G/SPS/N/ARG/229  
30 August  2019 
(19-5590) 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) : Tomatoes ( Solanum lycopersicum ) and peppers ( Capsicum 
annuum ) 
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 la plaga  Tomato brown rugose fruit 
virus (ToBRFV) a los requisitos fitosanitarios de las especies hospedantes originarias de 
los países con presencia de la plaga  (Incorporation of the pest Tomato brown rugose fruit 
virus (ToBRFV) into the phytosanitary requirement s concerning the host species 
originating in countries in which the pest is present) Language(s) : Spanish Number of 
pages : 3 
6. Description of content : The notified text incorporates the pest Tomato brown rugose 
fruit virus (ToBRFV) into the phytosanitary requirements governing the importation into 
Argentina of propagation material (plants and seeds) of the host species ( Solanum 
lycopersicum and Capsicum annuum ) originating in countries where the pest is present.  
The following additional decla ration has been added to the phytosanitary requirements 
for plant propagation material and seeds of the species Solanum lycopersicum  and 
Capsicum annuum for countries  where Tomato brown rugose fruit virus (ToBRFV) is 
present:  
"The consignment was found fre e of Tomato brown rugose fruit virus (ToBRFV), as per 
the results of official laboratory analysis No. (...) / Date (...)".  
7. Objective and rationale : [ ] food safety, [ ] animal health, [X] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or d isease, [ ] 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. T errestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) : G/SPS/N/ARG/229  
- 2 - 
  [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) : 14 October 2 019 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 21 October 2 019 
11. Proposed date of entry into force : [ ] Six months from date of publication, and/or 
(dd/mm/yy ): 14 October 2 019 
[ ] Trade facilitating measur e 
12. Final date for comments : [ ]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or ( dd/mm/yy ): 27 September 2 019 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments : [ ] 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 (National 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: http://www.senasa.gov.ar  
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 (National Agriculture 
and Food Quali ty 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: http://www.senasa.gov.ar