G/SPS/N/ARG/183  
29 October 2015  
(15-5726)  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): Hosts of the pest Maconellicoccus hirsutus.  
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 especies vegetales como hospedantes 
de la plaga Maconellicoccus hirsutus e inclusión de dicha plaga a los requisitos 
fitosanitarios ya establecidos para los hospedantes correspondientes  (Inclusion of certain 
plant species as hosts of the pest Maconellicoccus hirsutus  and incorporation of this pest 
into the existing phytosanitary requirements for these hosts) Language(s): Spanish 
Number of pages:   
6. Description of content: Notification of the inclusion of the following plant species as 
hosts of the pest Maconellicoccus hirsutus  and the incorporation of this pest into the 
existing phytosanitary requirements for these hosts: Ornamental species of floricultural 
importance, fruit-growing species, Annona  spp, Artocarpus  spp, Averrhoa carambola , 
Cajanus cajan , Citrus  spp, Malpighia glabra , Manilkara zapota , Morus  spp, Musa spp, 
Passiflora edulis , Persea americana , Tectona grandis , Theobroma cacao , Vitis spp. 
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 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.) International 
Standards for Phytosanitary Measures (ISPM) Nos. 11 and 19 
[ ] 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/183 
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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) : 28 December 2015 
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: