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ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/ARG/125 
7 May 2009 
 (09-2239) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd 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 numbe r(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO;  ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where 
applicable):  Phaseolus vulgaris  (kidney bean) seeds 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[ ] All trading partners, or 
[X] Specific regions or countries:  European Union  
5. Title of the notified document:  Requisitos fitosanitarios est ablecidos por Argentina para 
el ingreso de semillas de Phaseolus vulgaris  (poroto) originarias de las Comunidades 
Europeas (CEE) (Phytosanitary requirements established by Argentina for the entry of 
Phaseolus vulgaris  (kidney bean) seeds originating in  the European Communities (EEC)) 
Language:  Spanish Number of pages:  1 
6. Description of content:  Updated phytosanitary requirements  established by Argentina for 
the entry of Phaseolus vulgaris  (kidney bean) seeds origin ating in the European 
Communities (EEC). 
The draft text establishes the additional declarations required on phytosanitary certificates 
accompanying consignments of Phaseolus vulgaris  (kidney bean) seeds originating in the 
European Communities (EEC). 
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 stan dard?  If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g. title or serial number of Codex standard 
or related text)  
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number)  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM N°)  
[X] None G/SPS/N/ARG/125 
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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:  Available in 
Spanish 
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  After the close of the comment period 
Propose 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) :  Immediately upon 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 ):  6 July 2009 
Agency or authority designated to handl e 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 Notification Authority, [ X] National Enquiry Point.  
Address, fax number and E-mail 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 
E-mail: relint@senasa.gov.ar
 and cuareveg@senasa.gov.ar 
Website: http://www.senasa.gov.ar