. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/GEN/1059 
21 December 2010 
 (10-6858) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   Spanish 
  
 
NATIONAL PROGRAMME FOR THE PREVENTION 
AND ERADICATION OF LOBESIA BOTRANA 
 
Communication from Argentina
 
 
 
 The following communication, received on 16 December 2010, is being circulated at the request of the delegation of Argentina
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I. INTRODUCTION 
1. Pursuant to National Agriculture and F ood Quality and Health Service (SENASA) 
Resolution No. 362 of 11 May 20091, a phytosanitary alert was issued throughout national territory 
regarding the pest Lobesia botrana .  SENASA subsequently issued Resolution No. 122 of 
3 March 20102 declaring a phytosanitary emergency throughout the territory of the 
Argentine Republic due to the detection of Lobesia botrana  in two establishments in the department 
of Maipú in the province of Mendoza. 
2. In light of the need for coordinated and integrated action under a national programme 
covering all the official control components require d to eradicate the pest, the National Programme 
for the Prevention and Eradication of Lobesia botrana  was established pursuant to SENASA 
Resolution No. 729 of 7 October 2010.3 
II. COMPONENTS OF THE NATIONAL PROGRAMME FOR THE PREVENTION 
AND ERADICATION OF LOBESIA BOTRANA  
3. The Programme is made up of four operational components:  (1) phytosanitary surveillance;  
(2) quarantine control and eradication;  (3) tr aining and dissemination;  and (4) research and 
development. 
4. The phytosanitary surveillance component  groups together general and specific surveillance 
activities aimed at facilitating the early detection of  possible outbreaks of the pest and the monitoring 
and recording of its presence. 
                                                      
1 Published in the Official Journal on 14 May 2009: 
http://www.infoleg.gov.ar/infolegInterne t/anexos/150000-154999/153371/norma.htm  
2 Published in the Official Journal on 9 March 2010: 
http://www.infoleg.gov.ar/infolegInterne t/anexos/160000-164999/164967/norma.htm  
3 Published in the Official Journal on 12 October 2010: 
http://www.infoleg.gov.ar/infolegInterne t/anexos/170000-174999/173350/norma.htm  G/SPS/GEN/1059 
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  5. The quarantine control and eradication component covers, under the quarantine control 
subcomponent, control activities at entry points establi shed to prevent the pest from being introduced 
into the country, control at internal barriers to provide containment from regulated areas, controls 
carried out en route, and traceability certification fo r table grapes and vine propagation material for 
export.  The eradication subcomponent establishe s mandatory measures for the development and 
implementation of inspection and control activities ai med at eradicating the pest in regulated areas. 
6. The training and dissemination component covers both public and private sector workers 
involved in the Programme and seeks to ensure th at the Programme's activitie s and tasks are carried 
out effectively. 
7. The research and development component promotes the evaluation of technologies that are 
available and/or under development in the country , as well as new technologies of other origins, so 
that they may contribute to the achie vement of the Programme's objectives. 
8. A more detailed description of each of the Programme's components can be found in 
SENASA Resolution No. 729/10.  The full text of th is Resolution is available in Spanish at:  
http://www.infoleg.gov.ar/infolegInter net/anexos/170000-1749 99/173350/norma.htm
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