G/SPS/N/ARG/230  
11 September  2019 
(19-5834) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original:  Spanish  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
1. Notifying Member : ARGENTINA  
If applicable, name of local government involved:  
2. Agency responsible : Servicio Nacional de Sanidad y Calidad Agroalimentaria , SENASA 
(National Agriculture and Food Quality and Health Service)  
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) : Pearl millet ( Pennisetum glaucum ) seeds for propagation  
4. Regions or co untries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  
[ ] All trading partners  
[X] Specific regions or countries : Brazil 
5. Title of the notified document : Requisitos fitosanitarios para la importación de semillas 
de mijo perla ( Pennisetum glaucum) con destino propagación, provenientes de Brasil, 
hacia la República Argentina (Phytosanitary requirements for the importation into the 
Argentine Republic o f pearl millet ( Pennisetum glaucum ) seeds for propagation from 
Brazil) Language(s ): Spanish Number of pages : 1 
Text available at:  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2019/SPS/ARG/19_4852_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content : The notified text establishes phytosanitary requirements for the 
importation into the Argentine Republic of pearl millet ( Pennisetum glaucum ) seeds for 
propaga tion from Brazil.  
The national plant protection organization (NPPO) of the exporting country is to issue a 
phytosanitary certificate containing the following additional declaration:  
"The consignment has been inspected and is free from Corcyra cephalonica . 
The consignment has been officially inspected during the growth period, at the 
appropriate time for detecting pests and is free from …, OR, The results of official 
laboratory analysis No. (...) / dated (...) show the consignment to be free from Eragrostis 
plana ." 
7. Objective and rationale : [ ] food safety, [ ] animal health, [X] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [ ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.  
8. Is there a relevant international standard ? If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g. title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) : 
[ ] World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter  number) : G/SPS/N/ARG/230  
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  [X] International Plant Protection Convention  (e.g. ISPM No. ) ISPM Nos 2 and 
11 
[ ] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[X] Yes [ ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:  
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 23 October 2019  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : After adoption.  
11. Proposed date of entry into force : [ ] Six months from date of publication, and/or 
(dd/mm/yy ): After publication.  
[X] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments : [ ]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or ( dd/mm/yy ): Not applicable  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments : [X] National Notification 
Authority, [ ] National Enquiry Point . Address, fax number and email address (if 
available) of other body:  
13. Text(s) available from : [ ] National Notification Authority, [ ] National Enquiry 
Point . Address, fax number and email address (if available) of other body:  
Servicio Nacional de Sanidad y Calidad Agroalimentaria,  SENASA (Nationa l Agriculture 
and Food Quality and Health Service)  
Coordinación de Relaciones Internacionales  (Coordinating Office for International 
Relations)  
Tel.: (+54 11) 4121 5353  
Fax: (+54 11) 4121 5360  
Email:  relint@senasa.gov.ar  
cuareveg@senasa.gov.ar  
Website: https://www.argentina.gob.ar/senasa