G/SPS/N/ARG/259  
14 October  2022 
(22-7743) 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) : Sunflower ( Helianthus annuus ) seeds for propagation  
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 del tratamiento de semillas con 
Oxathiapiprolin, como alternativa para la certificación de envíos libres de Plasmopara 
halstedii, en semillas de girasol destinadas a la República Argentina  (Incorporation of the 
treatment with oxathiapiprolin of sunflower seeds destined for the Argentine Republic as an 
alterna tive for the certification of consignments as free of Plasmopara halstedii ) 
Language(s) : Spanish Number of pages : 1 
6. Description of content : Treatment with the active ingredient oxathiapiprolin of sunflower 
seeds destined for the Argentine Republic has been incorporated as an alternative to 
metalaxyl for the certification of consignments  as free of Plasmopara halstedii . 
7. Objective and rationale : [ ] food safety, [ ] animal health, [ ] plant protection, [X]  
protect humans from animal/plant pest or dise ase, [ ] 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 in ternational 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/259  
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  10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 25 September 2 022 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 25 September 2 022 
11. Proposed date of entry into force : [ ] Six months from date of publication, and/or 
(dd/mm/yy) : 25 September 2 022 
[X] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments : [ ]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : Not applicable  
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:  
Secretaría de Agricultura, Ganadería y Pesca (Secretariat for Agriculture, Livestock and 
Fisheries)  
Dirección Nacional de Merca dos 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 53 60 
Email:  relint@senasa.gov.ar  
afidi@senasa.gob.ar  
Website: http://www.senasa.gov.ar