G/SPS/N/ARG/218  
16 July 2018 
(18-4456) 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) : Poncirus trifoliata  seeds for propagation purposes  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  
[ ] All trading partners  
[X] Specific regions or countries : United States of America  
5. Title of the notified document : Requisitos fitosanitarios para la importación de semillas 
de Poncirus trifoliata, destino propagación, origen Estados Unidos (Phytosanitary 
requirements for the importation of Poncirus trifoliata  seeds for propagation purposes from 
the United States) Language(s) : Spanish Number of pages : 1 
Text available at:  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2018/SPS/ARG/18_3717_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content : By bilateral agreement : Phytosanitary requirements have been 
established for the importation of Poncirus trifoliata  seeds for propagation purposes from 
the United States.  
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. ) 2 or 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/218  
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/ yy): 13 July 2 018 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 13 July 2 018 
11. Proposed date of entry into force : [ ] Six months from date of publication, and/or 
(dd/mm/yy ): 13 July 2 018 
[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:  
Ministerio de Agroindustria  (Ministry of Agro -Industry)  
Subsecretaría de Relaciones Agroindustriales Internacionales (Under -Secretariat for 
International Agro -Industrial Relations)  
Azopardo 1025, Piso 12, Oficina 5 (CP 1063)  
Buenos Aires, Argentina  
Tel.: (+54 11) 4363 6208 Fax : (+54 11) 4363 6329  
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.: (+54 11)  4121 5353  
Fax: (+54 11) 4121 5360  
Email:  relint@senasa.gov.ar  
 cuareveg@senasa.gov.ar  
Website: http://www.senasa.gov.ar/