G/SPS/N/ARG/173  
21 October 2013  
(13-5784)  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): Propagation material for citrus ( Citrus spp.) plants and Poncirus 
trifoliata  hybrids 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected , to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[ ] All trading partners, or 
[X] Specific regions or countries: Spain  
5. Title of the notified document: Requisitos fitosanitarios para la importación de material 
de propagación cítrico (Citrus spp.) e híbridos de Poncirus trifoliata, originario de España 
(Phytosanitary requirements governing the importation into Argentina of propagation 
material for citrus ( Citrus spp.) plants and Poncirus trifoliata  hybrids from Spain)  
Language: Spanish Number of pages: 1 
Text available from: 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2013/sps/ARG/13_4205_00_s.pdf   
6. Description of content: The notified text sets out the phytosanitary requirements agreed 
upon with the relevant Spanish authorities for the importation into Argentina of 
propagation material for citrus ( Citrus spp.) plants and Poncirus trifoliata  hybrids from 
Spain. 
The draft text establishes the additional declarations required on phytosanitary certificates 
accompanying consignments of citrus ( Citrus spp.) propagation material .  
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)  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM No.)  
[X] None  G/SPS/N/ARG/173 
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  Does this proposed regulation conform to  the relevant international standard? 
[ ] Yes [ ] No  
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:   
9. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available:  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : Not applicable 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : Not applicable 
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [ ] Six months from date of publication, and/or 
(dd/mm/yy) : Immediately after publication 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments: [ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : Not applicable 
Agency or authority designated to hand le comments: [ ] National Notification 
Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e-mail address (if 
available) of other body:   
13. Texts available from: [ ] National Notifi cation Authority, [X] National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e-mail address (if availabl e) of other body: 
Servicio Nacional de Sanidad y Calidad Agroalimentaria (SENASA) 
Coordinación de Relaciones Internacionales Tel.: (+54) 11 4121-5353 Fax: (+54) 11 4121-5360 
E-mail: relint@senasa.gov.ar  
 cuareveg@senasa.gov.ar 
Website: http://www.senasa.gov.ar/