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ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/ARG/85 
20 January 2006 
 (06-0253) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures  Original:   Spanish 
  
NOTIFICATION 
 
1. Member to Agreement notifying:   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):  Plant propagation material for Malus domestica  and Pyrus communis  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  United 
States of America 
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:  Requisitos fitosanitarios 
establecidos por Argentina para el ingreso de material de propagación vegetativa de Malus 
domestica y Pyrus communis originario de  los Estados Unidos de Norteamérica  
(Phytosanitary requirements established by Argentina fo r the importation of plant 
propagation material for Malus domestica  and Pyrus communis  from the United States of 
America)  (Available in Spanish). 
6. Description of content:   Updated phytosanitary requirements for the importation into 
Argentina of plant propagation material for Malus domestica  and Pyrus communis  from the 
United States of America. 
 The draft establishes the additional d eclarations required on phytosanitary 
certificates accompanying consignments of rooted plants and cuttings of Malus domestica  
and Pyrus communis . 
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, gu ideline 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:   Available in Spanish. 
10. Proposed date of adoption:   After the close of the comment period. 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:   Immediately upon adoption. G/SPS/N/ARG/85 
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  12. Final date for comments:   60 days 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [   ] National notification 
authority, [ X ] National enquiry point or address, fax number and E-mail address (if 
available) of other body:  
13. Texts available from:  [   ] National notification authority, [ X ] National enquiry point 
or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:  
 Servicio Nacional de Sanidad y Calidad Agroalimentaria (SENASA) 
 Av. Paseo Colón 367 (C1063 ACW), Buenos Aires  Coordinación de Relaciones Internacionales e Institucionales  Tel.: (5411) 4331-6040 / 41 / 42 / 43 / 44 / 45 / 46 / 47 / or 4334-0398  Fax: (5411) 4334-4738 
 E-mail: relint@senasa.gov.ar
 
 Website: http://www.senasa. gov.ar/vegetal/reqfito.php