrangements of the institutions

SENASA is a decentralized organism under the National Ministry of Agroindustry, with financial, technical and administrative independence, and with its own legal personality.

Name and details of the head of the institution

[President]: VETERINARY DOCTOR JORGE HORACIO DILLON

Tel:: (+54 11) 4121 5106 / 5150

E-mail: [email protected]

[Vicepresident]: AGRONOMIC ENGINEER GUILLERMO LUIS ROSSI

Tel: (+54 11 ) 4121 5100 / 5101

E-mail: [email protected]

[International Relations Coordinator]: MARÍA INÉS VICA

Tel: 054 11-4121-5353/5288

E-mail: [email protected]

Focal points

[International Relations Coordinato]: Valeria Ferré

Address: Av. Paseo Colón 367, 5to. Piso, Contrafrente - C1063ACD – Buenos Aires -Argentina

Tel: (+5411) 4121 – 5353 - Fax: (+5411) 4121 – 5360

Email: [email protected].