G/SPS/N/ARG/219  
3 September 2018 
(18-5461) 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) : Host species ( Aglaonem a spp., Alocasia  spp., Anthurium  spp., 
Caladium  spp., Colocasia  spp., Dieffenbachia  spp., Epipremnum  spp., Philodendron  spp., 
Rhaphidophora  spp., Scindapsus pictus , Spathiphyllum  spp., Syngonium  spp., Xanthosoma  
spp.) originating in countries where the pes t is present.  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  
[X] All trading partners  
[ ] Specific regions or countries:   
5. Title of the notified document : Incorporación de la plaga Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. 
dieffenbachiae a los requisitos fitosanitarios de las especies hospedantes originarias de los 
países con presencia de la plaga  (Incorporation of the pest Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. 
dieffenbachiae  into the phytosanitary requirements for host species origina ting in countries 
where the pest is present) . Language(s) : Spanish Number of pages : 2 
6. Description of content : Please be advised of the incorporation of the pest Xanthomonas 
axonopodis pv. dieffenbachiae  into the phytosanitary requirements for host species 
(Aglaonema  spp., Alocasia  spp., Anthurium  spp., Caladium  spp., Colocasia  spp., 
Dieffenbachia  spp., Epipremnum  spp., Philodendron  spp., Rhaphidophora  spp., Scindapsus 
pictus , Spathiphyllum  spp., Syngonium  spp., Xanthosoma  spp.) originating in countries 
where the pest is present.  
The additional declaration that will be incorporated into the existing phytosanitary 
requirements for the species Aglaonema  spp., Alocasia  spp., Anthurium  spp., Caladium  
spp., Colocasia  spp., Dieffenbachia  spp., Epipremnum  spp., Philodendron  spp., 
Rhaphidophora  spp., Scindapsus pictus , Spathiphyllum  spp., Syngonium  spp. and 
Xanthosoma  spp. originating in countries where the bacteria Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. 
dieffenbachiae  is present will read as follows:  
"The results of official laboratory analysis No. (...) / dated (...) show the consignment to be 
free from Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. dieffenbachiae ". 
7. Objective and rationale : [ ] food safety, [ ] animal health, [X] pla nt protection, [ ] 
protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [ ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.  G/SPS/N/ARG/219  
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  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:   
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : After the deadline for submitting comments.  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : After adoption.  
11. Proposed date of entry into force : [ ] Six months from date of publication, and/or 
(dd/mm/yy ): 2 January 2 019 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments : [ ]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or ( dd/mm/yy ): 3 December 2 018 
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 e Institucionales  (Coordinating Office for 
International and Institutional Relations)  
Av. P. C olón 367 - 5º p. CABA - 1063 
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/