G/SPS/N/ARG/228  
22 August  2019 
(19-5414) 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) : Fresh pitahayas ( Hylocereus  sp) 
4. Regions or countries likely to be aff ected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  
[ ] All trading partners  
[X] Specific regions or countries : Viet Nam  
5. Title of the notified document : Requisitos fitosanitarios para la importación de fruta 
fresca de pitahaya (Hylocereus sp)  (Phytosanitary requirements for the importation of 
fresh pitahayas ( Hylocereus  sp)) Language(s) : Spanish and English Number of 
pages : 2 
6. Description of content : The notified text establishes phytosanitary requirements 
governing the importation into Argentina of fresh pitahayas ( Hylocereus sp) on the basis 
of a pest risk analysis.  
7. Objective and rationale : [ ] food safety, [ ] animal health, [X] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [ ] protect ter ritory 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) : 
[X] International Plant Protection Convention  (e.g. I SPM No. ) International 
Standards for Phytosanitary Measures (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:  G/SPS/N/ARG/228  
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  10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 1 September 2 019 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 1 September 2 019 
11. Proposed date of entry into force : [ ] Six months from date of publication, and/or 
(dd/mm/yy ): 1 September 2 019 
[X] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments : [X] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or ( dd/mm/yy ): 21 October 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 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