G/SPS/N/ARG/235  
27 January 2020  
(20-0623) 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): Capsicum annuum and Solanum lycopersicum  
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 las plagas Columnea latent viroid, 
Pepper chat fruit viroid, Tomato apical stunt viroid,  Xanthomonas euvesicatoria pv. 
perforans, Xanthomonas cynarae pv. gardneri, Xanthomonas euvesicatoria pv. 
euvesicatoria al Listado de Plagas Reguladas y a los requisitos fitosanitarios de las 
especies hospedantes originarias de los países con presencia de la plaga  (Inclusion of the 
pests Columnea latent viroid , Pepper chat fruit viroid , Tomato apical stunt viroid , 
Xanthomonas euvesicatoria pv. perforans , Xanthomonas cynarae pv. gardneri  and 
Xanthomonas euvesicatoria pv. euvesicatoria  on the list of regulate d pests and 
phytosanitary requirements for host species originating in countries in which the pest is 
present) Language(s): English and Spanish  Number of pages:  1 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/SPS/ARG/20_0612_00_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/SPS/ARG/20_0612_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content: The notified text provides for the inclusion of the pests 
Column ea latent viroid , Pepper chat fruit viroid , Tomato apical stunt viroid , Xanthomonas 
euvesicatoria pv. perforans , Xanthomonas cynarae pv. gardneri  and Xanthomonas 
euvesicatoria pv. euvesicatoria  on the list of regulated pests and phytosanitary 
requirements governing the importation of Capsicum annuum  and Solanum lycopersicum  
seeds for propagation from  countries in which the pest is present.  
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.  G/SPS/N/ARG/235  
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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 related text) : 
[ ] World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) : 
[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) : 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 ): 16 June 2020  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments: [X]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or ( dd/mm/yy ): 
27 March 2020  
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 
Fisheries)  
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 (National Agriculture 
and Food Quali ty and Health Service)  
Coordinación de Relaciones Internacionales  (Coordinating Office for International 
Relations)  
Tel.: (+5411) 4121 5353  
Fax: (+5411) 4121 5360  
Email: relint@senasa.gov.ar  
afidi@senasa.gob.ar  
Website: http://www.senasa.gov.ar