G/SPS/N/ARG/242  
14 October  2020 
(20-7082) 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) : Maize ( Zea mays ) seeds for propagation  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  
[ ] All trading partners  
[X] Specific regions or countries : Guatemala  
5. Title of the notified document : Requisitos fitosanitarios para la importación de semillas 
de maíz (Zea  mays) con destino propagación, provenientes de Guatemala, hacia la 
República Argentina (Phytosanitary requirements for the importation into the Argentine 
Republic of maize ( Zea mays ) seeds for propagation from Guatemala) Language(s) : 
Spanish Number of page s: 1 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/SPS/ARG/20_6136_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content : The notified document establishes phytosanitary requireme nts 
for the importation into the Argentine Republic of maize ( Zea mays ) seeds for propagation 
from Guatemala.  
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. 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:  G/SPS/N/ARG/242  
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 2 November 2 020 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 2 November 2 020 
11. Proposed date of entry into force : [ ] Six months from date of publication, and/or 
(dd/mm/yy) : 2 November 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) : 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments : [X] National Notification 
Authority, [ ] National Enquiry Point . Addres s, 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 
Internati onal 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 Ca lidad Agroalimentaria  (SENASA)  
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