G/SPS/N/ARG/196  
15 September  2016 
(16-4873) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measu res 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 co vered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO ; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, 
where applicable) : Strawberry ( Fragaria ananassa spp.) plants  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to th e extent relevant or practicable:  
[ ] All trading partners, or  
[X] Specific regions or countries : Chile 
5. Title of the notified document : Phytosanitary requirements established by Argentina for 
the entry of strawberry ( Fragaria ananassa ) plants from Chil e. Language(s) : Spanish 
Number of pages : 1 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2016/SPS/ARG/16_3891_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content : Phytosanitary import requirements for strawberry ( Fragaria 
ananassa ) plants from Chile . The draft text establishes the additional declarations required 
on phytosanitary certificates accompanying consignments of strawberry ( Fragaria 
ananassa ) plants.  
7. Objective and rationale : [ ] food sa fety, [ ] 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 C ommission (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. ) Internat ional 
Standards for Phytosanitary Measures (ISPM) Nos. 2 and 11.  
[ ] 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 standa rd:  
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  G/SPS/N/ARG/196  
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  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 int o force : [ ] Six months from date of publication, and/or 
(dd/mm/yy) : Immediately after publication.  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments : [X] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 14 November  2016 
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:  
Servicio Nacional de Sanidad y Calidad Agroalimentaria , SENASA (Na tional Agriculture and 
Food Quality and Health Service)  
Coordinación de Relaciones Internacionales e Institucionales  (Coordinating Office for 
International and Institutional  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/  
13. Text(s) available from : [ ] National Notification Authority, [X]  National Enquiry 
Point . Address, fax number and email address (if available) of ot her 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 
International and Institutional Relati ons) 
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/