G/SPS/N/ARG/189  
11 April 2016  
(16-2012)  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 num bers should be provided in addition, 
where applicable): Coconut ( Cocos nucifera ) coir 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected , to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[ ] All trading partners, or 
[X] Specific regions or countries: India 
5. Title of the notified document: Establecimiento de requisitos fitosanitarios de necesario 
cumplimiento para la importación de fibra de coco (Cocos nucifera) (Establishment of 
phytosanitary requirements governing the importation of coconut ( Cocos nucifera ) coir) 
Language(s): Spanish Number of pages: 1 
Text available at: 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2016/SPS/ARG/16_1491_00_s.pdf 
6. Description of content: The draft text sets forth the additional declarations required on 
phytosanitary certificates accompanying consignments of coconut ( Cocos nucifera ) coir. 
7. Objective and rationale: [ ] food safety, [ ] animal heal th, [X] plant protection, [ ] 
protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [ ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.  
8. Is there a relevant international st andard? 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 No. ) 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/189 
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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) : 10 June 2016 
Agency or authority designated to hand le 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 
Coordinación de Relaciones Internacionales e Institucionales 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 Notifi cation Authority, [X] National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and email address (if available) of other body: