G/SPS/N/ARG/190  
 
13 June 2016  
(16-3199)  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; IC S numbers should be provided in 
addition, where applicable): Sugar cane ( Saccharum officinarum ) cuttings/slips 
4. Regions or countries 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: Establecimiento de requisitos fitosanitarios de 
necesario cumplimiento para la importación de estacas-esquejes de caña de azúcar (Saccharum officinarum)  (Mandatory phytosanitary requirements governing the 
importation into Argentina of sugar cane ( Saccharum officinarum ) cuttings/slips) 
 
Language(s): Spanish  Number of pages: 1 
Text available at: 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2016/SPS/ARG/16_2308_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content: The notified draft text sets out the phytosanitary requirements 
governing the importation into Argentina of sugar cane ( Saccharum officinarum ) 
cuttings/slips from Australia, established on the basis of a pest risk analysis.  
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 st andard? 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. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number)   
[X] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number)  
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/190 
  
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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 close of the comment period 
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) : Immediately after publication 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments: [X] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 12 August 2016 
Agency or authority designated to hand le comments: [ ] National Notification 
Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e-mail address 
(if available) of other body:  
13. Text(s) available from: [ ] National Notifi cation Authority, [X] National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body: