G/SPS/N/ARG/211  
1 March  2018 
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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) : Sugar cane ( Saccharum sp.) cuttings/slips  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  
[ ] All trading partners  
[X] Specific regions or countries : France  
5. Title of the notified document : Requisitos fitosanitarios para la importación de 
estacas/esquejes de Saccharum  sp. (caña de azúcar)  (Phytosanitary requirements 
governing the importation into Argentina of sugar cane ( Saccharum  sp.) cuttings/slips ) 
Language(s) : Spanish and English Number of  pages : 1 
Text available at:  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2018/SPS/ARG/18_1158_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content : The notified text establishes the  phytosanitary requirements 
governing the importation  into Argentina  of sugar cane cuttings/slips  on the basis of a pest 
risk analysis  (PRA) . 
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 Health Code, chapter number) : 
[X] International Plant Protection Convention  (e.g. I SPM No. ) ISPM Nos. 2 and 
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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:   G/SPS/N/ARG/211  
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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 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 ): After adoption.  
[X] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments : [X] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/o r (dd/mm/yy ): 30 April 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:  
Dirección Nacional de Relaciones Agroalimentarias Internacionales (National Directorate of 
Agri-food International Relations)  
Secretaría de Mercados Agroindustriales, Ministerio de Agroindustria  (Secretariat of 
Agro-industrial Markets, M inistry of Agro -industry)  
Tel.: (+54 11) 4363 6208/6263  
Email:  sps-argentina@magyp.gob.ar  
 maxmor@magyp.gob.ar  
13. Text(s) available from : [ ] National Notification Au thority, [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  (Coordinating Office for International 
Relations ) 
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/