G/SPS/N/ARG/247  
19 April 2021 
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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): Fresh figs ( Ficus carica ) for consumption  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  
[ ] All trading partners  
[X] Specific regions or countries: Brazil  
5. Title of the notified document: Medidas fitosanitarias para frutos frescos de higo (Ficus 
carica)  (Phytosanitary measures for fresh figs ( Ficus carica )) Language(s):  Spanish 
Number of pages:  1 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/SPS/ARG/21_2716_00.s.pdf  
6. Description of content: The notified text establishes phytosanitary requirements for the  
importation of fresh figs ( Ficus carica ) originating in Brazil.  
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. Terrestrial or Aqua tic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) : 
[X] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM 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:  
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  G/SPS/N/ARG/247  
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  10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 7 June 2021  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [ ] Six months from date of publication, and/or 
(dd/mm/yy) : Two months from the date of publication  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments: [X]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 18 June 2021  
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 222 (CP 1063)  
Buenos Aires, Argentina  
Tel.: (+54 11) 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.: (+54 11) 4121 5353  
Fax: (+54 11) 4121 5360  
Email: relint@senasa.gov.ar  
Website: http://www.senasa.gov.ar