G/SPS/N/ARG/210  
26 January  2018 
(18-0629) 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) : Hosts of the pest Bagrada hilaris  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  
[X] All trading partners  
[ ] Specific regions or countries:  
5. Title of the notified document : Incorporación de la plaga Bagrada hilaris al listado de 
plagas cuarentenarias ausentes para la República Argentina e inclusión de dicha plaga a los 
requisitos fitosanitarios ya establecidos para los hospedantes correspondientes  (Inclusion 
of the pest Bagrada hilaris  in the list of quarantine pests not found in the Argentine 
Republic and incorporation of this pest into the existing phytosanitary requirements for 
these hosts).  Language(s) : Spanish Number of pages : 2 
6. Description of content : Inclusion of the pest Bagrada hilaris  in the list of quarantine 
pests not found in the Argentine Republic and incorporation of this pest into the existing 
phytosanitary requirements for the following hosts : Raphanus sativus, Brassica oleracea  
var. Sabellica, Brassica rapa  subsp . Chinensis, Solanum tuberosum, Solanum 
lycopersicum, Lactuca sativa, Allium cepa, Cynara scolymus, Dacus carota, Spinacia 
oleracea, Phaseolus vulgaris, Zea mays, Persea americana, Moringa oleifera . 
7. Objective and rationale : [ ] food safety, [ ] animal hea lth, [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. titl e 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. 11 
and 19  
[ ] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[X] Ye s [ ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:   G/SPS/N/ARG/210  
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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.  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments : [ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : After adoption.  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments : [ ] National Notification 
Authority, [X]  National Enquiry Point . Address, fax number and email address (if 
available) of other body:   
13. Text(s) available from : [ ] National Notification Authority, [X]  National Enquiry 
Point . Address, fax number and email address (if available) o f other body:  
Servicio Nacional de Sanidad y Calidad Agroalimentaria, SENASA  
Coordinación de Relaciones Internacionales  
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