G/SPS/N/ARG/232  
10 October  2019 
(19-6558) 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) : Seeds for sowing  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the e xtent relevant or practicable:  
[X] All trading partners  
[ ] Specific regions or countries:  
5. Title of the notified document : Incorporación de la plaga Candidatus Liberibacter 
solanacearum a los requisitos fitosanitarios de material de propagación (semillas), de las 
especies hospedantes originarias de los países con presencia de la plaga (Incorporation 
of the pest Candidatus Liberibacter solanacearum into the phytosanitary requirements 
concerning the host species originating in countries  in which the pest is present) 
Language(s) : Spanish Number of pages : 1 
Text available at: 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2019/SPS/ARG/19_5566_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content : Please be advised that the pest Candidatus Liberibacter 
solanacearum  has been incorporated into the phytosanitary requirements governing the 
importation of pro pagation material (seeds) of host species ( Apium graveolens , Daucus 
carota , Foeniculum vulgare , Foeniculum vulgare var. azoricum,  Foeniculum vulgare var. 
dulce , Foeniculum vulgare var. capillaceum and Petroselinum crispum ) originating in 
countries where the pest is present.  
Given the detection of the pest in other host species in countries where it is present, the 
pest will be incorporated into the phytosanitary requirements.  
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 
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  [ ] 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) : 30 September 2 019 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 9 October 2 019 
11. Proposed date of entry into force : [ ] Six months from date of publication, an d/or 
(dd/mm/yy ): 14 October 2 019 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments : [X] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or ( dd/mm/yy ): 9 December 2 019 
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:  
13. Text(s) available from : [ ] National Notification Authority, [ ] National Enquiry 
Point . Address, fax number and email add ress (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