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ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/ARG/111/Rev.1 
20 November 2007 
 (07-5047) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   Spanish 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
Revision
 
 
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 number(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where 
applicable):  Forage plant and oil seeds for propagation  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable: 
 Australia  
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:  Actualización de 
requisitos fitosanitarios establecidos por Ar gentina para el ingreso de semillas de 
forrajeras y oleaginosas destino propagación originarias de Australia  (Updated 
phytosanitary requirements established by Argent ina for the entry of forage plant and oil 
seeds for propagation from Australia) (available in Spanish).  
6. Description of content:  In view of the comments received during the consultation period, 
Argentina has introduced amendments to the draft updated phytosanitary requirements for 
the entry of forage plant and oilseeds for pr opagation from Australia.  Accordingly, it has 
been decided to grant an additional period of 60 days for the submission of comments. 
 The draft text sets out the additional declarations required on phytosanitary 
certificates accompanying consignments  of forage plant and oilseeds. 
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), [   ] International Plant Protection Convention,  [ X ] None If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate 
reference and briefly identify deviations:        G/SPS/N/ARG/111/Rev.1 
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  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.  
12. Final date for comments:  60 days  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [    ] National notification 
authority, [  X ] National enquiry point, or add ress, fax number and E-mail address (if 
available) of other body:        
13. Texts available from:  [    ] National notification authority, [    ] National enquiry point, 
or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:  
Servicio Nacional de Sanidad y Calidad Agroalimentaria (SENASA) 
Coordinación de Relaciones Internacionales 
Av. Paseo Colón 367 (C1063 ACW) 
1063 Buenos Aires – Argentina Tel.:  +(6411) 4121 5353 Fax:  +(5411) 4121 5360 E-mail:  relint@senasa.gov.ar 
Web site:  http://www.senasa.gov.ar