G/SPS/N/ARG/200  
28 July 2017 
(17-4128) 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 co vered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO ; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, 
where applicable) : Tomato ( Lycopersicum esculentum)  seeds  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the ex tent relevant or practicable:  
[ ] All trading partners  
[X] Specific regions or countries : Morocco  
5. Title of the notified document : Establecimento de requisitos fitosanitarios de necesario 
cumplimiento para la importación de Semillas de tomate (Lycopersi cum esculentum),  
originarias de Marruecos  (Mandatory phytosanitary requirements governing the 
importation of tomato (Lycopersicum esculentum)  seeds from Morocco) Language(s) : 
Spanish and English Number of pages : 1 
Text available at:  
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2017/sps/ARG/17_3400_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content : The notified text establishes the phytosanitary requirements 
governing the importation o f tomato ( Lycopersicum esculentum) seeds from Morocco.  
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 Hea lth Code, chapter number) : 
[X] International Plant Protection Convention  (e.g. I SPM No. ) International 
Standards for Phytosanitary 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:   G/SPS/N/ARG/200  
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  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 c omments.  
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) : After adoption.  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments : [X] Sixty da ys from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/o r (dd/mm/yy) : 26 September 2 017 
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)  
Dirección Nacional de Relaciones Agroalimentarias Internacionales  
Azopardo 1025, Piso 12, Oficina 5  
1063 
Buenos Aires  
Argentina  
Tel.: +(5411) 4363 6208  
Fax: +(5411) 4363 6329  
Email:  sps-argentina@magyp.gob.ar  
 maxmor@mayp.gob.ar  
13. Text(s) available from : [X] National Notification Authority, [ ] National Enquiry 
Point . Address, fax number and email address (if available) of other body:  
Ministerio de Agroindustria  
Dirección Nacional d e Relaciones Agroalimentarias Internacionales  
Azopardo 1025, Piso 12, Oficina 5  
1063 
Buenos Aires  
Argentina  
Tel.: +(5411) 4363 6208  
Fax: +(5411) 4363 6329  
Email:  sps-argentina@magyp.gob.ar  
 maxmor@mayp.gob.ar