. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/ARG/122 
17 December 2008 
 (08-6179)  
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 number(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO;  ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where 
applicable):  Rooted olive cuttings ( Olea europaea ) 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[   ] All trading partners, or 
[ X ] Specific regions or countries:  Australia  
5. Title of the notified document:  Requisitos fitosanitarios establecidos por Argentina para 
el ingreso de estacas con raíz de oliv o (Olea europaea) originarias de Australia  
(Phytosanitary requirements established by Argentina for the entry of rooted olive cuttings 
(Olea europaea ) from Australia)  Language:  Spanish  Number of pages:  1 
6. Description of content:  Phytosanitary requirements established by Argentina for the entry 
of rooted olive cuttings ( Olea europaea ) from Australia. 
 The draft text establishes the additiona l declarations required on phytosanitary 
certificates accompanying consignments of rooted olive cuttings ( Olea europaea ). 
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 No.)  
[ X ] None 
Does this proposed regulation conform to  the relevant international standard? 
 [   ] Yes   [ X ] No  
 If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:  G/SPS/N/ARG/122 
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  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 deadline for submitting comments. 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) :  After adoption. 
11. Proposed date of entry into force (dd/mm/yy) :  [   ] 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) :  15 February 2009 
Agency or authority designated to handle 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  cuareveg@senasa.gov.ar Web site: www.senasa.gov.ar