G/SPS/N/ARG/263  
12 June 2023 
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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) : Fodder vetch ( Vicia villosa , Vicia benghalensis  and Vicia sativa ) 
seeds f or propagation  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  
[ ] All trading partners  
[X] Specific regions or countries : Uruguay  
5. Title of the notified document : Requisitos fitosanitarios para la importación de semillas 
de vicia forrajera ( Vicia villosa , Vicia benghalensis  y Vicia sativa ) destino propagación, 
provenientes de Uruguay, hacia la República Argentina (Phytosanitary requirements for 
the importation into the Argentine Republic of fodder v etch ( Vicia villosa , Vicia 
benghalensis  y Vicia sativa ) seeds for propogation from Uruguay) Language(s) : Spanish . 
Number of pages : 1 
6. Description of content : The notified text contains the phytosanitary requirements for 
the importation into the Argentin e Republic of fodder vetch ( Vicia villosa , Vicia 
benghalensis  y Vicia sativa ) seeds for propogation from Uruguay:  
A phytosanitary certificate is to be issued containing the following additional declaration:  
"The consignment has been inspected and is free from : Callosobruchus chinensis ". 
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 Organization for Ani mal Health (OIE) ( e.g. T errestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number ): 
[X] International Plant Protection Convention ( e.g. I SPM number ): ISPM Nos. 
2 and 11  
[ ] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[X] Yes [ ] No G/SPS/N/ARG/263  
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  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) : 22 May 2 023 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 22 May 2 023 
11. Proposed date of entry into force : [ ] Six months from date of publication, and/or 
(dd/mm/yy) : 22 May 2 023 
[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 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 Ca lidad 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  
 afidi@senasa.gob.ar  
Website: http://www.senasa.gov.ar