G/SPS/N/ARG/238  
8 June 2020 
(20-4053) 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) : Arachis hipogea , Capsicum annuum , Carum carvi , Glycine max , 
Gossypium hir sutum , Lens culinaris , Myristica fragrans , Oryza sativa , Panicum miliaceum , 
Phaseolus vulgaris , Pisum sativum , Sesamum indicum , Sorghum bicolor , Theobroma 
cacao , Triticum aestivum , Triticum durum , Vigna unguiculata and Zea mays . 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  
[X] All trading partners  
[ ] Specific regions or countries:  
5. Title of the notified document : Incorporación de  Callosobruchus chinensis, 
Callosobruchus maculatus, Callosobruchus phas eoli, Corcyra cephalonica, Prostephanus 
truncatus y Trogoderma granarium  a los requisitos fitosanitarios de las especies 
hospedantes originarias de los países con donde las plagas mencionadas están presentes  
(Incorporation of Callosobruchus chinensis , Callosobruchus maculatus , Callosobruchus 
phaseoli , Corcyra cephalonica , Prostephanus truncatus  and Trogoderma granarium  into 
the phytosanitary requirements for host species from countries where these pests are 
present) Language(s) : Spanish Number of pages:  
6. Description of content : The notified text incorporates new pests into the phytosanitary 
requirements governing the importation of grains for consumption, produced by the plant 
species referred to in section 3, from countries where these pests are present.  
7. Objective and rationale : [ ] food safety, [ ] animal health, [X] plant protection, 
[ ] protect hu mans from animal/plant pest or disease, [ ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.  G/SPS/N/ARG/238  
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  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 re lated text) : 
[ ] World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. T errestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) : 
[X] International Plant Protection Convention  (e.g. I SPM 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) : After the deadline for submitting comments  
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 ): 3 August 2 020 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments : [ ]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or ( dd/mm/yy ): 20 July 2 020 
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:  
Ministerio de Agricultura, Ganadería y Pesca  (Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and 
Fisheri es) 
Dirección Nacional de Mercados Agroindustriales Internacionales  (National Directorate of 
International Agro -Industrial Markets)  
Paseo Colón 982, Piso 2, Oficina 222 (CP 1063)  
Buenos Aires, Argentina  
Tel.: (+5411) 4349 1673  
Email: sps-argentina@magyp.gob.ar  
maxmor@magyp.gob.ar  
13. Text(s) available from : [ ] National Notification Authority, [X]  National Enquiry 
Point . Address, fax number and email address (if available) of other body:  
Servicio Nacional de Sanidad y Calidad Agroalimentaria  (SENASA)  
Coordinación de Relaciones Internacionales  (Coordinating Office for International 
Relations)  
Tel.: (+5411) 4121 5353  
Fax: (+5411) 4121 5360  
Email: relint@senasa.gob.ar  
afidi@senasa.gob.ar  
Website: http://www.senasa.gov.ar