. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/ARG/104 
5 January 2007 
 
 (07-0041) 
Committee on Sanitary and 
Phtosanitary 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):  Malus  Spp. plants 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable: 
 Member States of the European Communities 
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:  Requisitos Fitosanitarios 
establecidos por Argentina para el ingreso de plantas de Malus spp. originarias de los 
Estados miembros de las Comunidades Europeas  (Phytosanitary Requirements Established 
by Argentina for the Entry of Malus  Spp.  Plants from Member States of the European 
Communities) (Available in Spanish). 
6. Description of content:   Updated phytosanitary requirements for the entry into Argentina of 
Malus  Spp. plants from Member States of the European Communities. 
 The draft establishes the additional declarat ions required on phytosanitary certificates 
accompanying consignments of Malus  Spp. plants. 
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:  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/104 
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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:  [ X ] National notificati on 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) 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 
Web site: 
http://www.senasa.gov.ar/seccion_res.php?in= 1049&titulo=Requis% C3%ADtos%20en%2
0consulta%20p%C3%BAblica 
Secretaría de Agricultura, Ganadería, Pesca y Alimentos 
Dirección Nacional de Mercados Paseo Colón 922, Oficina 40 
1063 Buenos Aires 
Tel.:   +(5411) 4349-2242/2509 Fax:   +(5411) 4349-2244 E-mail:   maxmor@mecon.gov.ar;  cpadro@mecon.gov.ar 
Web site:  http://www.sagpya.mecon.gov.ar