G/SPS/N/ARG/172  
2 September 2013  
(13-4642)  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 num bers should be provided in addition, 
where applicable): Tubers of Mexican yam or Mexican turnip ( Pachyrhizus erosus ) 
for consumption. 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected , to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[ ] All trading partners 
[X] Specific regions or countries: Mexico  
5. Title of the notified document: Requisitos fitosanitarios de importación para tubérculos 
de Jicama (Pachyrhizus erosus) con destino consumo provenientes de México (Phytosanitary requirements governing the importation into Argentina of tubers 
of Mexican yam or Mexican turnip ( Pachyrhizus erosus ) for consumption from Mexico) 
Language(s): Spanish Number of pages: 1 
6. Description of content: The notified text sets out, as agreed with the relevant 
Mexican authorities, the phytosanitary requirements established by Argentina for the importation of tubers of Mexican yam or Mexican turnip ( Pachyrhizus erosus ) 
for consumption from Mexico. The phytosanitary certificate must include an additional 
declaration stating the following: "Official laboratory analyses show the consignment to be free from diabrotica balteata ". 
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)  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number)  
[X] None 
Does this proposed regulation conform to  the relevant international standard? 
 [ ] Yes [  ] No 
 If no, describe, whenever possible,  how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:  G/SPS/N/ARG/172 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available:  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : Not applicable. 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : Not applicable. 
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or (dd/mm/yy) : Immediately upon publication. 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure 
12. Final date for comments: [ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : Not applicable. 
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. Texts available from: [ ] National Notifi cation 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 Relaciones 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