WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/BOL/17 
1 May 2006 
 (06-2046) 
Committee on Sanitary and 
Phytosanitary Measures Original:   Spanish 
 
 
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
1. Member to Agreement notifying:   BOLIVIA  
If applicable, name of local government involved:  
2. Agency responsible:  Servicio Nacional de Sanidad Agropecuaria e Inocuidad Alimentaria , 
SENASAG (National Service for Agri cultural Health and Food Safety) 
3. Products covered (provide tariff item numbe r(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where applicable):  Mustard ( Sinapis alba L. ) seeds 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable: 
 Canada 
5. Title, language and number of p ages of the notified document:  Resolución 
Administrativa  (Administrative Resolution)  (2 pages, in Spanish). 
6. Description of content:  
ARTICLE ONE - (Purpose) Phytosanitary requi rements are hereby established for all 
imports of mustard ( Sinapis alba L. ) seeds from Canada. 
ARTICLE TWO - (General Requirements) Th e following general phytosanitary import 
requirements, which are bindi ng upon user(s) and interested  party(ies), are hereby 
established: 
 1. All imports must be duly registered with the National Service for 
Agricultural Health and Food Safety (SENASAG). 
  2. Consignments are required to have  a phytosanitary import permit issued by 
SENASAG prior to certification and shipment by the country of origin. 
 
 3. Shipments must be accompanied by  the (original) phytosanitary export 
certificate issued by the country of origin. 
  4. Imported consignments of seeds must  enter the country in new and unused 
containers, organized in such a way as to enable phytosanitary inspection;  
where shipments are in bulk, the means of transport must be clean and 
disinfected, irrespective of the type used. 
  5. Shipments must be free from fo reign material (soil and remnant 
vegetation) upon entry. G/SPS/N/BOL/17 
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    6. All consignments are subject to inspection and sampling at the point of 
entry by the inspector authorized by  SENASAG-Bolivia.  In the event of 
the detection of pests liable to jeopardize the phytosanitary status of agricultural production, SENASAG shall adopt phytosanitary measures in accordance with the existing regulations. 
  7. The cost of delivery of the sample s and of the laboratory phytosanitary 
analysis shall be borne by the importer or owner of the goods. 
 ARTICLE THREE - (Specific Requirements) The additional declaration on the phytosanitary export certificate shall state that the goods are free from: 
• Leptosphaeria maculans 
Furthermore, shipme nts of mustard ( Sinapis alba L. ) seeds must be fumigated with 
phosphine at normal atmospheric pr essure and at a controlled te mperature;  the application 
dosage and exposure time are in re lation to the temperat ure at which the treatment is applied, 
as per the following table: 
TREATMENT 
Temperature Dosage 
(g/m3) Exposure time/hrs 
+ 25°C 3.0 48 
16-25°C 3.0 72 
10-15°C 3.0 96 
Source:  Guía de Productos Fitosanitarios  (Guide to phytosanitary products), Cámara de Sanidad 
Agropercuaria y Fertilizantes , CASAFE (Chamber of Agricultura l Health and Fertilizers), Volume 
II (2003). 
1tb (3g) = 1g of phosphine  
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. International standard, guideline or recommendation:  
[   ] Codex Alimentarius Commission,  [   ] World Organization for Animal Health 
(OIE),  [ X ] International Plant Protection Convention,  [   ] None 
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate 
reference and briefly identify deviations:  
9. Relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available:   Resolución 
Administrativa del Servicio Nacional de Sani dad Agropecuaria e Inocuidad Alimentaría 
(SENASAG)  (National Service for Agricultural Health and Food Safety (SENASAG) 
Administrative Resolution) April 2006 (available in Spanish). 
10. Proposed date of adoption:   5 June 2006 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:   60 days  G/SPS/N/BOL/17 
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  12. Final date for comments:   30 May 2006 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [   ] National notification 
authority, [   ] National enquiry point or address, fax number and E-mail address (if 
available) of other body:  
Unidad Nacional de Sanidad Vegetal 
Servicio Nacional de Sanidad Agropecuar ia e Inocuidad Alimentaria (SENASAG) 
Av. José Natusch N° 221 Trinidad 
Departamento del Beni 
República de Bolivia Tel.: (591) 3-462-8106 / 462-8107 Fax: (591) 3-465-2096 / 465-2136 E-mail: dduran@senasag.gov.bo
 and asalas@senasag.gov.bo  
13. Texts available from:  [   ] National notification authority, [ X ] National enquiry point 
or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:  
Dr. Marcelo Lara Godoy , Coordinador General 
Área de Coordinación Interinstitucional - SENASAG Callo Jorge Sáenz, entre Honduras y Haiti La Paz, Bolivia Tel.: (591) 2-222-9979 or (591) 2-222-9935 Fax: (591) 2-222-0616 
E-mail: mlara@senasag.gov.bo 
Web site: www.senasag.gov.bo