G/SPS/N/ARG/199  
16 November  2016 
(16-6307) 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 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) : Rubus idaeus  (raspberry) and Rubus ursinus  (blackberry) plants.  
4. Regions or countries likely t o be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  
[ ] All trading partners, or  
[X]  Specific regions or countries : Chile 
5. Title of the notified document : Establecimiento de requisitos fitosanitarios de necesario 
cumplimiento para la importación de p lantas de Rubus idaeus (frambuesa) y Rubus ursinus 
(mora)  (Mandatory phytosanitary requirements governing the importation of Rubus idaeus  
(raspberry) and Rubus ursinus  (blackberry) plants) Language(s) : Spanish Number of 
pages : 3 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2016/SPS/ARG/16_4740_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content : The notified text sets out the phytosanitary requirements 
governing the importation into Argentina of Rubus idaeus  (raspberry) and Rubus ursinus  
(blackberry) plants originating in Chile, established on the basis of a pest risk analysis.  
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. ) International 
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 standard:   G/SPS/N/ARG/199  
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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 : [X] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 15 January 2 017 
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) of other body: