G/SPS/N/ARG/234  
21 January  2020 
(20-0547) 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) : Plants of Pistacia atlantica X Pistacia integerrima  (pistachio)  
4. Regio ns or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  
[ ] All trading partners  
[X] Specific regions or countries : Spain 
5. Title of the notified document : Requisitos fitosanitarios para la importación de Plantas 
de Pistacia atlantica X Pistacia integérrima (Pistacho)  (Phytosanitary requirements for the 
importation of plants of Pistacia atlantica X Pistacia integerrima  (pistachio)) 
Language(s) : Spanish Number of pages : 1 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/SPS/ARG/20_0539_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content : The notified text establishes phytosanitary requirements for the  
importation of pistachio ( Pistacia atlantica X Pistacia integerrima ) plants from Spain 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 o r 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/234  
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : Upon publication  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 8 January 2 020 
11. Proposed date of entry into force : [ ] Six months from date of publication, and/or 
(dd/mm/yy ): Upon publication  
[X] Trade facilitating measu re 
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:  
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 203 (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 (National Agriculture 
and Food Quality and Health Service)  
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