G/SPS/N/ARG/ 201 
 
11 August 2017  
(17-4342) 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 He alth 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):  Beetroot (Beta vulgaris  var. conditiva ) seeds  
4. Regions or countr ies 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:  Requisitos fitosanitarios para la importación de 
semillas de remolacha, destino pr opagación, origen Australia  (Phytosanitary 
requirements governing the importation into Argentina  of beetroot seeds for propagation  
from Australia ) Language(s): Spanish  Number of pages: 1   
Text available at:  
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2017/SPS/ARG/17_3580_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content:  Amendment to the phytosanitary requirements governing the 
importation into Argentina  of beetroot seeds for propa gation from Australia . 
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 s tandard?  If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) :  
[ ] World Organi sation for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) :  
[X] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number) : 
International Standards for Phyt osanitary Measures (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/ 201 
  
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  10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : After the deadline for submitting 
comments   
Proposed date o f publication (dd/mm/yy) : After adoption  
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  [ ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : 4 September 2017  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments:  [ ] Sixty days from the date of circ ulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 1 September 2017  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [X] National Notification 
Authority, [  ] National Enquiry Point.  Address, fax number and e -mail address 
(if available) of other body:    
Ministerio de Agroindustria  
Dirección Nacional de Relaciones Agroalimentarias Internacionales  
Azopardo 1025, Piso 12, Oficina 5 (CP 1063)  
Buenos Aires, Argentina  
Tel.:  (+54 11) 4363 -6208 
Fax:  (+54 11) 4363 -6329 
E-mail: sps-argentina@magyp.gob.ar  
 maxmor@magy p.gob.ar  
13. Text(s)  available from:  [ ] National Notification Authority, [ X] National Enquiry 
Point.  Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other body:   
Servicio Nacional de Sanidad y Calidad Agroalimentaria , SENASA  
Coordinación de Rela ciones Internacionales  
Tel.:  (+54 11) 4121 -5353 
Fax:  (+54 11) 4121 -5360 
E-mail: relint@senasa.gov.ar  
 cuareveg@senasa.gov.ar  
Website: http://www.senasa.gov.ar