G/SPS/N/PRY/25  
6 March 2013  
(13-1226)  Page: 1/2  
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: Spanish  
 
  NOTIFICATION OF EMERGENCY MEASURES 
1. Notifying Member: PARAGUAY 
If applicable, name of local government involved:  
2. Agency responsible: Servicio Nacional de Calidad y Sanidad Vegetal y de Semillas , 
SENAVE (National Plant and Seed 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): HS tariff subheading 0803.00.00: Bananas. 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected , to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[ ] All trading partners 
[X] Specific regions or countries: Brazil  
5. Title of the notified document: Resolución Nº 12/13 "Por la cual se declara alerta 
fitosanitaria en zonas productoras de banano correspondientes a áreas protegidas dentro de la República del Paraguay, ante la alta presión de ingreso desde la República Federativa del Brasil de la enfermedad denominada Sigatoka Negra del Banano (Mycosphaerella 
fijensis) plaga cuarentenaria ausente en el país"  (Resolution No. 12/13 "Declaring a 
phytosanitary alert in banana-producing regions corresponding to protected areas in the Republic of Paraguay given the high risk of the introduction from the Federative Republic 
of Brazil of the disease known as Black Sigatoka ( Mycosphaerella fijiensis ), a quarantine 
disease absent from Paraguay") Language(s):  Spanish Number of pages:  5 
Text available at: 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2013/sps/PRY/13_1017_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content: The notified  Resolution declares a phytosanitary alert given the 
high risk of the introduction from Brazil of Black Sigatoka disease (Black Leaf Streak 
Disease, BLSD). It provides for the suspensi on of imports of plants, rhizomes and fruit 
from Brazilian states where the disease is PRESENT, in accordance with the official 
declaration by that country, and authorizes imports of plants, rhizomes and fruit only from 
Brazilian states which have been declared disease-free areas. 
7. Objective and rationale: [ ] food safety, [ ] animal health, [X] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [X] prot ect territory from 
other damage from pests.  
8. Nature of the urgent problem(s)  and reason for urgent action: H i g h  r i s k  o f  t h e  
introduction of Black Sigatoka disease, a quarantine disease absent from Paraguay. 
Official communication from Brazil's National Plant Protection Organization 
(DSV No. 117/10) stating that the disease is present and widespread in 14 Brazilian states. G/SPS/N/PRY/25 
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  9. Is there a relevant international stan dard? 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)  
[ ] 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:  
10. Other relevant documents and langua ge(s) in which these are available:  
11. Date of entry into force ( dd/mm/yy )/period of application (as applicable): 
4 January 2013 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Agency or authority designated to hand le comments: [ ] National Notification 
Authority, [  ] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e-mail address 
(if available) of other body: 
13. Texts available from: [ ] National Noti fication Authority, [X] National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body:  
Servicio Nacional de Calidad y Sanidad Vegetal y de Semillas (SENAVE) 
Humaitá 145 e/Independencia Nacional y Ntra. Señora de la Asunción 
Edificio planeta, piso 15 
Asunción, Paraguay Tel.: (+595) 21 498-872 Fax: (+595) 21 458-070 
E-mail: hlb@senave.gov.py  
 ucii.dgp@mag.gov.py  
 notificacion.msf@mag.gov.py  
Website: http://www.senave.gov.py