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ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/VEN/5
12 March 2003
(03-1399)
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original:  Spanish
NOTIFICATION
1. Member to Agreement notifying:  VENEZUELA
If applicable, name of local government involved:
2. Agency responsible:  Ministry of Agriculture and Land / Autonomous Agricultural Health
Service (SASA)
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national schedules
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where
applicable):
Chapter VII:  07.03:   07.03.20.00
Whole garlic ( Allium sativum ) plants and parts thereof, including bulbs for seed and
consumption.
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  
Countries where the species is found and where it is affected by the pests specified
in point 6 below.
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:  Resolution Restricting
the Importation of Whole Garlic ( Allium sativum ) Plants and Parts Thereof, Including Bulbs
for Seed and Consumption, Originating in or  Consigned from Countries Where the Species
Is Found and Is Affected by Pests (as specified in point 6 below)  (3 pages, in Spanish).
6. Description of content:  This Resolution restricts the importation of whole garlic ( Allium
sativum ) plants and parts thereof, including bulbs for seed and consumption, from countries
where the following pests exist:
Botrytis porri , Penicillium corymbiferum , Penicillium cyclopium , Puccinia allii ,
Urocystis cepulae , Brachycerus albidentatus , Dyspessa ulula , Eumerus strigatus ,
Meloidogyne chitwoodi  and Aphelenchoides fragariae.
Importation will only be permitted subject to a risk analysis.
The purpose of this Resolution is to protect the horticultural production of garlic
(Allium sativum ) plants and parts thereof, including bulbs for seed and consumption, from
quarantine pests for Venezuela which could affect such production as a result of the
importation into the country of living material of this horticultural species from countries
where it is found and where it is affected by these pests.
7. Objective and rationale: [     ] food safety,  [    ] animal health,  [   X ] plant protection,
[    ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [  X ] protect territory from
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8. International standard, guideline or recommendation:
[    ] Codex Alimentarius Commission,  [   ] Office International des Epizooties,
[ 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:  Official Gazette of
the Republic of Venezuela No. 36,768, Resolution DM (Office of the Minister)/No. 428(available in Spanish).
10. Proposed date of adoption:  18 August 1999
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  19 August 1999
12. Final date for comments: Although the measure has already been adopted and entered into
force, comments will be accepted within 60 days of submission of the notification by thePermanent Mission to the Central Registry of Notifications for subsequent amendments.
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [  X ] National notification
authority, [     ] National enquiry point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (if
available) of other body:
Autonomous Agricultural Health Service (SASA),
Av. Lecuna, Torre Este, 12
th floor, Parque Central, El Conde,
Caracas, Venezuela.
Tel.:  (58 212) 509-0140 / 509-0184 / 509-0315 / 509-0378
Fax:  (58 212) 509-0376
E-mail:  mat_sasa@yahoo.es
13. Texts available from:  [  X ] National notification authority, [     ] National enquiry
point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:
Autonomous Agricultural Health Service (SASA),
Av. Lecuna, Torre Este, 12th floor, Parque Central, El Conde,
Caracas, Venezuela.
Tel:  (58 212) 509-0140 / 509-0184 / 509-0315 / 509-0378
Fax:  (58 212) 509-0376E-mail:  mat_sasa@yahoo.es