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ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/ARG/127 
24 June 2009 
 (09-3102) 
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):  Oncidium  spp. and Phalaenopsis spp. plants 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[ ] All trading partners, or 
[X] Specific regions or countries:  Chinese Taipei  
5. Title of the notified document:  Requisitos fitosanitarios est ablecidos por Argentina para 
el ingreso de plantas de Oncidium spp. y Phalaenopsis spp. or iginarias de Taiwán 
(Phytosanitary requirements established by Argentina for the entry of Oncidium  spp. and 
Phalaenopsis spp. plants originating in Chinese Taipei).  
Language:  Spanish Number of pages:  1 
6. Description of content:  Phytosanitary requirements establis hed by Argentina for the entry 
of Oncidium  spp. and Phalaenopsis spp. plants originating in Chinese Taipei. 
The draft text establishes the additional declarations required on phytosanitary certificates 
accompanying consignments of Oncidium  spp. and Phalaenopsis spp. plants originating in 
Chinese Taipei. 
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/127 
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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 ):  23 August 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