G/SPS/N/ARG/213  
15 May 2018 
(18-2909) 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) : All plant products and  derivatives thereof requiring pest certification 
by means of laboratory analysis as an additional declaration on phytosanitary certificates 
of origin.  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  
[X] All trading p artners  
[ ] Specific regions or countries:  
5. Title of the notified document : Modificación de la Declaración Adicional de los Requisitos 
Fitosanitarios para envíos que deban certificarse mediante análisis de laboratorio 
(Amendment to the additional decla ration on phytosanitary requirements for consignments 
requiring certification by means of laboratory analysis) Language(s) : Spanish and English 
Number of pages : 1 
Text available at:  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2018/SPS/ARG/18_1939_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content : The notified text amends the additional declaration on 
phytosani tary requirements for consignments requiring certification by means of laboratory 
analysis . A statement with the number of the official laboratory analysis supporting the 
phytosanitary certification of the consignment has been added.  
This additional declar ation shall read as follows:  
"The consignment was found free, as per the results of official laboratory analysis No. 
(......) from (______)"  
7. Objective and rationale : [ ] food safety, [ ] animal health, [X] plant protection, [ ] 
protect humans from anim al/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. ) ISPM Nos. 2 
and 11 G/SPS/N/ARG/213  
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  [ ] 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 ): 14 May 2 018 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments : [ ]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or ( dd/mm/yy ): 9 May 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 
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 
Internatio nal 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.go v.ar/