G/SPS/N/ARG/208  
25 January 2018  
(18-0608) 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 numbers should be provided in addition, 
where applicable) : Used machinery, equipme nt and tools that have been used in 
agricultural, forestry, horticultural and gardening activities, and any other machinery that 
may present a pest risk.  
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 : Medidas fitosanitarias para maquinaria, equipos e 
implementos usados, que hayan sido utilizados en actividades agrícolas, forestales, 
hortícolas, jardinería y cualquier otra maquinaria que implique riesgo de plagas  
(Phytosanitary measures for used machinery, equipment and tools that have been used in 
agricultural, forestry, horticultural and gardening activities, and any other machinery that 
may present a pest risk) Language(s ): Spanish and English Number of pages : 2 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2018/SPS/ARG/18_0525_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content : The notified text establishes phytosanitary requirements  for 
imports of used machinery, equipment and tools that have been used in agricultural, 
forestry, horticultural and gardening activities, and any other machinery that may present 
a pest risk.  
7. Obje ctive 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 st andard:  
[ ] 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, 11 and 41  
[ ] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  G/SPS/N/ARG/208  
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  [X] 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) : 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 publication.  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments : [ ]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification a nd/or ( dd/mm/yy ): 30 days from the date of circulation of the 
notification.  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments : [X] National Notification 
Authority, [ ] 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:  
Servicio Nacional de Sanidad y Calidad Agroalimentaria, SENASA  
Coordinación de Relaciones Internacionales  
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/