G/SPS/N/ARG/241  
25 August  2020 
(20-5784) 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) : Hairy vetch ( Vicia villosa ) seed for propagation  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  
[ ] All trading partners  
[X] Specific regions or countries : Australia  
5. Title of the notified document : Modificación de los requisitos fitosanitarios para la 
importación de semillas de alverjilla vellosa (Vicia villosa) con destino propagación, 
provenientes de Australia, hacia la República Argentina  (Amendment to the phytosanitary 
requirements for the importation into the Argentine Republic of hairy vetch ( Vicia villosa ) 
seed for propagation from Australia) Language(s) : Spanish and English Number of 
pages : 1+1 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/SPS/ARG/20_5053_00_s.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/SPS/ARG/20_5053_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content : The notified text contains the updated phytosanitary 
requirements for the importation into the Argentine Republic of hairy vetch ( Vicia villosa ) 
seed for propagation from Australia.  
7. Objective and rationale : [ ] food safety, [ ] animal health, [X] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pes t 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  G/SPS/N/ARG/241  
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  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) : 3 August 2 020 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 
11. Proposed date of entry into force : [ ] Six months from date of publication, and/or 
(dd/mm/yy ): After adoption  
[X] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments : [ ]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or ( dd/mm/yy ): 30 days from the date of circulation of the 
notification  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments : [X] National Notification 
Authority, [ ] Natio nal Enquiry Point . Address, 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 
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 5360  
Email: relint@senasa.gob.ar  
afidi@senasa.gob.ar  
Website: https://www.argentina.gob.ar/senasa